1966Released
2:35

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Interesting facts and trivia about Put Your Head on My Shoulder. By Songfacts®.

Anka was far and away the most successful teenage singer of the '50s who wrote his own songs. By the time he wrote "Put Your Head On My Shoulder," he had been a star for two years, having hit #1 with "Diana" in 1957. He had been to plenty of dance parties, just more often as a performer than a participant. Said Anka: "When I was playing record hops, I noticed that everybody's head was on somebody else's shoulder. I had never heard a song that expressed that feeling, so one night I went back to my hotel room and wrote 'Put Your Head On My Shoulder.'"

Anka told the Ottawa Globe And Mail: "Put your head on my shoulder - that was your objective that weekend. To get her to get the head on the shoulder, maybe get a kiss and get your hand in her blouse. All that I understood."

The Beach Boys released a song called "Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)" on their Pet Sounds album in 1966. Lush with strings, it's musically distinct from Anka's song, but the lyrical theme is similar.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Put Your Head on My Shoulder.
GKey
MajorMode
3/4Time Signature
116BPM

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RCA/Legacy
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

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