Little Town Flirt
{{short description|1962 single by Del Shannon}}
{{for|the album by Del Shannon|Little Town Flirt (album)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Little Town Flirt
| cover = Little_Town_Flirt_-_D._Shannon.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Del Shannon
| album = Little Town Flirt
| B-side = The Wamboo
| released = December 1962
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop rock
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=40}}
| label = Bigtop
| writer = Del Shannon, Maron McKenzie
| producer =
| prev_title = The Swiss Maid
| prev_year = 1962
| next_title = Two Kinds of Teardrops
| next_year = 1963
}}
"Little Town Flirt" is a song by Del Shannon, which was released as a single in 1962 from the album Little Town Flirt in 1963.[http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Del+Shannon&titel=Little+Town+Flirt&cat=s Del Shannon - Little Town Flirt], norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 31, 2016.
It spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 12,"[http://www.billboard.com/artist/300710/del-shannon/chart Del Shannon - Chart History - The Hot 100]", Billboard.com. Accessed July 30, 2016. while reaching No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart,[http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Song Title Search Results for "Little Town Flirt"], The Irish Charts. Accessed July 30, 2016. No. 1 in Australia,David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending February 16, 1963. No. 4 on the UK's Record Retailer chart,[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/9683/del%20shannon/ Del Shannon - Full Official Chart History], Official Charts Company. Accessed July 30, 2016. No. 7 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade",[http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1963&qmonth=Feb&qweek=28-Feb-1963#n_view_location "Lever Hit Parade" 28-Feb-1963], Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed July 30, 2016. and No. 9 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.{{cite web|url=http://www.1050chum.com/charts/chartview.aspx?img=19630204 |title=CHUM Hit Parade - Week of February 4, 1963 |accessdate=2016-01-21 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107221712/http://www.1050chum.com/charts/chartview.aspx?img=19630204 |archivedate=November 7, 2006 |publisher=CHUM}} Chart Number 308.
The song was ranked No. 88 on Billboard{{'}}s end of year ranking "Top Records of 1963"."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard-1963-12-28-II-Whos-Who.pdf Top Records of 1963]", Billboard, Section II, December 28, 1963. p. 31. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
Cover versions
{{Infobox song
| name = Little Town Flirt
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Smokie
| album =
| B-side = "I'm In Love With You"
| released = {{start date|1981}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:25
| label = RAK
| writer = Del Shannon, Maron McKenzie
| producer = Smokie
| prev_title = Run to Me
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Jet Lagged
| next_year = 1982
| misc =
}}
The British band Smokie released their version as a single in 1981. The cover spent a total of 17 weeks in the German chart, peaking at No. 30.
Altered Images produced a version, first released as a promo single and as a music video in 1982, for the soundtrack album of the 1983 film Party Party. The A&M Records single was backed with "Yakety Yak" by Bad Manners, also from the soundtrack. The Altered Images cover has not re-appeared on any of the band's anthologies.
Charts
= Del Shannon version =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (1962–63)
! Peak |
|---|
| Australia – David Kent
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
| Canada – CHUM Hit Parade
| style="text-align:center;"|9 |
| Irish Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
| New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade
| style="text-align:center;"|7 |
| UK – Record Retailer
| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| UK – New Musical Express"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-03-02.pdf Billboard Hits of the World]", Billboard, March 3, 1963. p. 20. Accessed July 30, 2016.
| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100
| style="text-align:center;"|12 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 [http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19630302.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 2, 1963]
| style="text-align:center;"|11 |
= Smokie version =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1981)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Germany{{cite web|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Smokie&titel=Little+Town+Flirt&cat=s|title=spanishcharts.com - Smokie - Little Town Flirt|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}
|align="center"| 30 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/Smokie-Little-Town-Flirt/release/694760 Smokie – "Little Town Flirt" (1981)] at Discogs
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Category:Songs written by Del Shannon
Category:Number-one singles in Australia
Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
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