From the 1970s to the 90s, the song was adapted into the campaign slogan 'We wear short shorts, Nair for short shorts' in commercials for Nair hair removal products.

Freddie and the Dreamers released a version of the song on their 1965 album, Frantic Freddie.

Tommy Sands released a version of the song as part of a medley with '(I'm) All Shook Up', ' Splish Splash', and ' Hound Dog' on his 1960 live album, Sands at the Sands.

Tiny Bradshaw and His Orchestra released a version of the song as a single in 1958, but it did not chart.

The Salsoul Orchestra released a version of the song as a single which reached #106 on the U.S.

The song ranked #35 on Billboard's Year-End top 50 singles of 1958. It was a warm day and we saw this girl in shorts walking down the street. Later, the four of us were riding down the street in Bergenfield. During the next three weeks we added and changed and polished until we had it the way we wanted it. Another guy picked it up and added some more. In an interview with Newsweek, Dalton explained how the song came to be written: 'We were practicing one night at my house, and one guy started putting some notes together.

The group originally released the song on the small New York label Power Records in 1957.

' Short Shorts' is a song written and performed by Tom Austin, Bill Crandell, Bill Dalton, Russ Viers, and Bob Gaudio, members of The Royal Teens. Tom Austin, Bill Crandell, Bill Dalton, Bob Gaudio 1958 single by The Royal Teens 'Short Shorts'

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