Peak
64
Weeks
8
Score
474
Chart Year
1963
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position64
Peak DateOct 12, 1963
Weeks at Peak3
Weeks Charted8
Weeks in Top 400
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc37
Weekly Calc437
Total Score474
Rankings
Year Ranking#357
Decade Ranking#3,617
Billboard Year#356
Top 5000#19,116
Details
- Album
- Single
- Label
- Cortland
- Genre
- Rhythm & Blues
- Media Type
- 45
- Duration
- 2:41
- Composer(s)
- Donald Jenkins, Bob Catron
- Entered Chart
- Sep 14, 1963
- Peak Date
- Oct 12, 1963
- Released
- September 1963
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- Cortland – C-109
- B-Side
- Wang Dang Dula
Music Video
Gongggg! gonggg!(two gong strikes) (Spoken) When your stomach speaks You forget your mind. When your mind speaks You forget your heart. But, when your heart speaks, You forget everything! (Sings) Ohhhh, the night was splendid and serene Yes, when a native girl wiggled right into my dreams She-ee-ee did-a-little-dance It seemed so popular Mmmmm, and I lost my heart in darkest Africa-a-a. She did a dance It brought romance The Elephant Walk. And whoa-whoa those swaying hips-a They put me in a trance Mmmmm, and all at once, I began to dance The feeling, yeah yeah yeah yeah, Is paradise, I know-o-o For an American boy From the South Side of Chica-ago Elephant Walk ohhhhhh Lawd lawd lawdy lawd lawd Crazy memories Lawd lawd lawdy lawdy lawd If they knew what I knew There wouldn't be no wars There'd only be time For a little girl and boy. Crazy melodies, always haunting me Crazy melodies, always haunting me-eee.
Chart History (8 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 14, 1963 | 91 | 35 |
| 2 | Sep 21, 1963 | 76 | 50 |
| 3 | Sep 28, 1963 | 75 | 51 |
| 4 | Oct 5, 1963 | 68 | 58 |
| 5 | Oct 12, 1963 | 64 | 62 |
| 6 | Oct 19, 1963 | 69 | 57 |
| 7 | Oct 26, 1963 | 64 | 62 |
| 8 | Nov 2, 1963 | 64 | 62 |