16 Candles Lyrics

Happy birthday, happy birthday, baby
Oh, I love you so

[Verse 1]
16 candles
Make a lovely light
But not as bright
As your eyes tonight

[Verse 2]
Blow out the candles
Make your wish come true
For I'll be wishing
That you love me, too (That you love me, too)

[Bridge]
You're only sixteen (sixteen)
But you're my teenage queen (oh, my queen)
You're the prettiest, loveliest girl
I've ever seen (I've ever seen)

[Verse 3]
16 candles
In my heart will glow
For ever and ever
For I love you so (For I love you so)
[Bridge]
You're only sixteen (sixteen)
But you're my teenage queen (oh, my queen)
You're the prettiest, the loveliest girl
I've ever seen (I've ever seen)

[Verse 4]
16 candles
In my heart will glow
For ever and ever
For I love you so
For I love you so

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Genius Annotation

“16 Candles” was written by Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent and released in 1958. The song reached #2 on the Billboards Top 100 and #4 on the R&B Charts in 1959.

The song is about a boy who is in love with his “teenage queen” on her 16th birthday, and his hoping she loves him as much as he loves her.

It later gained a resurgence in relevance when it was featured as the titular song in the 1984 coming of age film Sixteen Candles, directed by John Hughes) and starring Molly Ringwald.

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