Tossin' and Turnin' "Billboard" magazine ranked the song as the 27th biggest song of all time that charted on the "Billboard" Hot 100, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the chart. It is one of only six songs from the 1960s to spend at least seven weeks in the number one position on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Tossin' and Turnin' "Tossin' and Turnin'" is a song written by Ritchie Adams and Malou Rene, and originally recorded by Bobby Lewis in the fall of 1960. The record was released in December 1960,and it reached number one on both the "Billboard" Hot 100 on July 10,
The Wilde Knights their journey to Los Angeles, lost some of their earlier members and proceeded to assemble a new lineup that would eventually settle into Dey on bass, Rich Brown on guitar, Ray Kennedy on organ, Roger Huycke on drums. They changed their name to the Wilde Knights. In 1965 the Wilde Knights teamed up with producer Paul Johnson to record two singles for his Star-Bright label. The first was "Beaver Patrol" b/w "Tossin' and Turnin".<ref name="Unterberger (MTV/Knights)"></ref> "Beaver Patrol", penned by Rick Dey and Rich Brown, contained sexually suggestive lyrics. Dey and Brown also wrote "Just Like Me", which became the