"Runaround Sue" is a rock and roll song (in a modified doo-wop style), originally a US No.

He then took the idea to his friend, budding songwriter Ernie Maresca, and they developed the tune and lyrics together.

Having recently split with the Belmonts, Dion then discovered another vocal group, the Del-Satins, and they rehearsed the song.

[9] The lyrics are sung from the point of view of a man whose former girlfriend, named Sue, was extremely unfaithful.

He warns all potential lovers to avoid her at all costs, as Sue "runs around" with every guy she meets and never settles down with any man in particular.

Dion stated in his autobiography The Wanderer, that although his wife's name was Susan, "Runaround Sue" had nothing to do with her.

[21] Garrett was born during the chart run of Dion's original version of "Runaround Sue," in the fall of 1961.