The Clapping Song is an American song, written by Lincoln Chase, originally arranged by Charles Calello and recorded by Shirley Ellis in 1965.
[citation needed] The single sold over a million copies, and peaked at number eight in the United States[1] and number six in the UK.
"The Clapping Song" has been featured in the soundtracks of the movies Scratch, Because of Winn-Dixie, Private Life, Stuber, Poms, All Together Now, Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
In Flatliners, the song is sung by children on the playground.
On television, it was featured in Round Six of the 2009 season of Dancing With the Stars.