Alvin for President

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1960 single by David Seville and The Chipmunks

"Alvin for President"

Single by David Seville and The Chipmunks
B-side| "Sack Time"
Released| 1960
Genre| Pop
Length| 2:54
Label| Liberty Records
Songwriter(s)| Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.
Producer(s)| Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.
The Chipmunks singles chronology
| "Witch Doctor (1960 version)"
(1960)  | "Alvin for President"
(1960)  | "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
(1960)

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"Alvin for President" is a non-album single by the fictional musical group, Alvin and the Chipmunks. The song was released as a single in 1960 and was the group's last chart entry on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart.[1] This recording used the same music bed as another song, "I Wish I Could Speak French". The song was eventually adapted as a musical sequence on The Alvin Show the following year.

## Chart performance

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After the success of The Chipmunks' previous four singles, which had all reached the Top 40, it was hoped that "Alvin for President" would do the same. Instead, the single reached No. 95 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart, their first single not to reach the Top 40. It was the group's last chart entry not only on the Pop Singles Chart (later known as Billboard Hot 100), but on any of the Billboard charts until 1992, where their rendition of "Achy Breaky Heart", a song originally sung by Billy Ray Cyrus, peaked at No. 72 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks.

## In popular culture

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The song caught the attention of John F. Kennedy who, during the 1960 presidential campaign, commented in a note to Bagdasarian that "I'm glad to know that I have at least one worthy opponent." He was not referring to Richard Nixon.[2]

## See also

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* Lists of fictional presidents of the United States

## References

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1. ^ "Alvin For President/Sack Time". at discogs.com
2. ^ Setoodeh R. "Revenge of the rodent: At 50, Alvin and the Chipmunks have never been cuter—-or bigger", Newsweek, 24 November 2008 (Accessed 3 November 2009).

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Alvin and the Chipmunks

Characters|

* Alvin and the Chipmunks
* David Seville
* The Chipettes
* Clyde Crashcup

Music|

| Singles|

* "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"
* "Alvin's Harmonica"
* "Alvin's Orchestra"
* "Alvin for President"

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Albums|

* Let's All Sing with The Chipmunks
* Sing Again with The Chipmunks
* Around the World with The Chipmunks
* The Alvin Show
* The Chipmunk Songbook
* Christmas with The Chipmunks
* The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles Hits
* The Chipmunks Sing with Children
* Chipmunks à Go-Go
* The Chipmunks See Doctor Dolittle
* The Chipmunks Go to the Movies
* The Very Best of The Chipmunks
* Chipmunk Punk
* Urban Chipmunk
* A Chipmunk Christmas
* Chipmunk Rock
* The Chipmunks Go Hollywood
* Songs from Our TV Shows
* 'Munk Rock
* Solid Gold Chipmunks
* The Chipmunks and The Chipettes: Born to Rock
* The Chipmunks Rock the House
* Chipmunks in Low Places
* Greatest Hits
* Here's Looking at Me!
* A Very Merry Chipmunk
* When You Wish Upon a Chipmunk
* Club Chipmunk: The Dance Mixes
* The A-Files: Alien Songs
* Greatest Hits: Still Squeaky After All These Years
* Undeniable

Soundtracks|

* Alvin and the Chipmunks
* The Chipmunk Adventure (soundtrack)
* The Squeakquel
* Chipwrecked
* Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks (soundtrack)
* We're the Chipmunks (Music from the TV Show)

Television series|

* The Alvin Show (1961–1962)
* Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983–1990)
* episodes
* Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks (2015–2023)
* episodes

Specials and
home video|

* A Chipmunk Christmas (1981)
* A Chipmunk Reunion (1985)
* Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990; guest appearance)
* Rockin' Through the Decades (1991)

Feature films|

| Animated|

* The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)

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Live-action|

* Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
* The Squeakquel (2009)
* Chipwrecked (2011)
* The Road Chip (2015)

Direct-to-video|

* Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999)
* Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000)
* Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks (2003)

Video games|

* Alvin and the Chipmunks
* Nickelodeon Super Brawl

People|

* Ross Bagdasarian
* Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
* Janice Karman

Related|

* "Witch Doctor"
* Bagdasarian Productions

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