Rockin ' Robin ( song ) - wikipedia Rockin ' Robin ( song ) This article is about the song. For the wrestler, see Rockin ' Robin ( wrestler ). For the character named Rockin ' Robin, see The Radioactive Chicken Heads. `` Rockin ' Robin '' Single by Bobby Day from the album Rockin ' with Robin B - side `` Over and Over '' Released 1958 Format 7 '' single Genre Rock and roll Length 2 : 31 ( single version ) Label Class Songwriter ( s ) Leon René Producer ( s ) Jimmie Thomas Bobby Day singles chronology `` Rockin ' Robin '' ( 1958 ) `` Over and Over '' ( 1958 ) `` Rockin ' Robin '' ( 1958 ) `` Over and Over '' ( 1958 ) `` Rockin ' Robin '' ( originally released as `` Rock - In Robin '' on the Class Records 45 single ) is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym of Jimmie Thomas and recorded by Bobby Day in 1958. It was Day 's biggest hit single, becoming a number - two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at the top of the charts ( number one hit ) in R&B sales. Contents 1 Personnel 2 Charts 3 Michael Jackson version 3.1 Track listing 3.2 Chart performance 4 Other versions and samples 5 References Personnel The piccolo solo is played by Plas Johnson. Earl Palmer is the drummer on the track. Charts Chart ( 1958 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 9 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records Michael Jackson version `` Rockin ' Robin '' Single by Michael Jackson from the album Got to Be There B - side `` Love Is Here and Now You 're Gone '' Released 1972 Format 7 '' single Length 2 : 31 Label Motown Songwriter ( s ) Leon René Producer ( s ) Mel Larson Jerry Marcellino Michael Jackson singles chronology `` Got to Be There '' ( 1971 ) `` Rockin ' Robin '' ( 1972 ) `` I Wanna Be Where You Are '' ( 1972 ) `` Got to Be There '' ( 1971 ) `` Rockin ' Robin '' ( 1972 ) `` I Wanna Be Where You Are '' ( 1972 ) `` Ai n't No Sunshine '' ( UK, 1972 ) Michael Jackson recorded his own version of `` Rockin ' Robin '' in 1972, which was released as a single from his gold - certified solo album titled Got to Be There. It was the biggest hit from the album, hitting no. 1 on the Cash Box singles chart and peaking at no. 2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. Track listing A. `` Rockin ' Robin '' -- 2 : 30 B. `` Love Is Here and Now You 're Gone '' -- 2 : 51 Chart performance Chart ( 1972 ) Peak position Australia ( Go - Set National Top 40 ) 23 Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 16 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 13 Ireland ( IRMA ) 16 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles US Billboard Hot 100 Other versions and samples The song was recorded in 1965 by Australian band The Henchmen. Their version reached the Australian top 10. UK singer Lolly recorded it in 1999, as a double A-side with `` Big Boys Do n't Cry ''. The single peaked at number ten in the UK Singles Chart, in December of that year. References Jump up ^ Bush, John. `` Rockin ' Robin -- Song Review ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 17, 2014. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 148. Jump up ^ de Heer, Dik ( September 2015 ). `` Plas Johnson ''. Rockabilly.nl. Retrieved October 6, 2017. Jump up ^ Scherman, Tony ( 1999 ). Backbeat : The Earl Palmer Story. Washington D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 174. ISBN 978 - 1 - 56098 - 844 - 1. Jump up ^ `` Forum -- ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts -- Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 3 ''. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Bobby Day -- Awards ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 17, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Go - Set Australian charts ''. Go - Set. 22 July 1972. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` Forum -- ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts -- CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989, part 2 ''. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 7632. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 11, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Rockin ' Robin ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 11, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 11, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Got to Be There -- Awards ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 17, 2014. 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Question: when did the song rockin robin come out
Answer: 1958