Runaround Sue

"Runaround Sue"
Single by Dion
from the album Runaround Sue
B-side"Runaway Girl"
ReleasedSeptember 1961
StudioBell Sound (New York City)
Genre
Length2:41
LabelLaurie
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gene Schwartz
Dion singles chronology
"Somebody Nobody Wants"
(1961)
"Runaround Sue"
(1961)
"The Wanderer"
(1961)

"Runaround Sue" is a rock and roll song (in a modified doo-wop style), originally a US No. 1 Hot 100 hit (No. 4 on the Hot R&B chart) for the singer Dion during 1961, after he split with the Belmonts. It was written by Dion with Ernie Maresca, and tells the story of a disloyal lover. The song ranked No. 351 on the Rolling Stone list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

In 2002, Dion was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "Runaround Sue".