Runaround Sue

"Runaround Sue"
"Runaround Sue"
Single by Dion
from the album Runaround Sue
B-side	"Runaway Girl"
Released	September 1961
Studio	Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre	Rock and roll; doo wop; pop;
Length	2:41
Label	Laurie
Songwriter(s)	Dion DiMucci; Ernie Maresca;
Producer(s)	Gene Schwartz
Dion singles chronology

"Runaround Sue" is a 1961 song by Dion and is the title track from his debut studio album Runaround Sue. It went to number 1 in the United States, New Zealand and Canada and number 2 in Australia. It was covered by Del Shannon and Leif Garrett in 1977.

References

↑ Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. p. 220. ISBN 0-86241-385-0.
↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Runaround Sue – Dion | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Breihan, Tom (April 9, 2018). "The Number Ones: Dion's "Runaround Sue"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 9, 2023. ...a truly great pop song ["Runaround Sue"] that flaunts a toxic viewpoint...I'm not asking a 58-year-old doo-wop song to be woke...

[1] Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. p. 220. ISBN 0-86241-385-0.

[2] Unterberger, Richie. "Runaround Sue – Dion | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2016.

[Breihan_2018-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Breihan, Tom (April 9, 2018). "The Number Ones: Dion's "Runaround Sue"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 9, 2023. ...a truly great pop song ["Runaround Sue"] that flaunts a toxic viewpoint...I'm not asking a 58-year-old doo-wop song to be woke...

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Dion DiMucci
Albums	Runaround Sue Lovers Who Wander Suite for Late Summer Born to Be with You Streetheart Yo Frankie Son of Skip James
Singles	"Lonely Teenager" "Runaround Sue" "The Wanderer" "Lovers Who Wander" "Little Diane" "Love Came to Me" "Ruby Baby" "Sandy" "Come Go with Me" "Donna the Prima Donna" "Drip Drop" "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" "Shout" "Johnny B. Goode" "Abraham, Martin and John" "Purple Haze" "And the Night Stood Still" "Sea Cruise"
Related	Discography

Leif Garrett
Albums	Leif Garrett Feel the Need The Leif Garrett Collection
Singles	"Come Back When You Grow Up" "Surfin' U.S.A." "Runaround Sue" "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" "The Wanderer" "I Was Made for Dancin'" "Sheila" "Feel the Need" "When I Think of You"