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I Put a Spell on You

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"I Put a Spell on You"
Single by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
from the album At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins
B-side"Little Demon"
ReleasedOctober 1956 (1956-10)
RecordedSeptember 12, 1956[1]
Genre
Length2:25
LabelOkeh
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Arnold Maxin
Screamin' Jay Hawkins singles chronology
"Even Though"
(1956)
"I Put a Spell on You"
(1956)
"You Made Me Love You"
(1957)
Official audio
"I Put a Spell on You" at YouTube

"I Put a Spell on You" is a 1956 song by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. It has become a cult classic song and has been covered by various artists. It was Hawkins' greatest success single. It was ranked #313 on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You The Singles 1954 - 1957". Discogs. 2009.
  2. Bush, John. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You at AllMusic
  3. Pareles, John (February 14, 2000). "Screamin' Jay Hawkins, 70, Rock's Wild Man". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  4. McPadden, Mike (May 1, 2012). If You Like Metallica ... : Here Are Over 200 Bands, CDs, Movies, and Other Oddities That You Will Love. Backbeat Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4768-1357-8. Retrieved November 7, 2015.