The story told through the three verses of the song is as follows: (1) the young lady is too afraid to leave the locker where she has changed into her … See more

In September 2006, Paul Vance, the song's co-writer, saw his own mistaken obituary on TV, as a consequence of the death of another … See more

The song was adapted into Italian under the title "Pezzettini di Bikini" by Giancarlo Testoni and recorded by Dalida in 1960. Then was recorded by Marino Marini. See more

There have been cover versions in many languages.
• Teenage singer Jeri Lynne Fraser released "Poor … See more

The song was featured in the 1961 Billy Wilder film comedy One, Two, Three – in a key scene, the character Otto (Horst Buchholz), suspected of being a spy, is being tortured by the East German police playing the song to him repetitively, eventually with the … See more

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1960 (U.S.)
• List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1960
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from 1958 to 1969
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