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| "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" | ||||
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 US single label | ||||
| Single by the Monkees | ||||
| B-side | "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" | |||
| Released | March 8, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | January 21 and 24; February 4 and 6, 1967 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor Studios, Studio B New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Colgems #1004 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Barry | |||
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| "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" on YouTube | ||||
"A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" is a song written by Neil Diamond, recorded by the Monkees in 1967 and released as a single on the Colgems label. The lead vocal was Davy Jones' first on a Monkees single. The single reached No. 1 on the Cashbox Top 100 chart, while on the Billboard Hot 100 it reached No. 2, with "Somethin' Stupid" by Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra keeping it from the top spot.[1]
The record's B-side was Michael Nesmith's "The Girl I Knew Somewhere," which also charted on the Hot 100, peaking at No. 39. "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" was included on the "I'm a Believer" EP released in Europe. Both songs were to be included on the group's album Headquarters, but were dropped from the final track list.
Diamond never recorded the song, as he had done with "I'm a Believer," but he did perform it during his live shows of 1967. A recording exists of one such performance at New York's Bitter End club.[2]
Although the song was originally published by Screen Gems-Columbia Music (BMI), it is now published by Stonebridge Music/EMI Foray Music (SESAC).