<P> `` Rockin ' Robin '' ( originally released as `` Rock - In Robin '' on the Class Records 45 single ) is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym of Jimmie Thomas and recorded by Bobby Day in 1958 . It was Day 's biggest hit single , becoming a number - two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at the top of the charts ( number one hit ) in R&B sales . </P>
<P> `` Rockin ' Robin '' ( originally released as `` Rock - In Robin '' on the Class Records 45 single ) is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym of Jimmie Thomas and recorded by Bobby Day in 1958 . It was Day 's biggest hit single , becoming a number - two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at the top of the charts ( number one hit ) in R&B sales . </P>
when did the song rockin robin come out
when did the song rockin robin come out
1958
1958