"Patricia" is a popular song with music by Perez Prado and lyrics by Bob Marcus, published in 1958. The song is best known in an instrumental version by Prado's orchestra that became the last record to ascend to #1 on the Billboard Jockeys and Top 100 charts, both of which gave way the next week to the then newly introduced Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was also number one on the R&B Best Sellers for two weeks ^[1].Prado also recorded the song with a vocal by Perry Como in 1959. Prado re-recorded and re-charted the song in a 1962 "twist" version.

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This music was featured in the Weebl and Bob toon hos.

The song accompanied a striptease in Federico Fellini's 1960 film La Dolce Vita.

The song also featured in George and Martha as the theme song.

The song was featured as background music for a pool party in the 1969 film Goodbye, Columbus.

The song was used as the theme song to HBO's Real Sex series.

The song was covered by Link Wray.

The song was used as background music for the swimsuit competition at the 1997 Miss Universe Pageant.

The song is covered by Ry Cooder on his Grammy winning 2002 album, Mambo Sinuendo.

Covered by Duane Eddy

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Preceded by "Yakety Yak" by The Coasters	Billboard Top 100 number-one single July 28, 1958 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson (Hot 100 number-one single)
Preceded by "Yakety Yak" by The Coasters	Billboard R&B Best Sellers number-one single August 11, 1958 - August 18, 1958 (two weeks)	Succeeded by "Just a Dream" by Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets

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