Wildwood Days

"Wildwood Days" is a song released by Bobby Rydell in 1963.^[1]

"Wildwood Days"
German release picture sleeve
Single by Bobby Rydell
B-side	"Will You Be My Baby"
Released	1963
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:27
Label	Cameo-Parkway
Songwriter(s)	Kal Mann & Dave Appell
Bobby Rydell singles chronology
"Butterfly Baby" (1963) "Wildwood Days" (1963) "The Woodpecker Song" (1963)

Rydell's version spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 17,^[2] while reaching No. 14 in Australia,^[3] and No. 21 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.^[4]

Background

The subject of the song is Wildwood, New Jersey, a city famous for its nightlife, which was a popular location for rock and roll performances at the time the song was recorded.^[5] It eventually became the official anthem of the city, and is played on the boardwalk's stereo system routinely. The song was also featured in commercials for Wildwood. A mural on the Wildwood boardwalk (painted in 2014) honors Rydell whose song put the community into the national spotlight.^[6]

Chart performance

Chart (1963)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	17
Australia - Music Maker[3]	14
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade	21

Cover versions

• In 1966, Bobby Curtola released a version of the song, which reached No. 36 on Canada's "RPM 100".^[7]