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1963 single by The Village Stompers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Washington Square" is a popular instrumental from 1963 by the New York City-based jazz group The Village Stompers. The composition was written by Bobb Goldsteinn and David Shire.[2]
| "Washington Square" | ||||
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| Single by The Village Stompers | ||||
| from the album The Original Washington Square | ||||
| B-side | "Turkish Delight" | |||
| Released | 23 August 1963[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Dixieland jazz, instrumental | |||
| Length | 2:42 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bobb Goldsteinn, David Shire | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe Sherman | |||
| The Village Stompers singles chronology | ||||
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The composition is named after the famous park in New York City.[3]
"Washington Square" was a hit single, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the week ending 23 November 1963,[4] kept from the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 by Dale and Grace's hit song "I'm Leaving It Up to You".[5] "Washington Square" did, however, top the Billboard Easy Listening chart for three weeks that November[3] and made the top 30 on the Billboard R&B chart.[6] In Canada it was No. 5 for 2 weeks.[7]
In addition, the instrumental was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Instrumental Theme.
Other artists have recorded the tune, sometimes with song lyrics. Among these acts are:
In Asia:
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