Stubborn Kind of Fellow

"Stubborn Kind of Fellow"
Single by Marvin Gaye
from the album That Stubborn Kinda Fellow
B-side"It Hurts Me Too"
ReleasedJuly 23, 1962
RecordedJune 29, 1962
StudioHitsville USA, Detroit, Michigan
GenreSoul
Length2:44
LabelTamla
T 54068
Songwriter(s)Marvin Gaye
William "Mickey" Stevenson
George Gordy
Producer(s)William "Mickey" Stevenson
Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"Soldier's Plea"
(1962)
"Stubborn Kind of Fellow"
(1962)
"Hitch Hike"
(1962)

"Stubborn Kind of Fellow" is a 1962 song recorded by Marvin Gaye for the Tamla label. Co-written by Gaye and produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson, "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" became Gaye's first hit single, reaching the top 10 of the R&B chart and the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1962.