Sit Down, I Think I Love You - wikipedia Sit Down, I Think I Love You `` Sit Down, I Think I Love You '' is a 1966 song composed by American singer - songwriter Stephen Stills and originally recorded by American - Canadian rock band Buffalo Springfield. A cover version by The Mojo Men was released as a single in 1967 and reached the U.S. Top 40. Also that year, Australian band The Executives charted in their home country with their version of the song. Contents 1 Buffalo Springfield version 2 The Mojo Men version 2.1 Chart performance 3 The Executives version 4 References Buffalo Springfield version `` Sit Down, I Think I Love You '' Song by Buffalo Springfield from the album Buffalo Springfield Released December 5, 1966 Genre Folk rock Length 2 : 32 Label Atco Songwriter ( s ) Stephen Stills Stephen Stills wrote `` Sit Down, I Think I Love You '' as a fairly direct love song. It was written prior to the formation of Buffalo Springfield, when Stills had just settled in Los Angeles and had begun writing songs that he felt `` were personal statements and had something to say. '' The song was included on Buffalo Springfield 's eponymous debut album, but because Stills had sold the song 's publishing rights, he never received any writer 's royalties. Allmusic 's Matthew Greenwald said the song `` showcases Stills ' already refined pop moxie and melodic instinct, crossed with a strong folk flavoring. '' Dave Swanson of Ultimate Classic Rock described it as `` pristine folk - rock with a great garage band feel '' and ranked it as the ninth best song by Buffalo Springfield. The Mojo Men version `` Sit Down, I Think I Love You '' Single by The Mojo Men Released 1967 Genre Baroque pop Length 2 : 18 Label Reprise Songwriter ( s ) Stephen Stills San Francisco - based group The Mojo Men released a cover version of `` Sit Down, I Think I Love You '' as a single in early 1967. Arranged by Van Dyke Parks, the song was the band 's biggest hit in the United States, peaking at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In Canada, it reached number 26 on RPM magazine 's singles chart. Greenwald said The Mojo Men 's recording `` transformed the song into a near - Mamas & Papas graft, complete with counterpoint vocals and a warm feeling. An odd and wide variety of instruments ( from mandolins, Dobro, to multiple keyboards ) add great texture to the melody, creating one of the great ' lost ' masterpieces of the era. '' The song was included on the seminal 1972 Nuggets : Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965 -- 1968 garage rock compilation album. Chart performance Chart ( 1967 ) Peak position Canadian Singles Chart 26 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 36 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 39 The Executives version Australian pop group The Executives released their cover of `` Sit Down, I Love You '' as a single in 1967. It peaked at number 4 in Sydney, 13 in Brisbane, and 28 on the Go - Set national chart. References Jump up ^ Zimmer, Dave ( 2000 ). Crosby, Stills & Nash : The Authorized Biography ( The Definitive Inside Story of the Supergroup ). New York : Da Capo Press. p. 30. ISBN 978 - 0306809743. ^ Jump up to : Greenwald, Matthew. `` ' Sit Down, I Think I Love You ' Song Review ''. Allmusic. Retrieved December 14, 2013. Jump up ^ Swanson, Dave ( February 26, 2013 ). `` Top 10 Buffalo Springfield Songs ''. Ultimate Classic Rock ( Townsquare Media ). Retrieved December 14, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` The Mojo Men - ' Billboard ' Singles ''. Allmusic. Retrieved December 14, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` RPM 100 - Top Singles ''. RPM. RPM Music Publications Ltd. 7 ( 6 ). April 8, 1967. ISSN 0315 - 5994. Retrieved July 15, 2017. Jump up ^ O'Connor, Rob ( 2009 - 07 - 09 ). `` 25 Garage Rock Heroes ''. Yahoo ! Music. Retrieved December 14, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Top 100 04 / 08 / 67 ''. Cashbox Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 14, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Artists - The Executives ''. MilesAgo. Retrieved December 14, 2013. Jump up ^ McIntyre, Iain ( 2006 ). Tomorrow Is Today : Australia in the Psychedelic Era, 1966 - 1970. Kent Town : Wakefield Press. p. 52. ISBN 978 - 1862546974. hide Buffalo Springfield Richie Furay Dewey Martin Jim Messina Stephen Stills Neil Young Bruce Palmer Studio albums Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield Again Last Time Around Compilations and box sets Retrospective : The Best of Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield ( compilation album ) Buffalo Springfield ( box set ) Songs `` For What It 's Worth '' `` Sit Down, I Think I Love You '' `` Mr. Soul '' `` Broken Arrow '' `` Expecting to Fly '' Related artists The Au Go Go Singers The Mynah Birds Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young The Stills - Young Band Poco Manassas Crazy Horse Loggins and Messina Poco Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sit_Down,_I_Think_I_Love_You&oldid=803264712 '' Categories : 1966 songs 1967 singles Buffalo Springfield songs Reprise Records singles Songs written by Stephen Stills Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 1 October 2017, at 13 : 48 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote sit down i think i love you
Answer: American singer-songwriter Stephen Stills