You Really Got Me
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"You Really Got Me" is a pioneering 1964 rock song by the Kinks, famous for its distorted guitar riff and often cited as a key influence on hard rock and early heavy metal.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | British Invasion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 7 ⓘ |
| composer | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverVersionReleaseYearByVanHalen | 1978 ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
proto‑heavy metal ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| guitaristOnRecording | Dave Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBside | It’s Alright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy | Van Halen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKey | F major ⓘ |
| hasLiveStapleStatusFor | The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalElement |
power chords
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simple riff-based structure ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | distorted power‑chord guitar riff ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLyric | Girl, you really got me goin’ ⓘ |
| hasRecognition |
cited as an influence on early heavy metal
ⓘ
considered a pioneering hard rock recording ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum |
Kinks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kinks-Size NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
hard rock
ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ |
| isBreakthroughHitFor | The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnList | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumberUK | Pye 7N 15673 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 2:13 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | mono recording ⓘ |
| performer | The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performingArtistNationality | British ⓘ |
| producer | Shel Talmy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | IBC Studios, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1964 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Pye Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reprise Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964-08-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| writer | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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