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( September 2016 ) `` You 've Really Got a Hold on Me '' Single by The Miracles from the album The Fabulous Miracles A-side `` Happy Landing '' B - side `` You 've Really Got A Hold on Me '' Released November 9, 1962 Format 7 '' single Recorded Hitsville USA ( Studio A ) ; October 16, 1962 Genre Soul Length 3 : 02 Label Tamla T 54073 Songwriter ( s ) Smokey Robinson Producer ( s ) Smokey Robinson The Miracles singles chronology `` I 'll Try Something New '' ( 1962 ) `` You 've Really Got a Hold on Me '' ( 1962 ) `` A Love She Can Count On '' ( 1963 ) `` I 'll Try Something New '' ( 1962 ) `` You 've Really Got a Hold on Me '' ( 1962 ) `` A Love She Can Count On '' ( 1963 ) `` You 've Really Got a Hold on Me '' is a song written by Smokey Robinson which became a 1962 Top 10 hit single for The Miracles on Motown 's Tamla label. One of the Miracles ' most covered tunes, this million - selling song received a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award. It has also been selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was covered by English rock group the Beatles on their second album, With the Beatles and many other musicians. Contents 1 Composition 2 Recording 3 Originally a `` B '' Side 3.1 Soundtracks and film appearances 3.2 Personnel 3.3 Chart performance 4 Covers 4.1 The Beatles 4.1. 1 Personnel 4.2 Other versions 5 References Composition `` You 've Really Got a Hold On Me '' was written by Smokey Robinson while in New York in 1962 on business for Motown ; he heard Sam Cooke 's `` Bring It On Home to Me '', which was in the charts at the time, and -- influenced by it -- wrote the song in his hotel room. Recording The song was recorded in Motown 's Studio A on October 16, 1962 with Robinson on lead vocals, and Miracles ' second tenor Bobby Rogers on harmony co-lead. Robinson was the producer, and he had Eddie Willis and Miracle Marv Tarplin share the guitar parts. Originally a `` B '' side The song was released on the Tamla label on November 9, 1962 as the B side to `` Happy Landing ''. `` Happy Landing '' charted regionally ; however, the nation 's Dee - Jays flipped the record over, because they liked `` Hold On Me '' better. With `` You 've Really Got a Hold on Me '' as the A side, the single reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop chart, peaking at number eight, and was a number - one smash on the Billboard R&B singles chart during the winter of 1962 - 63. The Miracles ' original version is a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. It was also the group 's second single to sell over a million copies, after `` Shop Around ''. It was included on the album The Fabulous Miracles over three months after its release. Soundtracks and film appearances The Miracles can be seen performing the song live on stage at the Apollo Theatre in New York ( 1963 ) on the Motown / Universal DVD release : Smokey Robinson & The Miracles : The Definitive Performances 1963 - 1987. This filmed performance, according to the DVD 's liner notes, is the only known recorded live footage of the group with original Miracles member Claudette ( Mrs. Smokey ) Robinson. They also performed it live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium the following year ( 1964 ) for the American International Pictures concert film, T.A.M.I. Show. It was also chosen for the soundtrack of the award - winning 1964 Ivan Dixon film, Nothing But a Man, and many others ( see below ). Smokey Robinson himself also performed a rewritten version of it on Sesame Street alongside a grabby, feminine - looking Muppet letter `` U '', who would n't stop trying to grab Smokey, with such lyrics as `` U stands for uptight / That 's how I 'm feelin ' / Bein ' grabbed by a letter is / Unappealin ' ''. The Miracles performed the song on a 1964 telecast of the ABC television series Shindig !, and in 1983, the group also performed it, 21 years after they originally recorded it, on the Emmy - winning NBC Television special, Motown 25 : Yesterday, Today, Forever. Nothing But a Man ( 1964 ) T.A.M.I. Show ( 1964 ) More American Graffiti ( 1979 ) `` The Wanderers '' ( 1979 ) Alien Nation ( 1988 ) Roseanne ( 1988 ) Mermaids ( 1990 ) Breaking the Rules ( 1992 ) Striptease ( 1996 ) Strike ! ( 1998 ) Friends ( 2000 ) Flipped ( film ) ( 2010 ) Reference : IMDb Personnel The Miracles Smokey Robinson -- lead vocal Claudette Rogers Robinson -- backing vocal Pete Moore -- backing vocal Ronnie White -- backing vocal Bobby Rogers -- co-lead vocal and backing vocal Marv Tarplin -- guitar