You're Sixteen
"You're Sixteen" | ||||
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Songwriter(s) | Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman | |||
Producer(s) | Snuff Garrett | |||
Johnny Burnette singles chronology | ||||
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"You're Sixteen" is a song written by the Sherman Brothers (Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman). It was first performed by American rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette, whose version peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960 and number 3 in the UK in 1961.[2] The song was covered by Ringo Starr in 1973 and this version reached number one in the US.
In popular culture
The version by Burnette was included on the soundtrack to the 1973 film American Graffiti, directed by George Lucas.[3]
Chart history
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Personnel
The personnel on the Johnny Burnette version included:
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Ringo Starr version
"You're Sixteen" | ||||
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Single by Ringo Starr | ||||
from the album Ringo | ||||
B-side | "Devil Woman" | |||
Released | December 3, 1973 (US) February 8, 1974 (UK) | |||
Recorded | September 1973 | |||
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Length | 2:46 | |||
Label | Apple | |||
Songwriter(s) | Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman | |||
Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
Ringo Starr singles chronology | ||||
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Ringo Starr's version was released as a single in the United States[nb 1] on December 3, 1973, and in the UK[nb 2] on February 8, 1974.[10]
In January 1974, the song, taken from the album
Its 1978 music video, an excerpt of Starr's TV movie Ringo, features Carrie Fisher as Starr's love interest.[12]
Critical reception
Upon release, a reviewer for
Some retrospective commentary on "You're Sixteen" condemned it for sexualizing a teenager. In 2021, Troy L. Smith of
Chart history
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- Footnotes
- Citations
- ^ Breihan, Tom (May 6, 2019). "The Number Ones: Ringo Starr's "You're Sixteen"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
"You're Sixteen," his biggest hit...[is] a bubbly, string-sweetened piece of rockabilly silliness...
- ^ You're Sixteen Chart Positions Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (May 6, 2019). "The Number Ones: Ringo Starr's "You're Sixteen"". Stereogum. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 1/07/61". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "Sixties City – Pop Music Charts – Every Week Of The Sixties". www.sixtiescity.net.
- ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles – 1961". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ISBN 9780753508435.
- ISBN 9780753508435.
- ISBN 9780753508435.
- ^ Michael Verity, "Number 1 With A Bullet: Ringo Starr's 'You're Sixteen'" Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ Unterberger, Andrew (December 27, 2016). "Carrie Fisher's Musical Connections, From Mother Debbie Reynolds to Ex Paul Simon". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. December 8, 1973. p. 18. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. December 15, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada", Collectionscanada.gc.ca
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(help) - ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – You're Sixteen". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 9 Mar 1974
- ^ "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 2/02/74". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1974". Kent Music Report. December 30, 1974. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image: RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Top Discs of '74 (BRMB)". Record Mirror. January 11, 1975. p. 6.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974". www.musicoutfitters.com.
- ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles – 1974". tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2017.