"Pony Time" is a song recorded by Chubby Checker

Chubby Checker

Chubby Checker is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist"...

, his second US #1 (after his 1960 single "The Twist

The Twist (song)

"The Twist" is a twelve bar blues song that gave birth to the Twistdance craze. The song was written and originally released in 1959 by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters as a B-side but his version was only a moderate 1960 hit, peaking at 28 on the Billboard Hot 100...

." "Pony Time" was also a number one hit on the R&B charts.. The song introduced a new dance style, The Pony, in which the dancer tries to look like he or she is riding a horse. It was written by Don Covay

Don Covay

Don Covay is an American R&B/rock and roll/soul music singer and songwriter most active in the 1950s and 1960s, who received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994...

 and John Berry

John Berry

Sir John Berry was an English naval officer of the Royal Navy, and was in 1675 the captain of the annual convoy to Newfoundland that took place during the years of the colony's founding....

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The song was featured in the film "Hairspray".

See also

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1961 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B singles of 1961 (U.S.)