Splish Splash (song)

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“Splish Splash”

Single by Bobby Darin

B-side

"Judy Don't Be Moody"

Released

1958

Label

ATCO 6117

Writer(s)

Bobby Darin, Jean Murray

Bobby Darin singles chronology

"Just In Case You Change your Mind"
(1958)

"Splish Splash"
(1958)

"Early in the Morning"
(1958)

"Splish Splash" is a 1958 song performed and co-written by Bobby Darin. It was written with DJ Murray the K (Murray Kaufman), who bet that Darin couldn't write a song that started out with the words, "Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath", as suggested by Murray's mother, Jean Kaufman. The song was credited to Bobby Darin and "Jean Murray" (a compilation of their names) to avoid any hint of payola.[1] The song helped to give Darin a major boost in his career, reaching number 3 in the U.S. pop singles charts.

The lyrics mention several characters from other songs of the period, including "Lollipop", "Peggy Sue", and "Good Golly Miss Molly".

The song was remade in 1979 by Barbra Streisand and appears on her album Wet. It features new lyrics written by Streisand herself and backing vocals from Toto lead singer Bobby Kimball and Chicago keyboardist Bill Champlin.

The song appears in the soundtrack for the 1998 movie, You've Got Mail, and also in an episode of Happy Days where Richie Cunningham becomes a DJ 'Richie The C' (possibly a play on Murray the K).