Charlie Brown ( the Coasters song ) - wikipedia Charlie Brown ( the Coasters song ) This article is about The Coasters song. For the Coldplay song, see Charlie Brown ( Coldplay song ). `` Charlie Brown '' Single by The Coasters B - side `` Three Cool Cats '' Released January 1959 Recorded December 11, 1958 Genre Doo - wop, pop, R&B Length 2 : 19 Label Atco 6132 Songwriter ( s ) Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Producer ( s ) Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller The Coasters singles chronology `` The Shadow Knows '' ( 1958 ) `` Charlie Brown '' ( 1959 ) `` Along Came Jones '' ( 1959 ) `` The Shadow Knows '' ( 1958 ) `` Charlie Brown '' ( 1959 ) `` Along Came Jones '' ( 1959 ) `` Charlie Brown '' is a popular Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller song that was a top - ten hit for The Coasters in the spring of 1959 ( released in January, coupled with `` Three Cool Cats, '' Atco 6132 ). It went to # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts, and was the first of three top - ten hits for the Coasters that year. It is best known for the phrase, `` Why 's everybody always pickin ' on me ? '' According to Jerry Leiber, `` After ' Yakety Yak, ' I thought we could write every Coasters song in ten minutes. Man, was I wrong ! When we tried to write a follow - up, Mike had lots of musical ideas, but I was stuck.... After nearly a week of agonizing, a simple name came to mind. ' Charlie Brown. ' Then, ' He 's a clown, that Charlie Brown. ' Mike already had a skip - along melodic template in place. He helped me with the story and suddenly a character, played by Dub Jones, stepped out on stage. '' Towards the end of the bridge of the song, the words `` Yeah, You ! '' were recorded at half speed, so the voices would play back at a higher pitch. King Curtis plays the tenor saxophone during the instrumental and the fade out of the record. The best - known version of the song is in mono. However, a stereo version ( with slightly different vocals ) was released on the LP Atlantic History of Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 4, along with several other rare stereo versions of late 1950s Atlantic hits. There have been over 80 cover versions of the song recorded, including one by British comedy actor Bernard Bresslaw and a German language version ( as `` Charly Brown '' ) by Hans Blum, both in 1959. Deep River Boys with Mikkel Flagstad 's orchestra recorded their version in Oslo on August 25, 1960 ; it was released on the extended play En aften på `` Casino Non Stop '' 1960 ( HMV 7EGN 36 ). Dr. Lonnie Smith does an extended instrumental version on his live 1969 album Move Your Hand. Guy Mitchell released a cover version of this song. In 1995, the song was recorded in a ska - punk version by Voodoo Glow Skulls, on their album Firme. Lyrics The lyric `` Who calls the English teacher ' Daddy - o ' ? '' is most likely a reference to the 1955 film Blackboard Jungle, in which high school students mock the surname of a new teacher, Richard Dadier ( Glenn Ford ), changing `` Dadier '' to `` Daddy - o, '' a then - current slang term ( usually genial ) for a male friend or a father. The song is not a reference to the Peanuts character of the same name. The strip had debuted less than a decade prior, and had not reached its peak of popularity yet. Adding to the confusion is the line `` Why 's everybody always pickin ' on me ? '', resembling the comic strip Charlie Brown 's generally pessimistic attitude. In pop culture In a 1979 episode of The White Shadow, the Carver basketball team performs this song at a school dance. In the film Jack, the title character ( played by Robin Williams ) and his friends, including his teacher ( played by Bill Cosby ), sing this song in their tree house. The weight in the tree house is so great with the kids and the two adult - sized people that the tree house starts to creak. While they are singing the song, a butterfly lands on the tree house and the house collapses. Once they are on the ground, Jack uses the tag line of the song and says, `` Why is everybody always fallin ' on me ? '' The song was included in the musical revue Smokey Joe 's Cafe. References ^ Jump up to : Gilliland, John ( 1969 ). `` Show 13 - Big Rock Candy Mountain : Rock ' n ' roll in the late fifties. ( Part 3 ) '' ( audio ). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries. Jump up ^ Billboard Hits of 1959 Retrieved February 7, 2012 Jump up ^ Leiber and Mike Stoller with David Ritz, Jerry ( 2009 ). Hound Dog : The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography. Simon & Schuster. pp. 136 -- 137. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4165 - 5938 - 2. Jump up ^ Move Your Hand Jump up ^ The Ultimate History of Rock & Roll Collection, Vol. 1 : Rock 's Pioneers Retrieved February 7, 2012 Jump up ^ Voodoo Glow Skulls, Firme Retrieved February 7, 2012 The Coasters Carl Gardner Billy Guy Bobby Nunn Leon Hughes Adolph Jacobs Young Jessie Cornell Gunter Will `` Dub '' Jones Vernon Harrell Earl `` Speedo '' Carroll Ronnie Bright Jimmy Norman Thomas `` Curly '' Palmer Albert `` Sonny '' Forriest Alvin Morse Carl Gardner Jr J.W. Lance Primotivo Candelara Eddie Whitfield Dennis Anderson Studio albums The Coasters The Coasters One By One Coast Along with The Coasters It Ai n't Sanitary ( with Billy Guy ) Other albums The Coasters ' Greatest Hits Greatest Hits That Is Rock & Roll All Time Greatest Hits Their Greatest Recordings : The Early Years The Coasters On Broadway This Is the Coasters The World Famous Coasters 20 Great Originals 16 Greatest Hits What Is the Secret of Your Success ? Young Blood The Ultimate Coasters 20 Greatest Hits The Greatest Hits 50 Coastin ' Classics : Anthology The Very Best of the Coasters Golden Hits Great Yakety Yak & Other Favorites All Our Best The Best of the Coasters Yakety Yak : The Platinum Collection The Definitive Soul : The Coasters There 's a Riot Goin ' On : The Coasters on Atco Only the Best of the Coasters Singles `` Down in Mexico '' `` One Kiss Led to Another '' `` Young Blood '' `` Idol With The Golden Head '' `` Sweet Georgia Brown '' `` Gee, Golly '' `` Yakety Yak '' `` The Shadow Knows '' `` Charlie Brown '' `` Along Came Jones '' `` Poison Ivy '' `` What About Us '' `` Besame Mucho ( Part I ) '' `` Wake Me, Shake Me '' `` Shoppin ' for Clothes '' `` Wait A Minute '' `` Little Egypt ( Ying - Yang ) '' `` Girls Girls Girls ( Part I ) '' `` ( Ai n't That ) Just Like Me '' `` Ridin  ́ Hood '' `` The Climb ( vocal ) '' `` The P.T.A. '' `` T'ai n't Nothin ' to Me '' `` Bad Detective '' `` Wild One '' `` Lady Like '' `` Let 's Go Get Stoned '' `` Crazy Baby '' `` She 's A Yum Yum '' `` Soul Pad '' `` She Can '' `` D.W. Washburn '' `` Act Right '' `` Love Potion Number Nine '' `` Cool Jerk '' `` Hush Do n't Talk About It '' B - sides `` Turtle Dovin '' `` Brazil '' `` Searchin ' '' `` ( When She Wants Good Lovin  ́ ) My Baby Comes To Me '' `` What Is The Secret Of Your Success ? '' `` Dance ! '' `` Zing ! 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Question: who sang charlie brown he's a clown
Answer: The Coasters