"Hopeless" is a song written by Alan Jeffreys and

Doc Pomus Jerome Solon Felder (June 27, 1925 – March 14, 1991), known professionally as Doc Pomus, was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-writer of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hal ...

and performed by

Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...

. The song reached #3 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and #13 on the ''Billboard'' chart in 1963. The song's

B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph record, vinyl records and Compact cassette, cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side of a Single (music), single usually ...

, "The Peking Theme (So Little Time)", reached #115 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.Andy Williams, "The Peking Theme (So Little Time)" chart positions
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1963 singles Songs with lyrics by Doc Pomus Andy Williams songs Columbia Records singles 1963 songs {{1960s-single-stub