I Put a Spell on You - wikipedia I Put a Spell on You `` I Put a Spell on You '' A-side label of the 1956 U.S. 7 - inch vinyl single Single by Screamin ' Jay Hawkins from the album At Home with Screamin ' Jay Hawkins B - side `` Little Demon '' Released November 1956 ( 1956 - 11 ) Format Seven - inch 45 rpm record Genre Rhythm and blues shock rock Length 2 : 25 Label Okeh Songwriter ( s ) Jay Hawkins Herb Slotkin 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 ) `` Even Though '' ( 1956 ) `` I Put a Spell on You '' ( 1956 ) `` You Made Me Love You '' ( 1957 ) `` I Put a Spell on You '' is a 1956 song written by Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was also ranked No. 313 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The track became a classic cult song covered by a variety of artists and was his greatest commercial success, reportedly surpassing a million copies in sales, although it failed to make the Billboard pop or R&B charts. Contents 1 The original composition 2 Personnel 3 Covers and samples 4 References The original composition Hawkins had originally intended to record `` I Put a Spell on You '' as `` a refined love song, a blues ballad ''. However, the producer `` brought in ribs and chicken and got everybody drunk, and we came out with this weird version... I do n't even remember making the record. Before, I was just a normal blues singer. I was just Jay Hawkins. It all sort of just fell in place. I found out I could do more destroying a song and screaming it to death. '' Hawkins first recorded `` I Put a Spell on You '' as a ballad during his stint with Grand Records in late 1955. However, that version was not released at the time ( it has since been reissued on Hawkins ' UK Rev - Ola CD The Whamee 1953 -- 55 ). The following year, Hawkins re-recorded the song for Columbia 's Okeh Records -- the notorious screaming version, which was released in October 1956. This version was banned from radio for its outrageous style. A truncated version was released but the ban remained. The record still sold over a million copies. The hit brought Hawkins together with Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed who promptly added him to his `` Rock and Roll Review ''. Up to this time, Hawkins had been a blues performer : emotional, but not wild. Freed suggested a gimmick to capitalize on the `` demented '' sound of `` I Put a Spell on You '' : Hawkins wore a long cape, and appeared onstage by rising out of a coffin in the midst of smoke and fog. The act was a sensation, later bolstered by tusks worn in Hawkins ' nose, on - stage snakes and fireworks, and a cigarette - smoking skull named `` Henry ''. This theatrical act was one of the first shock rock performances. Personnel Guitar -- Mickey Baker Piano -- Ernie Hayes Tenor Saxophone -- Sam `` The Man '' Taylor Baritone Saxophone -- Bud Johnson Bass -- Al Lucas Drums -- David `` Panama '' Francis Arranged By -- Leroy Kirkland Recorded 12 September 1956 Covers and samples `` I Put a Spell on You '' has been covered by other artists extensively, there are several hundred versions available on online stores like iTunes. Most of the covers treat the song seriously ; few attempt to duplicate Hawkins 's bravura performance. Although Hawkins ' version did not make any charts, several later cover versions have. Nina Simone 's version reached No. 23 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart in 1965 ; it also reached No. 49 on the UK singles chart that year, and No. 28 when it was reissued in 1969. The version by The Alan Price Set reached No. 9 in the UK in 1966 and No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100. Creedence Clearwater Revival 's version reached No. 58 on the U.S. Hot 100 in 1968. The band later performed it at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. A disco version by Dutch singer Dee Dee ( Anna Dekkers ) reached No. 16 on the Dutch charts in 1978 and was also released in Belgium ( where it peaked on No. 12 ), France, Germany, Spain and Australia. In the UK, Bryan Ferry 's version reached No. 18 in 1993. The version by Sonique reached No. 36 in 1998 and No. 5 on reissue in 2000. Other versions of note : The 2010 version by Jeff Beck featuring Joss Stone was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 53rd Grammy Awards. Bette Midler covered the song in the film Hocus Pocus in an elaborate song and dance sequence. Midler performed the song again during her 2015 Divine Intervention Tour, wearing a costume similar to the one she wore in Hocus Pocus. Annie Lennox included a version of the song on her 2014 album Nostalgia References Jump up ^ Bush, John. Screamin ' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2015. Jump up ^ Mike McPadden ( 1 May 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 7 November 2015. Jump up ^ Edward M. Komara ( 2006 ). Encyclopedia of the Blues : A-J. Routledge. p. 415. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 04. Jump up ^ Ed Sikov ( 1996 ). Laughing Hysterically : American Screen Comedy of the 1950s. Columbia University Press. p. 17. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 04. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2003 ). Top Pop Singles 1955 -- 2002 ( 1st ed. ). 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Question: who sang i put a spell on you first
Answer: Jay Hawkins