Finger Poppin' Time
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| "Finger Poppin' Time" | ||||
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| Single by Hank Ballard & the Midnighters | ||||
| from the album Mr. Rhythm and Blues | ||||
| B-side | "I Love You, I Love You So-O-O" | |||
| Released | April 1960 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | King | |||
| Songwriter | Hank Ballard | |||
| Hank Ballard & the Midnighters singles chronology | ||||
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"Finger Poppin' Time" is a song by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. Written by Ballard, it reached number two on the US Billboard R&B chart and number seven on the pop chart in 1960.[1] It was featured on their 1960 album Mr. Rhythm and Blues.[2] Ballard re-released a version of the song in 1972 as a single, but it did not chart. In Canada it reached number 5.[3]
The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 1960, losing to "Let the Good Times Roll" by Ray Charles.
The song ranked number 49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.[4] The record sold in excess of one million copies.[5]
