Sorrow (The McCoys song)

"Sorrow"
Single by the McCoys
from the album Hang On Sloopy
A-side"Fever"
ReleasedOctober 1965
GenreFolk rock
Length2:02
LabelBang 511
Songwriter(s)Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer
Producer(s)Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer
The McCoys singles chronology
"Hang On Sloopy"
(1965)
"Sorrow" / "Fever"
(1965)
"Up and Down"
(1966)

"Sorrow" is a song first recorded by the McCoys in 1965 and released as the B-side to their cover of "Fever". It became a big hit in the United Kingdom in a version by the Merseys, reaching number 4 on the UK chart on 28 April 1966.[1] A version by David Bowie charted worldwide in 1973.

A line from the song – "With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue" – is used in the Beatles song "It's All Too Much" which was featured on their 1969 album Yellow Submarine.

  1. ^ The Merseys, "Sorrow" chart position Retrieved 20 June 2015