Puppy Love (Paul Anka song)

1960 single by Paul Anka

For other uses, see Puppy love (disambiguation).

"Puppy Love"

Single by Paul Anka
from the album  Paul Anka Sings His Big 15
B-side| "Adam & Eve"
Released| February 13, 1960
Recorded| 1960
Genre| Pop
Length| 2:45
Label| ABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s)| Paul Anka
Producer(s)| Sid Feller
Paul Anka singles chronology
| "It's Time to Cry"
(1959)  | "Puppy Love"
(1960)  | "My Home Town"
(1960)

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"Puppy Love" is a popular song written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello, a Mouseketeer, on whom he had a crush.[citation needed] Anka's version reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 behind Percy Faith's "Theme from A Summer Place",[1] No. 4 on the Canadian CHUM Charts,[2] and No. 33 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]

## Donny Osmond version

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"Puppy Love"

Single by Donny Osmond
from the album  Portrait of Donny
B-side| "Let My People Go"
Released| February 19, 1972
Recorded| September 20, 1971
Genre| Pop
Length| 3:05
Songwriter(s)| Paul Anka
Producer(s)| Mike Curb
Don Costa[4]
Donny Osmond singles chronology
| "Hey Girl"
(1971)  | "Puppy Love"
(1972)  | "Too Young"
(1972)

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Twelve years later, the song was revived by Donny Osmond. It was released on February 19, 1972, and reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 1, 1972. It peaked at No. 1 on both the Canadian RPM singles chart during April 15 - 29, 1972, and the UK Singles Chart during July 8 - August 5, 1972.[5] Billboard ranked this version as the No. 67 song for 1972.[6] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 24, 1972. It also topped the Mexican charts in 1972. The song was also covered by British pop group S Club Juniors in 2002.

On March 15, 1972, DJ Robert W. Morgan played the Donny Osmond version for 90 minutes straight on KHJ in Los Angeles. After receiving numerous calls from listeners, LAPD raided the station studios. The officers left without making arrests.[7]

### Charts

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#### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1972)  | Peak
position

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Australian (Kent Music Report)  | 1
Canada RPM Top Singles[8] | 1
Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 2
Mexico (Billboard Hits of the World)[10] | 1
New Zealand (Listener)[11] | 1
South Africa (Springbok)[12] | 11
UK Singles (OCC)[13] | 1
US Billboard Hot 100 | 3
US Cash Box Top 100[14] | 3

#### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1972)  | Rank

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[15] | 1
Canada  | 4
UK[16] | 3
US Billboard Hot 100[17] | 67
US Cash Box[18] | 47

#### Certifications

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Country  | Certification  | Sales

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United States  | Gold  | 1,000,000

## S Club Juniors version

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"Puppy Love" / "Sleigh Ride"

Single by S Club Juniors
from the album  Together
Released| 9 December 2002 (2002-12-09)[19]
Length|

* 3:05 ("Puppy Love")
* 2:55 ("Sleigh Ride")

Label| Polydor, 19
Songwriter(s)| Paul Anka ("Puppy Love"), Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish ("Sleigh Ride")
Producer(s)| Jewels & Stone
S Club Juniors singles chronology
| "New Direction"
(2002)  | "Puppy Love" / "Sleigh Ride"
(2002)  | "Fool No More"
(2003)

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In 2002, British pop group S Club Juniors covered "Puppy Love" and released it as a double A-side single alongside a cover of "Sleigh Ride", the 1948 song written by Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish. "Puppy Love" / "Sleigh Ride" was released on 9 December 2002 as the fourth single from the group's debut album, Together (2002). It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart.

### Composition

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Calvin Goldspink sang lead vocals for "Puppy Love". The other members, Frankie Sandford, Aaron Renfree, Stacey McClean, Rochelle Wiseman, Daisy Evans, Hannah Richings and Jay Asforis did not have any solos in the song.

### Music videos

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The video for "Puppy Love" features Goldspink looking through a Rachel Stevens calendar and making a snow stature shaped like her whilst the others are playing in the snow. Later the group are indoors decorating the house with decorations before finding their presents where Goldspink finds a present for him from Stevens: a puppy. At the end of the video, words come up saying: "Remember a dog is for life, not just for Christmas."

The video for "Sleigh Ride" features clips from the previous video with the group playing in the snow and the lyrics to song appear to sing-a-long to.

### Track listings

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UK CD single[20]

1. "Puppy Love"
2. "Sleigh Ride"
3. "Sleigh Ride" (karaoke version)
4. "Puppy Love" (video)

UK cassette single[21]

1. "Puppy Love"
2. "Sleigh Ride"
3. "Puppy Love" (karaoke version)

### Credits and personnel

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#### "Puppy Love"

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Credits are lifted from the Together album booklet.[22]

Studio

* Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

* Paul Anka – writing
* Paul Gendler – guitars
* Nick Ingman – string and brass arrangement
* Isobel Griffiths Ltd. – string contracting
* Jewels & Stone – production
* Tim "Spag" Speight – mixing
* Richard Dowling – mastering

#### "Sleigh Ride"

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Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes.[20]

Studio

* Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

* Leroy Anderson – writing
* Mitchell Parish – writing
* James Nisbet – guitars
* Nick Ingman – string and brass arrangement
* Isobel Griffiths Ltd. – string contracting
* Jewels & Stone – production
* Tim "Spag" Speight – mixing
* Richard Dowling – mastering

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### Charts

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Chart (2002)  | Peak
position

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Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[23] | 16
Ireland (IRMA)[24] | 8
Scotland (OCC)[25] | 7
UK Singles (OCC)[26] | 6

## See also

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* List of number-one hits of 1972 (Mexico)

## References

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1. ^ Artist Biography by John Bush (July 30, 1941). "Paul Anka | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
2. ^ "CHUM Top 20 Singles - March 21, 1960". Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
3. ^ "Paul Anka – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
4. ^ "Images for Donny Osmond – Puppy Love". discogs. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
5. ^ "Donny Osmond – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
6. ^ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972
7. ^ "Triple A Radio". Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
8. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. April 22, 1972. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Puppy Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
10. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". June 17, 1972. p. 62\. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
11. ^ "Flavour of New Zealand, 30 October 1972". Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
12. ^ "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
13. ^ "Donny Osmond: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
14. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 8, 1972". Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
15. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
16. ^ 1972 in British music#Best-selling singles
17. ^ "Musicoutfitters.com". Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
18. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 30, 1972". Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
19. ^ "New Releases: For Week Starting 9 December 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. December 7, 2002. p. 20\. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
20. ^ a b Puppy Love / Sleigh Ride (UK CD single liner notes). S Club Juniors. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2002. 0658442.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
21. ^ Puppy Love / Sleigh Ride (UK cassette single sleeve). S Club Juniors. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2002. 065 844-4.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
22. ^ Together (UK CD album booklet). S Club Juniors. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2002. 0652502.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
23. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 2–3. January 11, 2003. p. 20. See last week column.
24. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography S Club Juniors". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
25. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
26. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

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