Doggin' Around

"Doggin' Around" is a 1960 song written by Paul Benton Tarnopol and originally performed by Jackie Wilson. Reaching both the R&B and pop singles charts in the U.S., "Doggin' Around" hit number one on the Hot R&B Sides chart for three weeks and peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100. The B-side of the single was "Night", a song based on the Saint-Saëns' Samson & Delilah aria, My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice. The B-side made the top five on the R&B and pop charts.

Doggin' Around is also the title of a 1994 BBC Screen One production written by Alan Plater, and was later used as the title of Plater's autobiography.

Klique version

• In 1983, vocal trio Klique had their biggest hit with their cover version, titled "Stop Doggin' Me Around". The trio took the single to number two on the soul singles chart and number fifty on the Hot 100.

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Preceded by "White Silver Sands" by Bill Black's Combo

Billboard Hot R&B Sides number-one single May 23, 1960 – June 6, 1960

Succeeded by "Cathy's Clown" by The Everly Brothers