Other instruments by The Funk Brothers Chart performance Chart ( 1962 - 1963 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Sides Covers The Beatles `` You Really Got a Hold on Me '' Song by The Beatles from the album With the Beatles Released November 22, 1963 Recorded July 18, 1963, EMI Studios, London Genre Rhythm and blues Length 3 : 01 Label Parlophone Songwriter ( s ) Smokey Robinson Producer ( s ) George Martin `` You Really Got a Hold on Me '' ( sic ) was the first track recorded for the Beatles ' second United Kingdom LP, With the Beatles, and features John Lennon and George Harrison on lead vocals with Paul McCartney on harmony vocals. The Beatles acquired an imported copy by the Miracles and included it in their repertoire early in 1963. In a 1968 interview, Smokey Robinson reported that he liked their cover. The Beatles recorded the song on July 18, 1963. This session took place while Please Please Me was still at number one in the album charts four months after its release, and in the midst of a rigorous touring schedule that also had to include BBC sessions for radio and television. It was completed in seven takes, four of which were complete. The group then recorded four edit pieces. The final version was an edit of takes 7, 10 and 11. The Beatles also recorded `` You Really Got a Hold on Me '' on four occasions for BBC radio in 1963. One of these, from July 30, 1963 was included on the Live at the BBC collection. A live version recorded in Stockholm, Sweden in October 1963 was released in 1995 on Anthology 1. The song was performed once again in 1969, during the Let It Be recording sessions, and featured in the 1970 documentary film, Let It Be. Personnel John Lennon -- rhythm guitar, lead vocals George Harrison -- lead guitar, lead vocals Paul McCartney -- bass guitar, harmony vocals Ringo Starr -- drums George Martin -- piano Other versions `` You 've Really Got a Hold on Me '' has been covered extensively since its release : The Supremes did a version which was produced by Berry Gordy with Hal Davis and Marc Gordon doing the mixing, and appeared on their 1964 album A Bit of Liverpool. Group member Mary Wilson sang in close unison with Diana Ross 's leads in their version. The Temptations ' version, produced by Smokey Robinson, was included on their 1965 album The Temptations Sing Smokey. Eddie Kendricks sang lead vocal with Paul Williams providing harmony co-lead vocal on verses 1 and 2 ; David Ruffin provided vocals on close harmony on the final verse. The Zombies covered the song in their 1965 debut LP Begin Here. Barbara McNair recorded an unreleased version in 1968, and in 1969 the Jackson 5, with Michael Jackson singing lead, recorded an unreleased track that was originally intended for their first album Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5. Laura Nyro recorded the song in 1971 on her album, Gonna Take a Miracle. These versions were among the first recorded that did not have dueling unison leads. The Small Faces covered the song for their album From the Beginning in 1967. Eddie Money covered this song on his 1977 debut album. Country music artist Mickey Gilley covered the song in 1984. Produced by Jim Ed Norman, and released by Epic Records, Gilley 's version peaked at # 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and # 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. Mike and the Mechanics covered the song for their album Beggar on a Beach of Gold in 1995. Cyndi Lauper covered the song for her 2003 studio album At Last. She & Him covered the song on their debut album Volume One in 2008. Rod Stewart covered it as well for his album Soulbook in 2009. Phil Collins covered the song for his album Going Back in 2010. Haley Reinhart covered the song in an American Idol performance in 2011. Smokey Robinson himself also performed a rewritten version of it on Sesame Street in 1985 alongside a grabby feminine looking Muppet red letter `` U '', with such lyrics as `` U stands for uptight / That 's how I 'm feelin ' / Bein ' grabbed by a letter is / Unappealin ' ''. References ^ Jump up to : Smokey Robinson interviewed on the Pop Chronicles ( 1969 ) ^ Jump up to : Bill Dahl ( 28 Feb 2011 ). Motown : The Golden Years. Krause Publications. p. 130. Retrieved 23 September 2012. Jump up ^ The Miracles -- Depend On Me : The Early Albums liner notes, p. 12. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 404. Jump up ^ Coryton, Demitri ; Joseph Murrells. Hits Of The Sixties : The Million Sellers. ^ Jump up to : `` With The Beatles ''. Albumlinernotes.