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I Got You Babe

January 06, 2023

"I Got You Babe" is a song performed by American pop and entertainment duo Sonny & Cher and written by Sonny Bono. It was the first single taken from their debut studio album, Look at Us (1965). In August 1965, the single spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States[2] where it sold more than one million copies and was certified Gold. It also reached number one in the United Kingdom and Canada.

"I Got You Babe"
Side A of the UK single
Single by Sonny & Cher
from the album Look at Us
B-side"It's Gonna Rain"
ReleasedJuly 9, 1965
RecordedJune 7, 1965
StudioGold Star, Hollywood
GenreFolk rock[1]
Length3:11
LabelAtco
Songwriter(s)Sonny Bono
Producer(s)Sonny Bono
Sonny & Cher singles chronology
"Baby Don't Go"
(1964) 		"I Got You Babe"
(1965) 		"The Letter"
(1965)

In 1985, a cover version of "I Got You Babe" by British reggae-pop band UB40 featuring American singer Chrissie Hynde peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. And in 1993, Cher recorded a cover version with the American animated characters Beavis and Butt-Head, which peaked at number 35 in the UK and became a top 10 hit in the Netherlands.

Sonny & Cher version

 
Sonny & Cher, 1966

Background and composition

Sonny Bono, a songwriter and record producer for Phil Spector, wrote the lyrics to and composed the music of the song for himself and his then-wife, Cher, late at night in their basement. When Cher was woken up to sing the lyrics, she hated the song and didn't think it would soon be a hit and immediately went back to bed.[3][4] Session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew supplied the instrumental track.[5] "I Got You Babe" became the duo's biggest single, their signature song, and a defining recording of the early hippie countercultural movement.[citation needed] Billboard said of the song "using the successful combination of folk and rock, this one has the performance and production of a smash."[6]

AllMusic critic William Ruhmann praised the song:

Recalling Dylan's bitter 1964 song "It Ain't Me Babe" (soon to be a folk-rock hit for the Turtles), Bono wrote his own opposite sentiment: "I Got You Babe." Where Dylan was lyrically complex, Bono was simple: His lyrics began with the ominous youth-versus-grownups theme of "they" who set up barriers to romance, but soon gave way to a dialogue of teenage romantic platitudes. Where Dylan was musically simple, however, Bono, without fully rebuilding Spector's Wall of Sound, was more structurally ambitious, following the song's standard verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-verse-chorus form with an ascending coda that built to a climax, then started building again before the fadeout, all in only a little over three minutes. Set to waltz time, the tune retained a light feel despite the sometimes busy instrumentation, led by a prominent oboe accompanied by a bassoon and the alternating vocals between the two singers. If neither were interesting singers, their plodding, matter-of-fact performances gave the song a common-man appeal.[7]

The session for the song was held on June 7, 1965, at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood and lasted between 2 and 5 PM.[8] Musician Harold Battiste provided the instrumental arrangement.[9] Richard Niles quotes Battiste as saying the prominent figure in the song is played on an oboe rather than an ocarina.[10]

In the United States, the song had sold more than 1 million copies in 1965 being certified Gold by the RIAA. As of November 2011, Billboard reported the digital sales of "I Got You Babe" to be 372,000 in the US.[11]

In 2011, the song was named as one of the greatest duets of all time by both Billboard and Rolling Stone magazines.[12][13] It was also listed at #444 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004. But in a 2011 poll Rolling Stone readers ranked "I Got You Babe" the eighth-worst song of the 1960s.[14] In early 2017 the song has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[15]

Live performances

Sonny and Cher last performed the song together during an impromptu reunion on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman on November 13, 1987.[16][17][18] Cher performed the song with R.E.M. on February 14, 2002, at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.[19] It was her first performance of the song without Sonny.[20] During Cher's 2014 Dressed to Kill Tour and 2017–2020 Las Vegas residency Classic Cher using left behind vocals and a projection of videos of Sonny, Cher performed the song live with the projection of Sonny. The song is performed the same way during Cher's 2018-2020 Here We Go Again Tour.

Cher sang a parody version of the song called I Got You Bae with James Corden on The Late Late Show with James Corden in 2016. The parody explained finding love in the modern 2016 era of online dating, swiping, social media, Netflix and chill and internet pornography.[21][22][23]

In popular culture

"I Got You Babe" has been frequently featured in film and television, including Sonny and Cher's own The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. The song made a bit of a comeback when it was used repeatedly as Phil Connors' wake-up music in the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. On re-release, the single re-charted in the UK, reaching number 66. Other films have used the song, including Good Times which stars Sonny & Cher, Buster, Look Who's Talking Too, Just Visiting, Me Without You, Riding in Cars with Boys, Jack and Jill and The Munsters.

