I've Got to Be Somebody

"I've Got to Be Somebody" is a song written by Joe South and was recorded by Billy Joe Royal for his 1965 album, Down in the Boondocks.[1] It was released as a single in December 1965 and the song reached #38 on The Billboard Hot 100 in January 1966.[2] The song reached #15 on the Canadian chart the same month.[3]

"I've Got to Be Somebody"
Single by Billy Joe Royal
from the album Down in the Boondocks
B-side"You Make Me Feel Like A Man"
Released1965
GenreRock
Length2:59
LabelColumbia Records 43465
Songwriter(s)Joe South
Billy Joe Royal singles chronology
"I Knew You When"
(1965)		 "I've Got to Be Somebody"
(1965)		 "It's a Good Time"
(1966)

Joe South later released a version of the song.[4]

References
  1. Billy Joe Royal, Down in the Boondocks Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  2. Billy Joe Royal Charting Singles Retrieved September 22, 2012
  3. Top Singles - Volume 4, No. 20, January 10 1966 Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  4. Joe South, Goin Up The Country Retrieved September 22, 2012.


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