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ `` The Beatles Bible : You Really Got A Hold On Me ''. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 01. Jump up ^ Mark Ribowsky ( 27 Apr 2010 ). The Supremes : A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal. Da Capo Press. p. 176. Retrieved 24 September 2012. Jump up ^ Mark Deming. `` Begin Here - The Zombies Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Classic Sesame Street - U Really Got a Hold On Me ''. YouTube. 2006 - 11 - 21. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. Preceded by `` Two Lovers '' by Mary Wells Billboard Hot R&B Singles number - one single The Miracles February 16, 1963 Succeeded by `` Hey Paula '' by Paul and Paula Preceded by `` Let 's Stop Talkin ' About It '' by Janie Fricke RPM Country Tracks number - one single Mickey Gilley April 14, 1984 Succeeded by `` I 've Been Wrong Before '' by Deborah Allen The Miracles Smokey Robinson Ronnie White Pete Moore Bobby Rogers Claudette Robinson Marv Tarplin Billy Griffin Donald Griffin Carl Cotton Mark Scott Dave Finley Sydney Justin Alphonse Franklin Tee Turner Pre-Miracles : Emerson `` Sonny '' Rogers James Grice Clarence Dawson Production Berry Gordy Smokey Robinson Pete Moore Studio albums Hi... We 're The Miracles ( 1961 ) Cookin ' with The Miracles ( 1961 ) I 'll Try Something New ( 1962 ) The Fabulous Miracles ( 1963 ) The Miracles Doin ' Mickey 's Monkey ( 1963 ) I Like It Like That ( 1964 ) Going to a Go - Go ( 1965 ) Away We a Go - Go ( 1966 ) Make It Happen ( The Tears of a Clown ) ( 1967 ) Special Occasion ( 1968 ) Time Out For Smokey Robinson & the Miracles ( 1969 ) Four in Blue ( 1969 ) What Love Has Joined Together ( 1970 ) A Pocket Full Of Miracles ( 1970 ) One Dozen Roses ( 1971 ) Flying High Together ( 1972 ) Renaissance ( 1973 ) Do It Baby ( 1974 ) City of Angels ( 1975 ) Live albums The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage ( 1963 ) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles LIVE ! ( 1969 ) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles : 1957 - 1972 ( 1972 ) Other albums Christmas with The Miracles ( 1963 ) Compilations Greatest Hits : From the Beginning ( 1965 ) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 ( 1968 ) Anthology ( 1974 ) Anthology ' 86 ( 1986 ) Anthology : The Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ( 1995 ) The Ultimate Collection ( 1998 ) Ooo Baby Baby : The Anthology ( 2002 ) Depend On Me : The Early Albums ( 2009 ) Singles ( US / UK Top Twenty singles ) `` Shop Around '' `` You 've Really Got a Hold on Me '' / `` Happy Landing '' `` Mickey 's Monkey '' `` Ooo Baby Baby '' `` The Tracks of My Tears '' `` My Girl Has Gone '' `` Going to a Go - Go '' `` ( Come ' Round Here ) I 'm the One You Need '' `` The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage '' `` I Second That Emotion '' `` If You Can Want '' `` Baby, Baby Do n't Cry '' `` The Tears of a Clown '' `` I Do n't Blame You At All '' `` Do It Baby '' `` Love Machine '' Videography The Definitive Performances ( 1963 -- 1987 ) ( 2006 ) Discography Albums Songs Related articles Motown Records List of cover versions of The Miracles songs Book : The Miracles The Miracles singles discography 1950s `` Got a Job '' ( 1958 ) `` Your Love ( Is All I Need ) '' ( 1958 ) `` I Cry '' ( 1958 ) `` I Need a Change '' ( 1959 ) `` It '' ( 1959 ) `` Bad Girl '' ( 1959 ) `` The Feeling Is So Fine '' ( 1959 ) / `` ( You Can ) Depend on Me '' ( 1959 ) 1960s `` Way Over There '' ( 1960 ) `` Shop Around '' ( 1960 ) / `` Who 's Lovin ' You '' ( 1960 ) `` Ai n't It Baby '' ( 1961 ) `` Mighty Good Lovin ' '' ( 1961 ) / Broken Hearted '' ( 1961 ) `` Everybody 's Gotta Pay Some Dues '' ( 1961 ) `` What 's So Good About Goodbye '' ( 1961 ) / `` I 've Been Good to You '' ( 1961 ) `` I 'll Try Something New '' ( 1962 ) `` You 've Really Got a Hold on Me '' ( 1962 ) / `` Happy Landing '' ( 1962 ) `` A Love She Can Count On '' ( 1963 ) / `` I Can Take a Hint '' ( 1963 ) `` Mickey 's Monkey '' ( 1963 ) `` I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying '' ( 1963 ) `` The Christmas Song '' ( 1963 ) `` ( You Ca n't Let the Boy Overpower ) The Man in You '' ( 1964 ) `` I Like It Like That '' ( 1964 ) `` That 's What Love Is Made Of '' ( 1964 ) `` Come On Do The Jerk '' ( 1964 ) `` Ooo Baby Baby '' ( 1965 ) `` The Tracks of My Tears '' ( 1965 ) / `` A Fork in the Road '' ( 1965 ) `` My Girl Has Gone '' ( 1965 ) `` Going to a Go - Go '' ( 1965 ) / `` Choosey Beggar '' ( 1965 ) `` Whole Lot of Shakin ' in My Heart ( Since I Met You ) '' ( 1966 ) `` ( Come ' Round Here ) I 'm the One You Need '' ( 1966 ) `` The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage '' ( 1967 ) `` More Love '' ( 1967 ) `` I Second That Emotion '' ( 1967 ) `` If You Can Want '' ( 1968 ) `` Yester Love '' ( 1968 ) `` Special Occasion '' ( 1968 ) `` Baby, Baby Do n't Cry '' ( 1969 ) `` Here I Go Again '' ( 1969 ) / `` Doggone Right '' ( 1969 ) `` Abraham, Martin and John '' ( 1969 ) `` Point It Out '' ( 1969 ) / `` Darling Dear '' ( 1969 ) 1970s `` Who 's Gonna Take the Blame '' ( 1970 ) `` The Tears of a Clown '' ( 1970 ) `` I Do n't Blame You At All '' ( 1970 ) `` Crazy About the La La '' ( 1971 ) `` Satisfaction '' ( 1971 ) `` We 've Come Too Far to End It Now '' ( 1972 ) `` I Ca n't Stand to See You Cry '' ( 1972 ) `` Do n't Let It End ( ' Til You Let It Begin ) '' ( 1973 ) `` Give Me Just Another Day '' ( 1973 ) `` Do It Baby '' ( 1974 ) `` Do n't Cha Love It '' ( 1974 ) `` Gemini '' ( 1975 ) `` Love Machine '' ( 1975 ) `` Night Life '' ( 1976 ) `` Spy for Brotherhood '' ( 1977 ) `` I Can Touch the Sky '' ( 1977 ) `` Mean Machine '' ( 1978 ) Book : The Miracles With the Beatles Songs Side one `` It Wo n't Be Long '' `` All I 've Got to Do '' `` All My Loving '' `` Do n't Bother Me '' `` Little Child '' `` Till There Was You '' `` Please Mister Postman '' Side two `` Roll Over Beethoven '' `` Hold Me Tight '' `` You Really Got a Hold on Me '' `` I Wanna Be Your Man '' `` Devil in Her Heart '' `` Not a Second Time '' `` Money '' Non-album single `` She Loves You '' `` I 'll Get You '' `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' `` This Boy '' Related articles The Beatles discography Please Please Me With the Beatles A Hard Day 's Night Beatles for Sale Help ! 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Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles ( White Album ) Yellow Submarine Abbey Road Let It Be Past Masters Mickey Gilley Albums Too Good to Stop Now Invitation Only Notable singles `` Room Full of Roses '' `` I Overlooked an Orchid '' `` City Lights '' `` Window Up Above '' `` Bouquet of Roses '' `` Overnight Sensation '' `` Do n't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time '' `` Bring It On Home to Me '' `` Lawdy Miss Clawdy '' `` She 's Pulling Me Back Again '' `` Honky Tonk Memories '' `` Chains of Song '' `` The Power of Positive Drinkin ' '' `` Here Comes the Hurt Again '' `` The Song We Made Love To '' `` Just Long Enough to Say Goodbye '' `` My Silver Lining '' `` True Love Ways '' `` Stand by Me '' `` That 's All That Matters '' `` A Headache Tomorrow ( Or a Heartache Tonight ) '' `` You Do n't Know Me '' `` Lonely Nights '' `` Tears of the Lonely '' `` Put Your Dreams Away '' `` Talk to Me '' `` Fool for Your Love '' `` Your Love Shines Through '' `` You 've Really Got a Hold on Me '' `` Too Good to Stop Now '' `` I 'm the One Mama Warned You About '' `` You 've Got Something on Your Mind '' `` Your Memory Ai n't What It Used to Be '' `` Doo - Wah Days '' `` Full Grown Fool '' `` She Reminded Me of You '' `` There I 've Said It Again '' Guest singles `` Paradise Tonight '' ( with Charly McClain ) Related articles Discography Playboy Records Epic Records Jerry Lee Lewis Jimmy Swaggart Barbi Benton Ray Charles Gilley 's Club Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You%27ve_Really_Got_a_Hold_on_Me&oldid=803560338 '' Categories : The Miracles songs Songs written by Smokey Robinson Tamla Records singles Parlophone singles 1962 singles 1963 singles 1979 singles 1980 singles 1984 singles The Beatles songs The Supremes songs Eddie Money songs Cher songs She & Him songs Song recordings produced by George Martin Song recordings produced by Jim Ed Norman Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients RPM Top Singles number - one singles Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Mickey Gilley songs RPM Country Tracks number - one singles Epic Records singles Song recordings produced by Berry Gordy Song recordings produced by Smokey Robinson 1962 songs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from September 2016 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2014 Articles with unsourced statements from November 2012 Articles with unsourced statements from September 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano ქართული Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Português Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 3 October 2017, at 07 : 17. 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Question: who wrote you really got a hold on me
Answer: Smokey Robinson