when was a whiter shade of pale released
A Whiter Shade of Pale "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 and stayed there for six weeks.[3] Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the Billboard pop chart in the United States.[4] One of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, it is one of the best selling singles in history, having sold sold over 10 million copies worldwide.[5]