"Susan" is a song by The Buckinghams, released as a single in 1967, and on their album Portraits in 1968. It spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 11,Hot 100 - The Buckinghams Susan Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018. while reaching No. 7 on Canada's RPM 100,"RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 8, Ed. 19 January 27, 1968. Accessed September 23, 2015 No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, No. 2 in the Philippines,"Hits of the World", Billboard, May 25, 1968. p. 51. Accessed September 23, 2015 and No. 18 on New Zealand's NZ Listener chart.NZ Listener charts: 23-Feb-1968, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed October 28, 2015
The song contains a short excerpt of Charles Ives' composition, Central Park in the Dark, which contrasts sharply with the sunshine pop flavor of the majority of the track.Courrier, Kevin (2002). Dangerous Kitchen: The Subversive World of Zappa, ECW Press, p. 75. The section containing this excerpt was added by producer James William Guercio, and the group disliked it when they heard it.Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song: A Conversation with Carl Giammarese, Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict. Accessed September 22, 2015 This section was edited out by many radio stations when they aired the song."WGLI Makes Biggies Sit Down and Listen", Billboard, February 3, 1968. p. 26. Accessed October 28, 2015
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1967–68)PeakpositionCanada (RPM 100)7Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)2New Zealand (Listener)NZ Listener chart summary, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed August 9, 2016.18Philippines2U.S. Billboard Hot 10011U.S. (Cash Box Top 100)"Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, February 3, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved April 7, 2017.7U.S. Record World 100 Top Pops"100 Top Pops", Record World, February 3, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2018.6
Year-end charts Chart (1968)RankU.S. (Cash Box Top 100)"Top 100 Chart Hits of 1968", Cash Box, December 28, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved April 7, 2017.55U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)99
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