<Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Oriole #CB 1156 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Bob Merrill </Td> </Tr> <P> "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" is a popular novelty song published as having been written by Bob Merrill in 1952 and very loosely based on the folk tune, Carnival of Venice . This song is also loosely based on the song "Oh, where, oh, where, has my little dog gone?" The best - known version of the song was the original, recorded by Patti Page on December 18, 1952, and released in January 1953 by Mercury Records as catalog numbers 70070 (78 rpm) and 70070X45 (45 rpm) under the title "The Doggie in the Window", with the flip side being "My Jealous Eyes". It reached No. 1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1953, and sold over two million copies . </P> <P> Mercury, however, had poor distribution in the United Kingdom . Therefore, a recording by Lita Roza was the one most widely heard in the UK, reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1953 . It also distinguished Roza as the first British woman to have a number - one hit in the UK chart . It was also the first song with a question in the title to reach number 1 . </P>

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