Teen Angel (song)
1959 single by Mark Dinning / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Teen Angel" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jean Dinning and her husband, Red Surrey. It was performed by Jean's brother, Mark Dinning, and released in October 1959.
"Teen Angel" | ||||
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Single by Mark Dinning | ||||
from the album Teen Angel | ||||
B-side | "Bye Now Baby" | |||
Released | October 1959 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:42 | |||
Label | MGM | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jean Surrey, Red Surrey | |||
Producer(s) | Jim Vienneau | |||
Mark Dinning singles chronology | ||||
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The record was not an instant success, with some radio stations in the U.S. banning the song, considering it too sad.[1] Nevertheless, despite the reluctance of radio stations, the song continued to climb the charts. In the last week of 1959, the single jumped from #100 to #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] It went on to reach #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (February 1960) and #37 in the UK Singles Chart (even though it was banned from being played by the BBC).[3] Billboard ranked it as the #5 song of 1960.[4]