Wildwood Days

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"Wildwood Days"
Single by Bobby Rydell
B-side"Will You Be My Baby"
Released1963
GenreRock and roll
Length2:27
LabelCameo-Parkway
Songwriter(s)Kal Mann & Dave Appell
Bobby Rydell singles chronology
"Butterfly Baby"
(1963) 		"Wildwood Days"
(1963) 		"The Woodpecker Song"
(1963)

"Wildwood Days" is a song released by Bobby Rydell in 1963.[1] The subject of the song is Wildwood, New Jersey, a city famous for its nightlife, which was a popular location for rock and roll performances at the time the song was recorded.[2] It eventually became the official anthem of the city, and is played on the boardwalk's stereo system routinely. The song was also featured in commercials for Wildwood.

Rydell's version spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 17,[3] while reaching No. 14 in Australia,[4] and No. 21 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[5]

In 1966, Bobby Curtola released a version of the song, which reached No. 36 on Canada's "RPM 100".[6]

A mural on the Wildwood boardwalk (painted in 2014) honors Rydell whose song put the community into the national spotlight.[7]

Chart performance[]

Chart (1963) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 17
Australia - Music Maker[4] 14
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade 21

References[]

  1. ^ Bobby Rydell - Wildwood Days, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Strauss, Robert. "The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll Is in Wildwood", The New York Times, September 4, 2005. Accessed July 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bobby Rydell - Chart History - The Hot 100", Billboard.com. Accessed July 25, 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, July 27, 1963. p. 42. Accessed July 25, 2016.
  5. ^ CHUM Hit Parade - Week of June 13, 1963 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). Chart No. 325. CHUM. Accessed July 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 6, No. 4, September 19, 1966. Accessed July 25, 2016.
  7. ^ Bobby Rydell Wall Mural - Wildwood Boardwalk


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