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"Swingin' School" is a song released in 1960 by Bobby Rydell. The song was from the film Because They're Young. "Swingin' School" spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 5, while reaching No. 11 in Flanders, No. 18 in Wallonia, and No. 44 in the UK's Record Retailer chart. Paired with its flip-side, "Ding-A-Ling", "Swingin' School" reached No. 1 in Australia, and No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, co-charting with Ding-A-Ling.

Paul McCartney reportedly credited “Swinging School” as the inspiration behind the Beatles’ “She Loves You” — specifically the lyric “yeah yeah yeah”.

Chart performance

References

1. Swingin' School - By: Bobby Rydell, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 24, 2015
2. Whitburn, Joel (1987) The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 264.
3. ^ Hot 100 - Bobby Rydell Swingin' School Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
4. ^ Bobby Rydell - Swingin' School, Ultratop. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
5. ^ Bobby Rydell - Swingin' School, Ultratop. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
6. ^ Bobby Rydell - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
7. David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending July 16, 1960
8. "CHUM Charts – Chart No. 162". CHUM. June 6, 1960. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
9. Sparks, Hannah; Hegedus, Eric (2022-04-05). "Bobby Rydell, teen idol and 'Volare' singer, dead at 79". New York Post. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

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