I've Got to Be Somebody

1965 single by Billy Joe Royal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"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]

B-side"You Make Me Feel Like A Man"
Released1965
Length2:59
Quick facts Single by Billy Joe Royal, from the album Down in the Boondocks ...
"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
SongwriterJoe South
Billy Joe Royal singles chronology
"I Knew You When"
(1965)
"I've Got to Be Somebody"
(1965)
"It's a Good Time"
(1966)
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Joe South later released a version of the song.[4]

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