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Gold Digger" sold over 80,000 digital downloads through legal music services, such as iTunes and Napster, within a week. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] At the time, the song broke the record for the most digital downloads in one week and also scored the fastest download sales ever, feats that were both previously held by Gwen Stefani 's " Hollaback Girl " (2005).
Anka began including the song in his concert appearances, particularly during his shows in Las Vegas, Nevada. The performance is often accompanied by a video montage featuring Anka and his family and friends. [4] In 2015, Anka's recording was used in a series of retrospective promos for the final season of the AMC television series Mad Men.
Paul Albert Anka was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Camelia (née Tannis) and Andrew Emile "Andy" Anka Sr., who owned a restaurant called the Locanda. [2] According to Anka's autobiography, My Way, both of his parents were of Lebanese Christian descent; however, he also states in his autobiography that his ancestors came from Bab Tuma, in Syria.
Peggy Hopkins Joyce (born Emma Marguerite Upton; May 26, 1893 – June 12, 1957) was an American actress, artist's model, columnist, dancer and socialite.In addition to her performing career, Joyce was widely known for her flamboyant life, numerous engagements and affairs, six marriages, subsequent divorces, collections of diamonds and furs, and her lavish lifestyle [citation needed].
Rock Swings is an album by Paul Anka.Recorded in November 2004 and released on May 31, 2005 in Canada and June 7, 2005 in the United States, it contains swing jazz covers of popular rock and pop songs from the 1980s and 1990s.
It is a mash-up with a beat from Kanye West's song "Gold Digger". [8] The first line in the song is a quote from West speaking at A Concert for Hurricane Relief. [9] The song was "recorded on home computers and composed through emails and instant messaging", and spread widely over the Internet for several weeks after the catastrophe, [1] [10 ...
The song was co-produced by Anka. [4] The song was released in Canada under the Polydor label. The single was followed by "Time to Cry", previously released by Anka in 1959. [5] Additionally, an album was released entitled "These Are Your Songs" with a personal note written by Paul Anka introducing Don Goodwin. "THESE ARE YOUR SONGS"(LP ...
"Do I Love You" is a song co-written and recorded by Paul Anka, from his 1972 eponymous LP. Released as an advance single in late 1971, "Do I Love You" reached number 14 on the Easy Listening Singles charts of both the U.S. and Canada, number 16 on the Canadian Pop chart, and was a modest hit on the U.S. Hot 100 as well.