Somethin' Stupid

"Somethin' Stupid"
US single A-side label
Single by Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra
from the album The World We Knew
B-side"I Will Wait for You"
ReleasedMarch 1967 (1967-03)
RecordedFebruary 1, 1967
StudioUnited Western Recorders (Hollywood, Los Angeles)
Genre
Length2:37
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)C. Carson Parks[2]
Producer(s)
Frank Sinatra singles chronology
"That's Life"
(1966)
"Somethin' Stupid"
(1967)
"The World We Knew (Over and Over)"
(1967)
Nancy Sinatra singles chronology
"Summer Wine"
(1967)
"Somethin' Stupid"
(1967)
"Love Eyes"
(1967)

"Somethin' Stupid", or "Something Stupid", is a song written by C. Carson Parks. It was originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote, as Carson and Gaile. A 1967 version by Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy Sinatra became a major international hit, reaching number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart.[2] In 2001, a cover version by British vocalist Robbie Williams and Australian actress Nicole Kidman reached number one in the UK Singles Chart.

  1. ^ a b Molanphy, Chris (December 21, 2018). "The Christmas is All Around Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 108. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.