"My Boy Lollipop" was originally written in the mid-1950s and first recorded by American singer Barbie Gaye. A later version recorded by Jamaican singer Millie Small in 1964, with very similar rhythm, became an international hit that time and is one of the first songs to introduce ska music. "My Boy Lollipop" was a number one smash in Canada, Sweden, and Ireland, furthermore it reached the no.2 position in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Norway, and New Zealand.