My Home Town

This article is about the Paul Anka song. For the Bruce Springsteen song, see My Hometown. For the Will Ferrell and My Marianne song, see Husavik (song).

"My Home Town" is a song written and performed by Paul Anka. The song was arranged by Sid Feller.^[1] It reached #8 on the U.S. pop chart in 1960^[2] and #10 in the Canadian CHUM Charts.^[3] The song's lyrics describe a person's happiness in their home town and them being with their love in said town.

"My Home Town"
Single by Paul Anka
B-side	"Something Happened"
Released	April 1960 (1960-04)
Genre	Pop
Length	2:28
Label	ABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s)	Paul Anka
Paul Anka singles chronology
"Puppy Love" (1960) "My Home Town" (1960) "Hello Young Lovers" (1960)

Other Facts

• The single's B-side, "Something Happened", reached #41 on the U.S. pop chart.^[4]
• The song ranked #77 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.^[5]

Other versions

• César Costa, 1961
• Juan Gabriel released a version of the song featuring Anka on his 2009 album Mis Canciones, Mis Amigos.^[6] The version had been originally released on Anka's 1998 album Amigos.

References

1. "Paul Anka, "My Home Town" Single Release". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
2. "Paul Anka, "My Home Town" Chart Position". Retrieved February 24, 2019.
3. "CHUM Top 20 Singles - June 20, 1960".
4. "Paul Anka, "Something Happened" Chart Position". Retrieved February 24, 2019.
5. "Billboard Top 100 - 1960". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
6. "Juan Gabriel, Mis Canciones, Mis Amigos". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2019.