| "I'm into Something Good" | ||||
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| Single by Herman's Hermits | ||||
| from the album Herman's Hermits | ||||
| B-side | "Your Hand in Mine" | |||
| Released | 7 August 1964 (UK) September 1964 (US) | |||
| Recorded | De Lane Lea Studios, London, 26 July 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | MGM Records K13280 (US) Columbia DB 7338 (UK)[2] | |||
| Composer(s) | Carole King[2] | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Gerry Goffin | |||
| Producer(s) | Mickie Most[2] | |||
| Herman's Hermits singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm into Something Good" is a song composed by Gerry Goffin (lyrics) and Carole King (music) and made famous by Herman's Hermits.[2] The song was originally recorded (as "I'm into Somethin' Good") by Cookies member Earl-Jean on Colpix Records in 1964. Her version entered the U.S. Cash Box Top 100 charts in the US on 4 July 1964 and spent eight weeks there, reaching a high of number 42 on 15 August 1964, and number 38 Billboard.
On 26 July 1964, Herman's Hermits recorded the song as their debut single. It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 30 September 1964, staying there for two weeks.[2][3][4] The song peaked at number 13 in the US later that year and number 7 in Canada. The 'A' section of the song follows a twelve-bar blues structure.[5]
This Herman's Hermits' release, during the peak of the British Invasion, occurred at a time when Brill Building songwriters like Goffin and King in this case, found themselves in danger of obsolescence, as most of the British groups wrote their own material. The song has since been featured in films such as The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, and Ouija: Origin of Evil. The song was also featured in the season 5 episode "Road to Rupert" of Family Guy.
Carole King has said that in writing the song, she was inspired by Brian Wilson: "I make no bones about it, that song was influenced by Brian's music".[6]
- ^ Breihan, Tom (15 November 2022). "The Beatles - "I Want To Hold Your Hand". The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. New York: Hachette Book Group. p. 45.
- ^ a b c d e Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 84. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 – 5th April 2014 | The UK Charts | Top 40". Theofficialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 167–8. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Moore, Professor Allan F. (28 January 2013). Song Means: Analysing and Interpreting Recorded Popular Song. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4094-9524-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ Carole King/Brian Wilson Exclusive Tracks, Caroleking.com, 22 August 2008