Rockin' Robin (song)


"Rockin' Robin" is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas, and recorded by Bobby Day in 1958. It was Day's biggest hit single, becoming a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent one week at the top of the charts in R&B sales. Michael Jackson recorded his own version of the song in 1972, which achieved greater success.

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"Rockin' Robin" is in the public domain, as the owners never renewed the copyright.

Charts

Michael Jackson version

In 1972, Michael Jackson released his own version of "Rockin' Robin", which was released as a single from his gold-certified solo album titled Got to Be There as a follow-up single of the song of the same name. It was the biggest hit from the album, hitting number 1 on the Cash Box singles chart and peaking at number 2 on both the Billboard Hot 100, behind "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack, and the Billboard soul singles chart, behind "In the Rain" by the Dramatics.

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