Little Star (The Elegants song)

"Little Star" is a song recorded by The Elegants. Members Vito Picone and Arthur Venosa co-wrote the lyrics. The music was adapted from "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".^[3] In 1958, the single topped both the R&B Best Sellers list and the Billboard Hot 100.^[4] It was their only song to ever chart. Phil Spector reviewed it as an "awful good record".^[3]

"Little Star"
Single by The Elegants
B-side	"Getting Dizzy"
Released	1958
Genre	Doo-wop[1][2] pop[2]
Length	2:42
Label	Apt
Songwriter(s)	Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1958)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	1

Chart (1958–2018)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	595

See also

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1958 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B singles of 1958 (U.S.)