"Beggin'" | ||||
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Single by The Four Seasons | ||||
from the album New Gold Hits | ||||
B-side | "Dody" (from the same album) | |||
Released | February 1967 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 2:48 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
Writer(s) | Bob Gaudio, Peggy Farina | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Crewe | |||
The Four Seasons singles chronology | ||||
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"Beggin" | ||||
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Single by Madcon | ||||
from the album So Dark the Con of Man | ||||
Released | October 26, 2007 (Norway) March 21, 2008 (Europe) |
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Format | CD, Digital Download | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | R&B, neo soul, hip hop | |||
Length | 3:38 | |||
Label | BonnierAmigo | |||
Writer(s) | Bob Gaudio-Peggy Farina | |||
Producer(s) | 3Elementz | |||
Madcon singles chronology | ||||
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"Beggin'" is a song composed by Bob Gaudio and Peggy Farina and popularized by The Four Seasons in 1967. In 2007, the song received new popularity when it was remixed by the French DJ Pilooski and then covered by the Norwegian hip-hop band Madcon.
Keyboardist/songwriter Bob Gaudio had not written a Four Seasons single since 1965's "Girl Come Running", although he had written or co-written almost every Four Seasons hit up to then.
"Beggin'", the second single from the Four Seasons' New Gold Hits album in 1967, marked Gaudio's "return" as the Seasons' songwriter, with a combination of Valli's impassioned soul singing and the band's more contemporary instrumentation. It also was the first Seasons single since "Dawn (Go Away)" on which Gaudio collaborated with a lyricist other than producer Bob Crewe, as lyrics were contributed by Piergiorgio Farina (aka Peggy Santiglia of The Angels, who sang lead on the 1960s hit "My Boyfriend's Back" and was frequently used as a background singer by Crewe).
It reached the #16 position on the Hot 100 charts, continuing the group's string of Billboard Top 20 hits. However, it was overshadowed by Valli's "solo" recording of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", a Gaudio-Crewe composition, which rose to number two. It was the last Gaudio composition for the Four Seasons to chart in the Top 20 until 1975's "Who Loves You".
The song is included in Act Two of the Broadway musical about the Four Seasons, Jersey Boys. It was used as the main theme of an ad campaign for Adidas, celebrating the company's 60th anniversary.