Personnel

The personnel, excluding Sonny & Cher, as seen in the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) contracts for the session include:[8]

Charts

UB40 and Chrissie Hynde version

"I Got You Babe"
 
Green sleeve for US single
Single by UB40 and Chrissie Hynde
from the album Baggariddim
B-side"Theme from Labour of Love"
ReleasedJuly 22, 1985 (1985-07-22)[51]
Genre
Length3:09
LabelDEP International
Songwriter(s)Sonny Bono
Producer(s)Pablo Falconer
UB40 singles chronology
"I'm Not Fooled So Easily"
(1984) 		"I Got You Babe"
(1985) 		"Don't Break My Heart"
(1985)
Chrissie Hynde singles chronology
"I Got You Babe"
(1985) 		"Breakfast in Bed"
(1988)

Background

Twenty years later, in July 1985, British band UB40 with American singer Chrissie Hynde released a cover version of "I Got You Babe" for the group's sixth studio album, Baggariddim (1985). This version charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also appeared on the Pretenders' 1987 compilation album The Singles.

Track listings

  • 7-inch single
  1. I Got You Babe 3:08
  2. UB40 - Theme From Labour Of Love 3:05
  • 12-inch single
  1. I Got You Babe 3:09
  2. UB40 - Red Red Wine 5:21

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[73] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[74] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cher with Beavis and Butt-Head version

"I Got You Babe"
 
Single by Cher with Beavis and Butt-head
from the album The Beavis and Butt-head Experience
ReleasedDecember 1993
Genre
Length4:00
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Sonny Bono
Cher singles chronology
"Many Rivers to Cross"
(1993) 		"I Got You Babe"
(1993) 		"Love Can Build a Bridge"
(1995)
Music video
"I Got You Babe" on YouTube

Background

In 1993, Cher recorded a cover version of "I Got You Babe" with the American animated characters Beavis and Butt-Head. The song was the first single from The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience, a compilation comedy album released in 1993 by the Geffen Records, which is one of the fastest-selling comedy albums; it has officially sold 1,610,000 units and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA in the United States.[75][76] The single reached the top 40 in the UK, Belgium and Sweden, as well as the top 10 in the Netherlands.

Critical reception

A reviewer from AllMusic said "I Got You Babe" is the "most interesting" track on The Beavis and Butt-head Experience album.[77] Larry Flick from Billboard stated that Cher "delivers one of her strongest vocals to date."[78] Troy J. Augusto from Cashbox viewed it as a "fun moment" from the album.[79] Rob Fiend from the Gavin Report called it "a lovely duet", adding that "one can hardly keep the tears from flowing."[80] James Masterton wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary, that "MTVs doyens of bad taste, Beavis and Butt-Head charge onto vinyl in their own inimitable fashion on a remake of the 1960s classic."[81] Pan-European magazine Music & Media described it as "a smashing rendition".[82] Martin Aston from Music Week gave it four out of five, writing that it "is undoubtedly the worst version of her and Sonny's classic Sixties cut, but the funniest too. Potential media exposure for this irreverent novelty item seems unlimited."[83] A reviewer from Rolling Stone said that "Cher proves she's a good sport (or something) by letting B&B help her sing" the song.[84] Mark Sutherland from Smash Hits declared it as a "hilarious" duet.[85]

Music video

A funny and psychedelic music video was produced for the song, which received heavy MTV airplay. It featured Cher and Beavis and Butt-Head in a virtual animated world. In the video, the animated pair refer to her former husband Bono as a dork and a wuss, to which a live-action Cher agrees. It was placed at number 5 on the "50 Greatest Funny Moments in Music" list made by VH1 channel in 2004. On April 29, 2022, Cher's official YouTube channel uploaded the music video in remastered HD.[86]

Track listing

  • European CD single
  1. "I Got You Babe" (Cher with Beavis and Butt-Head) – 5:09
  2. "Mental ✳@%#!" (Jackyl) – 4:42
  3. "Fire Down Below" (Cher) – 4:20
  • UK CD and cassette single
  1. "I Got You Babe" (Cher with Beavis and Butt-Head) – 4:00
  2. "I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher) – 3:13

Charts

Blackmore's Night

In 2013, the band Blackmore's Night, which features guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and singer Candice Night, covered the song on their album All Our Yesterdays.

