Please, Please, Please

"Please, Please, Please"
Single by James Brown and the Famous Flames
from the album Please Please Please
B-side"Why Do You Do Me"
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1956 (1956-02-26)
RecordedFebruary 4, 1956
StudioKing, Cincinnati, Ohio
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:43
LabelFederal
Songwriter(s)
  • James Brown
  • Johnny Terry
Producer(s)Ralph Bass
James Brown and the Famous Flames singles chronology
"Please, Please, Please"
(1956)
"I Don't Know"
(1956)
Audio video
"Please, Please, Please" on YouTube

"Please, Please, Please" is a rhythm and blues song performed by James Brown and the Famous Flames. Written by Brown and Johnny Terry and released as a single on Federal Records in 1956, it reached No. 6 on the R&B charts. The group's debut recording and first chart hit, it has come to be recognized as their signature song.