smokey robinson wrote you really got a hold on me.
smokey robinson wrote you really got a hold on me.
who wrote you really got a hold on me?
smokey robinson
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"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 on motown's tamla label. 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 covered by english rock group the beatles on their second album, "with the beatles" and many other musicians.









































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you've really got a hold on me
"you really got me" was released as the band's third single on 4 august 1964, backed with "it's alright". within three days of the single's release, "you really got me" began to appear on local charts. eventually, the song climbed to the top of the british charts, the band's first single to do so. ray davies later claimed that, due to the single's high demand, pye records put all their other records on hold to solely produce copies of "you really got me". due to the high level of success the single achieved in the uk, a rush-release of "you really got me" was put out in the us on 2 september 1964, despite being delayed from its initial release date of 26 august. although it did not enter the charts until 26 september, the record rose to number seven on the "billboard" hot 100. the song later appeared on the band's debut album, "kinks", with the title of the american release of the album being changed to "you really got me". plans for ray to sing versions of the song in french, german, spanish, and japanese for their respective markets were proposed by shel talmy, but they never materialized.
you really got me