Peak
3
Weeks
15
Score
2,838
Chart Year
1960
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Good Timin'" was a number-one single in the UK Singles Chart during 1960, written by Fred Tobias and Clint Ballard Jr., and performed by Jimmy Jones.[1] In the U.S., the follow-up to "Handy Man" went to number three on Billboard Hot 100 chart and number eight on the R&B chart.[2] The song extrapolates the historical encounters between David and Goliath and between Columbus and Isabella as reason enough for a boy to meet a girl.
Oh, you need timin' A tick, a tick, a tick, good timin' A tock, a tock, a tock, a tock A timin' is the thing It's true, good timin' brought me to you If little, little David hadn't grabbed that stone Alyin' there on the ground Big Goliath might've stomped on him Instead of the other way 'round But he had timin' A tick, a tick, a tick, good timin' A tock, a tock, a tock, a tock A timin' is the thing It's true, good timin' brought me to you Who in the world would've ever known What Columbus could do If Queen Isabella hadn't hocked her jewels In fourteen ninety two But she had timin' A tick, a tick, a tick, good timin' A tock, a tock, a tock, a tock A timin' is the thing It's true, good timin' brought me to you What would've happened if you and I Hadn't just happened to meet We might've spent the rest of our lives Walkin' down Misery Street But we had timin' A tick, a tick, a tick, good timin' A tock, a tock, a tock, a tock A timin' is the thing It's true, good timin' brought me to you Yeah, we had timin' Whoa, whoa, whoa, good timin' Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, timin' is the thing It's true, good timin' brought me to you Yeah, we had timin' Whoa, whoa, whoa, good timin' Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, timin' is the thing It's true, good timin' brought me to you
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 18, 1960 | 67 | 59 |
| 2 | Apr 25, 1960 | 48 | 78 |
| 3 | May 2, 1960 | 42 | 84 |
| 4 | May 9, 1960 | 13 | 113 |
| 5 | May 16, 1960 | 5 | 121 |
| 6 | May 23, 1960 | 3 | 123 |
| 7 | May 30, 1960 | 3 | 123 |
| 8 | Jun 6, 1960 | 3 | 123 |
| 9 | Jun 13, 1960 | 4 | 122 |
| 10 | Jun 20, 1960 | 4 | 122 |
| 11 | Jun 27, 1960 | 9 | 117 |
| 12 | Jul 4, 1960 | 17 | 109 |
| 13 | Jul 11, 1960 | 35 | 91 |
| 14 | Jul 18, 1960 | 53 | 73 |
| 15 | Jul 25, 1960 | 74 | 52 |