The Royal Teens - Short Shorts (1957)

“Short Shorts” is a song written and performed by Tom Austin, Bill Crandell, Bill Dalton, and Bob Gaudio, members of The Royal Teens. The song became an anthem of the late 1950s, epitomizing the era’s youth culture and fashion. It reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart and #3 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958. The group originally released the track on the small New York label Power Records in 1957.