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Anka wrote this when he was 15. It's about his unrequited love for his sister's babysitter, who was 5 years older.
Anka was the first teenager to have a million seller in the UK - he was 15 when it charted. At the time, it was the biggest-selling single in the UK history. (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England)
Anka performed this song when he auditioned for Don Costa at ABC-Paramount Records in 1957. Costa was impressed and gave him a deal, helping make him a teen idol in the '50s. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France)
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In 1958 the trio of Paul Anka, George Hamilton IV, & Johnny Nash released a record titled "The Teen Commandments"; it peaked at #28 and stayed in the Top 100 for eight weeks!!! {Hamilton's biggest song was 'A Rose and A Baby Ruth', which peaked at #6 in 1956; and Nash's biggest was 'I Can See Clearly Now', which stayed at #1 for four weeks in 1972}
- Barry, Sauquoit, NY
Paul Anka has something in common with 1980s star Debbie Gibson: they're two teen idols who wrote their own hits during their heyday.
- John, Nashville, TN
In 1999, Paul Anka was invited to a re- union at his old high school, Fisher Park High School in Ottawa , Canada. The story broke and Diana (who still lives in Ottawa) was reported to have said...'I can't wait to see Paul again'..When Anka read that she was intending on meeting him, he did not show for the re- union and was heard to exclaim..'if she's going to be there, I'm not !'The story goes that she has been trying to get money out of him for the past 48 years.
- scott, Ottawa, Canada