Make Your Own Kind of Music ( song ) - wikipedia Make Your Own Kind of Music ( song ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( October 2016 ) `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' Single cover Single by Mama Cass Elliot from the album Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama B - side `` Lady Love '' Released September 1969 Genre Pop Length 2 : 25 Label Dunhill Songwriter ( s ) Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil Producer ( s ) Steve Barri Mama Cass Elliot singles chronology `` It 's Getting Better '' ( 1969 ) `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' ( 1969 ) `` New World Coming '' ( 1970 ) `` It 's Getting Better '' ( 1969 ) `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' ( 1969 ) `` New World Coming '' ( 1970 ) `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' is a pop song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, first recorded in 1968 by the New York City - based trio the Will - O - Bees ( Janet Blossom, Steven Porter, and Robert Merchanthouse ), who regularly performed Mann / Weil compositions. After Cass Elliot had a hit in the summer of 1969 with Mann / Weil 's `` It 's Getting Better '', she recorded `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' as the follow - up single, and her album Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama was re-released as `` Make Your Own Kind Of Music / It 's Getting Better, '' the title cut having been added to the original track listing. However, Elliot 's `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' single only reached No. 36. The similar chart impact of the follow - up single, another Mann / Weil composition entitled `` New World Coming, '' which reached No. 42, signaled Elliot 's challenges in maintaining a profile as a current hitmaker, as the 1960s turned into the 1970s. The Cass Elliot track is in the key of E major. Contents 1 Chart performance 2 Remixes 3 Paloma Faith version 3.1 Charts 4 Other versions 5 References 6 External links Chart performance Chart ( 1969 ) Peak position Australia KMR 72 Canada RPM Top Singles 20 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 7 US Billboard Hot 100 36 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 6 US Cash Box Top 100 25 Remixes A remixed version of the Cass Elliot track was featured in the 1997 Dance compilation Dance Across The Universe ( Part 1 ), which was released by Universal Records, along with a separate club - only promo which featured four different mixes ( one of them dubbed `` The Mama Cass Mix '' ). Paloma Faith version `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' Single by Paloma Faith from the album The Architect Released 19 March 2018 Format Digital download, streaming Genre Pop Length 2 : 43 Label RCA, Epic Songwriter ( s ) Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil Paloma Faith singles chronology `` Lullaby '' ( 2018 ) `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' ( 2018 ) `` Lullaby '' ( 2018 ) `` Make Your Own Kind Of Music '' ( 2018 ) Music video `` Make Your Own Kind Of Music '' on YouTube In March 2018, Paloma Faith released a cover of the song, which was also featured in a TV commercial for Škoda, promoting the Karoq crossover vehicle. It made it to No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart. It was later confirmed in April 2018 that the song would be included on the digital track listing of her fourth studio album The Architect as one of the album 's singles. It was included in the tracklist of the album on sites like Spotify and Apple Music on 20 April 2018. Charts Chart ( 2018 ) Peak position Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 8 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 28 UK Download ( Official Charts Company ) Other versions In 1972, Barbra Streisand released `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' as a single in a medley with `` Sing '', which became an Easy Listening hit ( No. 28 ) but only reached No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100. Streisand also recorded parts of the song as a medley with The World is a Concerto for Barbra Streisand... And Other Musical Instruments. A happy hardcore cover of the track was released in 1997 by DJ Daydream. References Jump up ^ `` Image : RPM Weekly ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Item ''. Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2018. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 2002 Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Top 100 11 / 29 / 69 ''. Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Various - Dance Across The Universe Volume 1 ( CD ) ''. Discogs.com. 1997 - 10 - 21. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Mama Cass - Make Your Own Kind Of Music ( Vinyl ) ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Paloma Faith features in Škoda TV commercial ''. Sounds-familiar.info. 26 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` make your own kind of music - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company ''. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Architect by Paloma Faith on iTunes ''. iTunes. Retrieved 14 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2018. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Discography for the song Remix by DJ Mathieu Bouthier and Muttonheads hide Cass Elliot Albums Dream a Little Dream Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama Make Your Own Kind of Music Cass Elliot The Road Is No Place for a Lady Collaborations Dave Mason & Cass Elliot Compilations Mama 's Big Ones Live Do n't Call Me Mama Anymore Singles `` Dream a Little Dream of Me '' `` California Earthquake '' `` Move in a Little Closer, Baby '' `` It 's Getting Better '' `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' `` New World Coming '' `` One Way Ticket '' `` A Song That Never Comes '' `` The Good Times Are Coming '' `` Do n't Let the Good Life Pass You By '' `` Baby I 'm Yours '' `` That Song '' `` If You 're Gonna Break Another Heart '' `` Does Anybody Love You ? 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Question: who sang the original play your own kind of music
Answer: the Will-O-Bees