Put Your Head On My Shoulder

About this song

Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka wrote and recorded the song in August 1958, and it was released in 1959. It became a major hit, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Don't Ever Leave Me" as its B-side. Decades later it resurfaced through the TikTok Silhouette Challenge, where people pose behind a red silhouette filter set to the song.

Fun facts

• Sampled in 16 other songs, like “Table for Two by ilyTOMMY”.
• Covered 20 times, including “Put Your Head on My Shoulder by Leif Garrett”.
• Written by Paul Anka.
• Produced by Al De Lory.
• Recorded at Bell Sound Studios.