"There! I've Said It Again" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Vinton | ||||
from the album There! I've Said It Again | ||||
B-side | "The Girl with the Bow in Her Hair" | |||
Released | November 7, 1963 | |||
Format | Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | Epic 5-9638 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Redd Evans, David Mann | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Morgan | |||
Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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"There! I've Said It Again" is a popular song written by Redd Evans and David Mann popularized originally by Vaughn Monroe in 1945, and then again in late 1963 and early 1964 by Bobby Vinton. Vinton's version was the final number one song on the Hot 100 prior to the Beatles. The song charted at #1 on January 4, 1964 for four weeks.
Vaughn Monroe's version of "There! I've Said It Again" reached No. 1 on Billboard's chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air", while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's charts of "Best-Selling Popular Retail Records" and "Most-Played Juke Box Records".
Jimmy Dorsey released a version of "There! I've Said It Again" in 1945, which reached No. 8 on Billboard's chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air" and No. 12 on Billboard's chart of "Most-Played Juke Box Records". A version was also released by The Modernaires with Paula Kelly in 1945, which was a hit that year.
Bobby Vinton released the most widely successful version of "There! I've Said It Again" in 1963. Vinton's version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 4, 1964 and remained there for four weeks. It was the first No. 1 song of 1964, and spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also spent five weeks atop the Billboard Middle-Road Singles chart. It was Vinton's third number-one song on both charts, following "Roses Are Red (My Love)" and "Blue Velvet". Vinton's version also reached No. 1 on the Cash Box Top 100, No. 1 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade", No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, and spent 10 weeks on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 34. Vinton's version was ranked No. 12 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964".