You've Really Got a Hold on Me

"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
Single by the Miracles
from the album The Fabulous Miracles
A-side"Happy Landing"
ReleasedNovember 9, 1962 (1962-11-09)
RecordedOctober 16, 1962
StudioHitsville USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan
GenreSoul
Length2:58
LabelTamla
Songwriter(s)Smokey Robinson
Producer(s)Smokey Robinson
The Miracles singles chronology
"I'll Try Something New"
(1962)
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
(1962)
"A Love She Can Count On"
(1963)
Official audio
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" on YouTube

"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" is a song written by Smokey Robinson, which became a 1962 Top 10 hit single for the Miracles. One of the Miracles' most covered tunes, this million-selling song received a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award. It has also been selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was recorded by the Beatles for their second album, With the Beatles (1963). Many other musicians also recorded versions.