Paul Vance (born 1929 in Westbury, New York) is an American songwriter.
With Lee Pockriss, Vance co-wrote such hits as "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," recorded in 1960 by Brian Hyland, which rose to #1 on the Billboard Charts, and "Catch a Falling Star," recorded in 1957 by Perry Como, which was a huge hit and became one of Como's signature songs. "What Will Mary Say", a Top 10 hit for singer Johnny Mathis in 1963, was written by Paul Vance with Eddie Snyder. Vance got the idea for "Itsy Bitsy Bikini" because his daughter was too shy to wear a bikini in public. The song has been a top 10 hit in other countries around the world and has earned millions of dollars for Vance.
In 1964, Vance and Pockriss wrote a song entitled "Leader Of The Laundromat," a spoof of the then-popular "Leader of the Pack" by The Shangri-Las, and Vance produced a recording of the track by a trio consisting of Ronnie (Ron) Dante, Tommy Wynn, and Vance's nephew Danny Jordan. The record was released under the name The Detergents, and its success led to an album called The Many Faces Of The Detergents, which Vance produced and for which he, along with.