You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me

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"You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me" is a classic 1962 soul song written by Smokey Robinson, renowned as one of Motown’s most enduring and frequently covered hits.

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instanceOf single
song
backingVocalist Bobby Rogers
Claudette Robinson
Marv Tarplin
Pete Moore
Ronnie White
BsideOf Happy Landing
composer Smokey Robinson
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs Motown classic
soul standard
featuresInstrumentalEnsemble The Funk Brothers
genre R&B
soul
hasChorusLyric I don’t like you, but I love you
You’ve really got a hold on me
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surface form: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (Eddie Money version)

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surface form: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (Mickey Gilley version)

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surface form: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (She & Him version)

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surface form: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (The Beatles version)

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surface form: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (The Supremes version)

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surface form: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (The Temptations version)
hasFormat 7-inch single
isPartOf Motown catalog
language English
leadVocal Smokey Robinson
musicalEra 1960s
notableFor being frequently covered by other artists
being one of Motown’s most enduring hits
originalArtist Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
surface form: The Miracles
performedBy Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
performer Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
surface form: The Miracles
placeOfOrigin Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan
producer Berry Gordy
Smokey Robinson
recordedForAlbum The Fabulous Miracles
recordingDate 1962
recordLabel Motown
Tamla
releaseYear 1962
subjectMatter conflicted romantic feelings
tempo slow to mid-tempo
vocalist Smokey Robinson
vocalStyle call-and-response
writer Smokey Robinson

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The Lover in Me hasPart You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
Smokey Robinson notableWork You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
With The Beatles containsTrack You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
this entity surface form: You Really Got a Hold on Me
Ronnie White notableWork You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
Ronnie White coWriterOf You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
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this entity surface form: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (The Beatles version)
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me hasCoverVersion You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (The Supremes version)
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me hasCoverVersion You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (The Temptations version)
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me hasCoverVersion You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (Eddie Money version)
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me hasCoverVersion You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (Mickey Gilley version)
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me hasCoverVersion You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (She & Him version)