| "You're Gonna Miss Me" | ||||
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| Single by the 13th Floor Elevators | ||||
| from the album The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators | ||||
| B-side | "Tried to Hide" | |||
| Released | January 17, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | January 2, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Andrus Studios, Houston, Texas | |||
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| Length | 2:31 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Roky Erickson | |||
| Producer(s) | Gordon Bynum | |||
| The 13th Floor Elevators singles chronology | ||||
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"You're Gonna Miss Me" is a song by the American psychedelic rock band the 13th Floor Elevators, written by Roky Erickson, and released as the group's debut single on Contact Records in 1966. It was reissued nationally on International Artists, in May 1966. Musically inspired by traditional jug band and R&B music, combined with the group's own experimentation, "You're Gonna Miss Me" with its Stacy Sutherland and Tommy Hall-penned B-side "Tried to Hide" was influential in developing psychedelic rock and garage rock, and was one of the earlier rock compositions to use the electric jug. Accordingly, critics often cite "You're Gonna Miss Me" as a bona fide garage rock song and a classic of the counterculture era.
"You're Gonna Miss Me" reached number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the 13th Floor Elevators' only single to chart in the U.S. The failure of the song to achieve a higher chart listing is attributed to poor distribution by a non-established record label. In addition, the band was prevented from consistently touring during their parole for possession of marijuana. The song was also included as a track on their debut album The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators in November 1966.
In Canada, the song reached number 54 on the RPM Magazine charts.[5]
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- ^ Stiernberg, Bonnie (August 27, 2014). "The 50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time". Paste. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie (2002). All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 1135. ISBN 9780879306533.
- ^ Hughes, Rob; Dome, Malcolm (October 9, 2018). "16 of the Best Psychedelic Rock Albums". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 3, 1966" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 June 2019.