Personnel
  • Ritchie Blackmore : Electric and acoustic guitar, guitar solo
  • Candice Night : Lead vocals
  • Lady Lynn : Harmony vocals
  • Earl Grey of Chimay : Bass guitar
  • Scarlet Fiddler : Fiddler
  • Bard David of Larchmont : Keyboards, backing vocals
  • Troubador of Aberdeen : Percussions

In other media

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I Got You Babe is a song performed by American pop and entertainment duo Sonny amp Cher and written by Sonny Bono It was the first single taken from their debut studio album Look at Us 1965 In August 1965 the single spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States 2 where it sold more than one million copies and was certified Gold It also reached number one in the United Kingdom and Canada I Got You Babe Side A of the UK singleSingle by Sonny amp Cherfrom the album Look at UsB side It s Gonna Rain ReleasedJuly 9 1965RecordedJune 7 1965StudioGold Star HollywoodGenreFolk rock 1 Length3 11LabelAtcoSongwriter s Sonny BonoProducer s Sonny BonoSonny amp Cher singles chronology Baby Don t Go 1964 I Got You Babe 1965 The Letter 1965 In 1985 a cover version of I Got You Babe by British reggae pop band UB40 featuring American singer Chrissie Hynde peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart And in 1993 Cher recorded a cover version with the American animated characters Beavis and Butt Head which peaked at number 35 in the UK and became a top 10 hit in the Netherlands Contents 1 Sonny amp Cher version 1 1 Background and composition 1 2 Live performances 1 3 In popular culture 1 4 Personnel 1 5 Charts 1 5 1 Weekly charts 1 5 2 Year end charts 1 5 3 Certifications 2 UB40 and Chrissie Hynde version 2 1 Background 2 2 Track listings 2 3 Charts 2 3 1 Weekly charts 2 3 2 Year end charts 2 4 Certifications 3 Cher with Beavis and Butt Head version 3 1 Background 3 2 Critical reception 3 3 Music video 3 4 Track listing 3 5 Charts 3 5 1 Weekly charts 3 5 2 Year end charts 4 Blackmore s Night 5 In other media 6 ReferencesSonny amp Cher version Edit Sonny amp Cher 1966 Background and composition Edit Sonny Bono a songwriter and record producer for Phil Spector wrote the lyrics to and composed the music of the song for himself and his then wife Cher late at night in their basement When Cher was woken up to sing the lyrics she hated the song and didn t think it would soon be a hit and immediately went back to bed 3 4 Session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew supplied the instrumental track 5 I Got You Babe became the duo s biggest single their signature song and a defining recording of the early hippie countercultural movement citation needed Billboard said of the song using the successful combination of folk and rock this one has the performance and production of a smash 6 AllMusic critic William Ruhmann praised the song Recalling Dylan s bitter 1964 song It Ain t Me Babe soon to be a folk rock hit for the Turtles Bono wrote his own opposite sentiment I Got You Babe Where Dylan was lyrically complex Bono was simple His lyrics began with the ominous youth versus grownups theme of they who set up barriers to romance but soon gave way to a dialogue of teenage romantic platitudes Where Dylan was musically simple however Bono without fully rebuilding Spector s Wall of Sound was more structurally ambitious following the song s standard verse chorus verse chorus bridge verse chorus form with an ascending coda that built to a climax then started building again before the fadeout all in only a little over three minutes Set to waltz time the tune retained a light feel despite the sometimes busy instrumentation led by a prominent oboe accompanied by a bassoon and the alternating vocals between the two singers If neither were interesting singers their plodding matter of fact performances gave the song a common man appeal 7 The session for the song was held on June 7 1965 at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood and lasted between 2 and 5 PM 8 Musician Harold Battiste provided the instrumental arrangement 9 Richard Niles quotes Battiste as saying the prominent figure in the song is played on an oboe rather than an ocarina 10 In the United States the song had sold more than 1 million copies in 1965 being certified Gold by the RIAA As of November 2011 Billboard reported the digital sales of I Got You Babe to be 372 000 in the US 11 In 2011 the song was named as one of the greatest duets of all time by both Billboard and Rolling Stone magazines 12 13 It was also listed at 444 on Rolling Stone s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004 But in a 2011 poll Rolling Stone readers ranked I Got You Babe the eighth worst song of the 1960s 14 In early 2017 the song has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame 15 Live performances Edit Sonny and Cher last performed the song together during an impromptu reunion on NBC s