<P> `` A Whiter Shade of Pale '' is the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum , released 12 May 1967 . The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 and stayed there for six weeks . Without much promotion , it reached number 5 on the Billboard pop chart in the United States . One of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love , it is one of the best selling singles in history , having sold sold over 10 million copies worldwide . </P>
<P> `` A Whiter Shade of Pale '' is the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum , released 12 May 1967 . The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 and stayed there for six weeks . Without much promotion , it reached number 5 on the Billboard pop chart in the United States . One of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love , it is one of the best selling singles in history , having sold sold over 10 million copies worldwide . </P>
when was a whiter shade of pale released
when was a whiter shade of pale released
12 May 1967
12 May 1967