Information about I've Gotta Get A Message To You
| "I've Gotta Get A Message To You" | |||||
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) "I've Gotta Get A Message To You" cover | |||||
| Single by Bee Gees | |||||
| from the album Idea | |||||
| B-side(s) | "Kitty Can" | ||||
| Released | July 1968 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | IBC Studios, London 1968 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Label | UK: Polydor, USA/CA: Atco | ||||
| Writer(s) | Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb/Maurice Gibb | ||||
| Producer(s) | Robert Stigwood | ||||
| Peak chart positions | |||||
| Bee Gees singles chronology | |||||
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The song's subject matter was quite disturbing: a man condemned to die in the electric chair, begs the prison chaplain to pass a final message on to his wife. Robin Gibb who wrote the lyric said that the man's crime was the murder of his wife's lover. He came up with the idea following a row with his wife and originally conceived the song with Percy Sledge in mind.
The song appeared on the US edition of the Bee Gees' third album Idea. The Vince Melouney track "Such A Shame" appeared instead in the UK but both songs feature on the CD edition released circa 1991.
It was only #1 for a week, being replaced by The Beatles' single of "Hey Jude".
| Preceded by "Do It Again" by The Beach Boys | UK number one single 4 September 1968 (one week) | Succeeded by "Hey Jude" by The Beatles |
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Idea is the Bee Gees' third album on the ATCO label, released in August, 1968 (see 1968 in music). The album sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. This album features "Such a Shame", the only Bee Gees song where lead vocals aren't sung by (nor written by) a Gibb brother.
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B-side(s) "The Singer Sang his Song"
Released March 1968
Format vinyl record 45"
Recorded IBC Studios, London 1968
Genre Rock
Label UK: Polydor 56242, USA/CA: Atco
Writer(s) Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb/Maurice Gibb
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Released March 1968
Format vinyl record 45"
Recorded IBC Studios, London 1968
Genre Rock
Label UK: Polydor 56242, USA/CA: Atco
Writer(s) Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb/Maurice Gibb
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B-side(s) "Kilburn Towers"
Released 1968
Format vinyl record 45"
Recorded IBC Studios, London 1968
Genre Rock
Label UK: Polydor, USA/CA: Atco Records 45-6639
Writer(s) Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb/Maurice Gibb
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Released 1968
Format vinyl record 45"
Recorded IBC Studios, London 1968
Genre Rock
Label UK: Polydor, USA/CA: Atco Records 45-6639
Writer(s) Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb/Maurice Gibb
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The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. They were born on the Isle of Man to English parents, lived in Manchester, England and moved to Brisbane, Australia during
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UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine, and published online at Yahoo! Music UK (formerly Dotmusic)
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