Late Night with David Letterman on November 13 1987 16 17 18 Cher performed the song with R E M on February 14 2002 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles 19 It was her first performance of the song without Sonny 20 During Cher s 2014 Dressed to Kill Tour and 2017 2020 Las Vegas residency Classic Cher using left behind vocals and a projection of videos of Sonny Cher performed the song live with the projection of Sonny The song is performed the same way during Cher s 2018 2020 Here We Go Again Tour Cher sang a parody version of the song called I Got You Bae with James Corden on The Late Late Show with James Corden in 2016 The parody explained finding love in the modern 2016 era of online dating swiping social media Netflix and chill and internet pornography 21 22 23 In popular culture Edit I Got You Babe has been frequently featured in film and television including Sonny and Cher s own The Sonny amp Cher Comedy Hour The song made a bit of a comeback when it was used repeatedly as Phil Connors wake up music in the 1993 movie Groundhog Day On re release the single re charted in the UK reaching number 66 Other films have used the song including Good Times which stars Sonny amp Cher Buster Look Who s Talking Too Just Visiting Me Without You Riding in Cars with Boys Jack and Jill and The Munsters Personnel Edit The personnel excluding Sonny amp Cher as seen in the American Federation of Musicians AFM contracts for the session include 8 Harold Battiste arrangement Barney Kessel guitar Steve Mann guitar Donald Peake guitar Ervan Coleman guitar Don Randi piano Michel Rubini harpsichord Lyle Ritz bass guitar Clifford Hils upright bass Frank Capp drums Julius Wechter percussion Warren Webb oboe Morris Crawford bassoonCharts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1965 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 24 3Austria O3 Austria Top 40 25 6Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 26 12Canada RPM Singles Chart 27 1Finland The Official Finnish Charts 28 8France SNEP 29 7Ireland Irish Singles Chart 30 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 31 4New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 28 1Norway VG lista 32 6Quebec ADISQ 33 1Singapore Singles Chart 29 5South Africa RiSA 34 5Spain Promusicae 35 8Sweden Sverigetopplistan 36 5Switzerland Swiss Hitparade 37 7UK Singles OCC 38 1US Billboard Hot 100 39 1US Billboard R amp B Singles 39 19US Cash Box Top 100 40 1West Germany Official German Charts 41 3Zimbabwe Singles Chart 28 2Chart 1993 PeakpositionPortugal 42 7UK Singles OCC 38 66 Year end charts Edit Chart 1965 PositionDutch Top 100 43 31German Singles Chart 44 27UK Singles OCC 45 9Norway 46 12US Billboard Hot 100 47 16Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 48 sales since 2004 Silver 200 000 United States RIAA 49 Gold 1 000 000 DigitalUnited States 372 000 50 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone UB40 and Chrissie Hynde version Edit I Got You Babe Green sleeve for US singleSingle by UB40 and Chrissie Hyndefrom the album BaggariddimB side Theme from Labour of Love ReleasedJuly 22 1985 1985 07 22 51 GenreReggaelovers rock 52 Length3 09LabelDEP InternationalSongwriter s Sonny BonoProducer s Pablo FalconerUB40 singles chronology I m Not Fooled So Easily 1984 I Got You Babe 1985 Don t Break My Heart 1985 Chrissie Hynde singles chronology I Got You Babe 1985 Breakfast in Bed 1988 Background Edit Twenty years later in July 1985 British band UB40 with American singer Chrissie Hynde released a cover version of I Got You Babe for the group s sixth studio album Baggariddim 1985 This version charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart The song also appeared on the Pretenders 1987 compilation album The Singles Track listings Edit 7 inch singleI Got You Babe 3 08 UB40 Theme From Labour Of Love 3 0512 inch singleI Got You Babe 3 09 UB40 Red Red Wine 5 21Charts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1985 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 53 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 54 14Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 55 4Canada Top Singles RPM 56 6Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 57 6Europe European Hot 100 Singles 58 7France SNEP 59 29Ireland IRMA 60 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 61 1Netherlands Single Top 100 62 2New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 63 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 64 17Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 65 15UK Singles OCC 66 1US Billboard Hot 100 67 28West Germany Official German Charts 51 15 Year end charts Edit Chart 1985 PositionBelgium Ultratop 68 32Canada Top Singles RPM 69 51Netherlands Single Top 100 70 16New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 71 2UK Singles OCC 72 15 Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesNew