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You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
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| "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | ||
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| Single by The Righteous Brothers | ||
| B-side | "There's A Woman" | |
| Released | December 1964 | |
| Recorded | 1964 | |
| Genre | Pop, Rock and Roll, Blue-eyed soul | |
| Length | 3:45 | |
| Label | Philles | |
| Writer | Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | |
| Producer | Phil Spector | |
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" is a 1965 number-one hit single by The Righteous Brothers. The song was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century by RIAA. It was also featured on the soundtrack for the movie Top Gun.[1]
Written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil, the song is one of the foremost examples of producer Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" technique. Among the background singers in the song's crescendo is a young Cher.
Bobby Hatfield reportedly expressed his annoyance to Spector upon learning that he would have to wait until the chorus before joining Bill Medley’s vocals. He asked Spector just what he was supposed to do during Medley’s solo. Spector’s reply: “You can take the money to the bank.” Upon hearing the finished record, Mann reacted to Medley’s deep baritone by telling Spector, “You’re playing it at the wrong speed.”
The song was #34 on the list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone.
According to BMI, the song was the most played song on US radio in the 20th century.
The song has been covered several times by artists such as:
- Gladys Knight & The Pips, on "Silk 'N Soul"
- Isaac Hayes, on ...to Be Continued (1971)
- Westlife, on The Love Album (2006)
- Elvis Presley
- Cilla Black (UK #2, 1965; Australia #2, 1965)
- Neil Diamond and Dolly Parton
- Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra
- Dionne Warwick (USA #16, 1969)
- The Human League, on their 1979 debut Reproduction
- Long John Baldry and Kathi MacDonald (USA #89, 1979)
- Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (USA #71, 1971)
- Hall & Oates, on Voices (USA #12, 1980)
- Erasure
- The Firm
- The Flying Pickets, on Lost Boys
- Johnny Rivers, on And I Know You Wanna Dance
- Telly Savalas, on his 1973 MCA album "Telly"
- Brian Wilson (Wilson's version, recorded during the Adult Child era, has never been commercially released)[2]
- Maverick and Goose (the characters in the movie Top Gun, played by Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards)
- Barry Manilow, on The Greatest Songs of the Sixties (2006)
- Legs Diamond, on Fire Power (1978)
- James Last, on Beat in Sweet (1965) Instrumental version.
- Morgan Fisher, on Hybrid Kids
- ^ All Music Guide: Top Gun Soundtrack (25-09-07).
- ^ Unreleased Beach Boys Songs (25-09-07).
| Preceded by "Go Now" by The Moody Blues |
UK number one single by The Righteous Brothers February 4, 1965 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Tired of Waiting for You" by The Kinks |
| Preceded by "Downtown" by Petula Clark |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single by The Righteous Brothers February 6, 1965 (2 Weeks) |
Succeeded by "This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis & the Playboys |
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Categories: Single articles with infobox field chart position | 1964 singles | 1965 singles | Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles | Dionne Warwick songs | The Righteous Brothers songs | Hall and Oates songs | Songs written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil | Number-one singles in the United Kingdom | 1960s single stubs