Peak
1
Weeks
15
Score
3,834
Chart Year
1971
The second solo single released by Donny Osmond, this is a cover of Steve Lawrence's 1962 chart-topper "Go Away Little Girl." When Donny's own version also reached the summit of the Hot 100, it became the first song of the Rock Era taken to the top of the chart by two different artists. The second song to accomplish this feat was "The Loco-Motion" by Little Eva (1962), then Grand Funk (1974). The husband-and-wife songwriting team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King penned both tunes. With his family band, The Osmonds, Donny Osmond had a #1 hit with "One Bad Apple," but "Go Away Little Girl" gave him a chart-topper as a solo artist. When it went to #1 on September 11, 1971 (knocking out "Uncle Albert - Admiral Halsey" by Paul McCartney), Osmond was just 13. "That put me as an official hit-maker as a solo artist in the industry," he said in a Songfacts interview.
Go away little girl Go away little girl I'm not supposed to be alone with you I know that your lips are sweet But our lips must never meet I'm dating somebody else, I must be true Oh, go away little girl (go away little girl) Go away little girl (go away little girl) It's hurting me more each minute that we delay (that we delay) When you're near me like this You're much too hard to resist So go away little girl before I beg you to stay (Go away little girl) go away little girl (Go away little girl) oh, go away little girl (It hurts me more the more that we delay) When you're near me like this You're much too hard to resist So go away little girl before I beg you to stay Let's call it a day little girl Please go away little girl before I beg you to stay (Go away) go away little girl (Go away) go away little girl (Go away) please, go away little girl (Go away) go away little girl (Go away) go away little girl (Go away) go away little girl Writer/s: Carole King, Gerry Goff
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 7, 1971 | 89 | 37 |
| 2 | Aug 14, 1971 | 44 | 82 |
| 3 | Aug 21, 1971 | 24 | 102 |
| 4 | Aug 28, 1971 | 10 | 116 |
| 5 | Sep 4, 1971 | 5 | 121 |
| 6 | Sep 11, 1971 | 1 | 125 |
| 7 | Sep 18, 1971 | 1 | 125 |
| 8 | Sep 25, 1971 | 1 | 125 |
| 9 | Oct 2, 1971 | 2 | 124 |
| 10 | Oct 9, 1971 | 2 | 124 |
| 11 | Oct 16, 1971 | 5 | 121 |
| 12 | Oct 23, 1971 | 7 | 119 |
| 13 | Oct 30, 1971 | 11 | 115 |
| 14 | Nov 6, 1971 | 19 | 107 |
| 15 | Nov 13, 1971 | 23 | 103 |