Zealand RMNZ 73 Gold 10 000 United Kingdom BPI 74 Gold 500 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Cher with Beavis and Butt Head version Edit I Got You Babe Single by Cher with Beavis and Butt headfrom the album The Beavis and Butt head ExperienceReleasedDecember 1993GenrePoprockheavy metalLength4 00LabelGeffenSongwriter s Sonny BonoCher singles chronology Many Rivers to Cross 1993 I Got You Babe 1993 Love Can Build a Bridge 1995 Music video I Got You Babe on YouTubeBackground Edit In 1993 Cher recorded a cover version of I Got You Babe with the American animated characters Beavis and Butt Head The song was the first single from The Beavis and Butt Head Experience a compilation comedy album released in 1993 by the Geffen Records which is one of the fastest selling comedy albums it has officially sold 1 610 000 units and was certified 2 Platinum by the RIAA in the United States 75 76 The single reached the top 40 in the UK Belgium and Sweden as well as the top 10 in the Netherlands Critical reception Edit A reviewer from AllMusic said I Got You Babe is the most interesting track on The Beavis and Butt head Experience album 77 Larry Flick from Billboard stated that Cher delivers one of her strongest vocals to date 78 Troy J Augusto from Cashbox viewed it as a fun moment from the album 79 Rob Fiend from the Gavin Report called it a lovely duet adding that one can hardly keep the tears from flowing 80 James Masterton wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary that MTVs doyens of bad taste Beavis and Butt Head charge onto vinyl in their own inimitable fashion on a remake of the 1960s classic 81 Pan European magazine Music amp Media described it as a smashing rendition 82 Martin Aston from Music Week gave it four out of five writing that it is undoubtedly the worst version of her and Sonny s classic Sixties cut but the funniest too Potential media exposure for this irreverent novelty item seems unlimited 83 A reviewer from Rolling Stone said that Cher proves she s a good sport or something by letting B amp B help her sing the song 84 Mark Sutherland from Smash Hits declared it as a hilarious duet 85 Music video Edit A funny and psychedelic music video was produced for the song which received heavy MTV airplay It featured Cher and Beavis and Butt Head in a virtual animated world In the video the animated pair refer to her former husband Bono as a dork and a wuss to which a live action Cher agrees It was placed at number 5 on the 50 Greatest Funny Moments in Music list made by VH1 channel in 2004 On April 29 2022 Cher s official YouTube channel uploaded the music video in remastered HD 86 Track listing Edit European CD single I Got You Babe Cher with Beavis and Butt Head 5 09 Mental Jackyl 4 42 Fire Down Below Cher 4 20UK CD and cassette single I Got You Babe Cher with Beavis and Butt Head 4 00 I Got You Babe Sonny amp Cher 3 13Charts Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1993 1994 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 87 69Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 88 19Denmark Tracklisten 89 18Europe European Hot 100 Singles 90 69Netherlands Dutch Top 40 91 9Netherlands Single Top 100 92 10Sweden Sverigetopplistan 93 40UK Singles OCC 94 35US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Billboard 95 8 Year end charts Edit Chart 1993 PositionNetherlands Dutch Top 40 96 304Chart 1994 PositionNetherlands Dutch Top 40 97 69Blackmore s Night EditIn 2013 the band Blackmore s Night which features guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and singer Candice Night covered the song on their album All Our Yesterdays PersonnelRitchie Blackmore Electric and acoustic guitar guitar solo Candice Night Lead vocals Lady Lynn Harmony vocals Earl Grey of Chimay Bass guitar Scarlet Fiddler Fiddler Bard David of Larchmont Keyboards backing vocals Troubador of Aberdeen PercussionsIn other media EditIn the Good Times episode The Evans Get Involved Part 2 characters perform the song while mimicking The Sonny amp Cher Comedy Hour 98 In the film Groundhog Day it is this song to which the main character awakes each morning 99 The House episode We Need the Egg ends with two characters performing the song 100 In the video game The Last of Us Left Behind the Etta James cover of the song is featured in the final section of the game s flashback storyline 101 The song was featured during the final scene of the Mad Men episode Tomorrowland The song was performed on an episode of The Golden Girls by Dorothy Bea Arthur and her mother Estelle Getty for a talent show The Etta James version was used by Walmart for its 2021 holiday ad campaign 102 The proto punk band The Dictators covered the song on their debut album Go Girl Crazy in 1975 References Edit MacDonald Ian 2007 Revolution in the Head The Beatles Records and 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