"Honey-Babe" is a song written by Max Steiner and Paul Francis Webster which was featured in the 1955 film Battle Cry. It was commercially recorded by Art Mooney and His Orchestra,[1] reaching No. 6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1955.[2]

"Honey-Babe"
Single by Art Mooney and His Orchestra
B-side"No Regrets"
ReleasedDecember 1954
GenreBig band
Length2:55
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Max Steiner, Paul Francis Webster
Art Mooney and His Orchestra singles chronology
"Bip Bam"
(1954)
"Honey-Babe"
(1954)
"Sunset to Sunrise"
(1955)

The song ranked at No. 23 on Billboard magazine's Top 30 singles of 1955.[3]

Since its release, the song has been used as a cadence, with countless variations and adaptations in verses, in all branches of the US military to the present day.

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References

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  1. ^ "Art Mooney, "Honey-Babe" Single Release". Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Art Mooney, "Honey-Babe" Chart Position". Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "1955's Top Popular Records" Billboard January 7, 1956: 20
  4. ^ "The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, "Honey Babe" Chart Position". Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra featuring Gordon Langhorn, "Blue Star" Single Release". Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lightnin' Hopkins, The Complete Aladdin Recordings". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2018.