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( Hey Wo n't You Play ) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong song - wikipedia ( Hey Wo n't You Play ) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong song Jump to : navigation , search This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( July 2013 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) <Th_colspan="2"> `` ( Hey Wo n't You Play ) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song '' <Th_colspan="2"> Single by B.J. Thomas <Th_colspan="2"> from the album Reunion Released January 1975 Format 7 '' Recorded Genre Country , pop Length 3 : 23 Label ABC Records 12054 Songwriter ( s ) Larry Butler , Chips Moman Producer ( s ) Chips Moman <Th_colspan="2"> B.J. Thomas singles chronology <Td_colspan="2"> `` Rock and Roll Lullaby '' ( 1972 ) `` ( Hey Wo n't You Play ) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song '' ( 1975 ) `` Help Me Make it ( To My Rocking Chair ) '' ( 1975 ) <Td_colspan="2"> `` Rock and Roll Lullaby '' ( 1972 ) `` ( Hey Wo n't You Play ) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song '' ( 1975 ) `` Help Me Make it ( To My Rocking Chair ) '' ( 1975 ) `` ( Hey Wo n't You Play ) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song '' is an American country and pop song made famous by B.J. Thomas . It won the 1976 Grammy Award for Best Country Song , awarded to its songwriters , Larry Butler and Chips Moman . Bowing at # 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 1 , 1975 , the hit became Thomas ' second # 1 single , on April 26 , 1975 . Including the parenthetical part , the title was the longest of any song to top the Hot 100 , until 1981 when a medley by Stars on 45 hit # 1 . It also topped Billboard 's Easy Listening chart and was the last of his four Number Ones on that chart . It also hit # 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart . Billboard ranked it as the No. 17 song for 1975 . Although he would not have any major country hits for another eight years , this hit paved the way for Thomas ' future success as a mainstream artist in that genre . In 1976 , the song was performed by the Muppets on The Muppet Show . In 1979 , Larry Butler produced a cover version by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West for their album Classics . Alvin and the Chipmunks and Butler covered the song for the 1981 album Urban Chipmunk . `` ( Hey Wo n't You Play ) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song '' was certified gold for sales of one million units by the Recording Industry Association of America . Chart performance ( edit ) Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks Canadian RPM Country Tracks Canadian RPM Top Singles New Zealand Singles Chart Preceded by `` I 've Been This Way Before '' by Neil Diamond Billboard Easy Listening Singles number - one single B.J Thomas March 22 , 1975 ( one week ) Succeeded by `` Amourese '' by Helen Reddy Preceded by `` Philadelphia Freedom '' by the Elton John Band Billboard Hot 100 number - one single April 26 , 1975 ( one week ) Succeeded by `` He Do n't Love You ( Like I Love You ) '' by Tony Orlando and Dawn Preceded by `` She 's Actin ' Single ( I 'm Drinkin ' Doubles ) '' by Gary Stewart Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single May 17 , 1975 ( one week ) Succeeded by `` I 'm Not Lisa '' by Jessi Colter References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Whitburn , Joel ( 2002 ) . Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001 . Record Research . p. 242 . Jump up ^ Whitburn , Joel ( 2004 ) . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006 , Second edition . Record Research . p. 343 . Jump up ^ Billboard Year - End Hot 100 singles of 1975 Jump up ^ `` Searchable Database - Search : B.J. Thomas '' . RIAA . Archived from the original on 2013 - 09 - 05 . Retrieved 2013 - 12 - 10 . External links ( edit ) Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics <Th_colspan="2"> B.J. Thomas Albums On My Way Longhorns & Londonbridges Reunion You Gave Me Love ( When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer ) Love Shines The Living Room Sessions Singles `` I 'm So Lonesome I Could Cry '' `` Hooked on a Feeling '' `` Raindrops Keep Fallin ' on My Head '' `` I Just Ca n't Help Believing '' `` Most of All '' `` Long Ago Tomorrow '' `` Rock and Roll Lullaby '' `` ( Hey Wo n't You Play ) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song '' `` Do n't Worry Baby '' `` I Recall a Gypsy Woman '' `` Whatever Happened to Old - Fashioned Love '' `` New Looks from an Old Lover '' `` Two Car Garage '' `` Night Life '' `` As Long As We Got Each Other '' <Td_colspan="2"> Book : B.J. Thomas Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=(Hey_Won%27t_You_Play)_Another_Somebody_Done_Somebody_Wrong_Song&oldid=838818816 '' Categories : 1975 singles B.J. 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