Donna the Prima Donna
| "Donna the Prima Donna" | ||||
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| Single by Dion | ||||
| from the album Donna the Prima Donna | ||||
| B-side | "You're Mine" | |||
| Released | August 20, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records 42852 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Robert Mersey | |||
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"Donna the Prima Donna" is a song written by Dion DiMucci and Ernie Maresca and performed by Dion. It reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 9 on the Cash Box Top 100, and No. 17 on Billboard's R&B chart in 1963, while reaching No. 17 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, and No. 2 in Hong Kong. It was from Dion's 1963 album, Donna the Prima Donna.
The track was produced by Robert Mersey and arranged by DiMucci. The backing group is the Del-Satins.
It was ranked No. 86 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1963. It references Zsa Zsa Gabor and how the titular girl tries to look like her.