Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

E96158

"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" is a 1967 psychedelic rock song, best known as an early hit featuring Kenny Rogers and later for its prominent use in the film The Big Lebowski.


Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album The First Edition
surface form: The First Edition (album)
associatedAct Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
bSide Shadow in the Corner of Your Mind
catalogNumber Reprise 0652
chartPerformance Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit
composer Mickey Newbury
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1960s songs
featuredVocalist Kenny Rogers
filmReleaseContext revived popularity through The Big Lebowski (1998)
firstRecordingArtist Jerry Lee Lewis NERFINISHED
genre psychedelic pop
psychedelic rock
hasHookLine I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
hasInfluenceOn later portrayals of psychedelic music in film
hasMusicalFeature backwards guitar effects
fuzz guitar
phased vocals
hasNotableGuitarist Glen Campbell
hasSongStructure verse-chorus form
hasType studio recording
includedIn compilations of 1960s psychedelic music
isEarlyHitFor Kenny Rogers NERFINISHED
isSignatureSongFor Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
language English
leadVocalBy Kenny Rogers
length approximately 3 minutes
lyricalTheme drug experience
psychological disorientation
lyricist Mickey Newbury
notableAppearanceIn The Big Lebowski
notableVersionBy The First Edition
originalMedium 7-inch single
originalReleaseYear 1967
peakChartPosition 5 on Billboard Hot 100
performer The First Edition
producer Mike Post
recordingEra late 1960s
recordLabel Reprise Records NERFINISHED
side A-side
singleReleaseYear 1968
subjectOf music criticism on psychedelic rock
usedInSceneType dream sequence in The Big Lebowski
writer Mickey Newbury

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kenny Rogers and The First Edition debutSingle Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
The First Edition notableSong Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
Rollin’ notableTrack Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition notableWork Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
The First Edition notableWork Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)