Party Lights (Claudine Clark song)

"Party Lights" is a song written and performed by Claudine Clark. It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #5 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962.^[1] It was featured on her 1962 album Party Lights.^[2]

"Party Lights"
Single by Claudine Clark
from the album Party Lights
A-side	"Disappointed"
Released	May 1962 (1962-05)
Genre	R&B
Length	2:20
Label	Chancellor
Songwriter(s)	Claudine Clark
Producer(s)	Bob Marcucci, Russ Faith
Claudine Clark singles chronology
"Angel of Happiness" (1958) "Party Lights" (1962) "Walkin' Through a Cemetery" (1962)

The song was arranged by Russ Faith and produced by Faith and Bob Marcucci.^[3]

The song ranked #35 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962.^[4]

Other versions

• Jackie Lee released a version of the song as a single in 1962 in the United Kingdom, but it did not chart.^[5]
• Dee Dee Sharp released a version of the song on her 1962 album All the Hits by Dee Dee Sharp.^[6]
• The Palace Guard released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1964 single "Saturdays Child".^[7]
• Sha Na Na released a version of the song on their 1975 album Sha Na Now.^[8]
• Sonic's Rendezvous Band released a version of the song on their 2006 compilation album Sonic's Rendezvous Band.^[9]
• Skid Roper released a version of the song on his 2010 album Rock and Roll Part 3.^[10]
• Peggy Sue released a version of the song on their 2012 album Peggy Sue Play the Songs of Scorpio Rising.^[11]

In popular culture

• Clark's version was featured in the 1963 experimental short film Scorpio Rising.