I've Got to Be Somebody

"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"
Released	1965
Genre	Rock
Length	2:59
Label	Columbia 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)
"I Knew You When" (1965) "I've Got to Be Somebody" (1965) "It's a Good Time" (1966)

"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. It was released as a single in December 1965 and the song reached #38 on The Billboard Hot 100 in January 1966. The song reached #15 on the Canadian chart the same month.

Joe South later released a version of the song.

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