Finger Poppin' Time

"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.

"Finger Poppin' Time"
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 (1960-04)
Genre	R&B
Length	2:30
Label	King
Songwriter(s)	Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters singles chronology
"The Coffee Grind" (1960) "Finger Poppin' Time" (1960) "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" (1960)

The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 1961, losing to "Let the Good Times Roll" by Ray Charles.

The song ranked number 49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.^[3] The record sold in excess of one million copies.^[4]

Other versions

• The Stanley Brothers released a version of the song as a single in 1960, but it did not chart.^[5]
• Hello People featuring Utopia released a version of the song on their 1974 album The Handsome Devils.^[6]
• Lou Ann Barton featuring The Flemtones released a version of the song on her 1982 album Old Enough.^[7]

In popular culture

• The song was mentioned in the 1974 song "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion.
• Ballard's version was featured in the 1984 film The Flamingo Kid.^[8]
• The song was also heard in the 1993 film The Sandlot.^[9]