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For a Penny

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"For a Penny"
Single by Pat Boone
from the album Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales
A-side"The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango (Mambo Cha Cha Cha)"
WrittenCharles Singleton
Released1959
Recorded1959
GenrePop
Length2:16
LabelDot
Songwriter(s)
Pat Boone singles chronology
"With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" / "Good Rockin' Tonight"
(1959)
"For a Penny" / "The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango"
(1959)
"'Twixt Twelve and Twenty"
(1959)

"For a Penny" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.[1]

Track listing

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7" single (Dot 45-15914, 1959)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For a Penny"Charles Singleton2:16
2."The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango (Mambo Cha Cha Cha)"2:20

Charts

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Chart (1959) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 23

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pat Boone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. ^ "Pat Boone - For A Penny". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-01-04.