"Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" is a song, written by Curtis Mayfield.

Overview

The first recording to be released was by Major Lance, as a single in December 1963, produced by Okeh label president Carl Davis.

Chart performance

The song was Major Lance's third release to make the Billboard Hot 100 and his most successful hit with a #5 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 on 8 February 1964 with a #1 peak on the Cash Box R&B chart (Billboard did not run an R&B chart November 1963-January 1965). In Canada it reached #6. In the UK it reached #40, Lance's only UK chart appearance.

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