Spooky ( Classics IV song ) - wikipedia Spooky ( Classics IV song ) `` Spooky '' Single by Classics IV from the album Spooky Released October 1967 Format 7 '' 45 RPM Genre Jazz fusion Length 2 : 50 Label Imperial Songwriter ( s ) Mike Shapiro, Harry Middlebrooks Jr., James Cobb, Buddy Buie Producer ( s ) Buddy Buie Classics IV singles chronology `` Spooky '' ( 1967 ) `` Soul Train '' ( 1968 ) `` Spooky '' ( 1967 ) `` Soul Train '' ( 1968 ) `` Spooky '' was originally an instrumental song performed by saxophonist Mike Sharpe ( Shapiro ), written by Shapiro and Harry Middlebrooks, Jr., which first charted in 1967 hitting # 57 on the US pop charts. Its best - known version was created by James Cobb and producer Buddy Buie for the group Classics IV when they added lyrics about a `` spooky little girl ''. In 1968, the vocal version of the song reached # 3 in the U.S. ( Billboard Hot 100 ) and # 46 in the UK. Contents 1 Chart history 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Atlanta Rhythm Section cover 3 Chart history 4 Other cover versions 5 Additional versions 6 References 7 External links Chart history Weekly charts Chart ( 1967 - 68 ) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles 12 New Zealand 19 UK ( OCC ) 46 US Billboard Hot 100 US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1968 ) Rank Canada 84 US Billboard Hot 100 26 Atlanta Rhythm Section cover `` Spooky '' Single by Atlanta Rhythm Section from the album Underdog B - side `` It 's Only Music '' Released August 1979 Format 7 '' single Genre Pop Label Polydor Atlanta Rhythm Section singles chronology `` Do It or Die '' ( 1979 ) `` Spooky '' ( 1979 ) `` Alien '' ( 1981 ) `` Do It or Die '' ( 1979 ) `` Spooky '' ( 1979 ) `` Alien '' ( 1981 ) Cobb and bandmate Dean Daughtry later became part of the Atlanta Rhythm Section and re-recorded `` Spooky '' in 1979, also produced by Buie. It was the second of two singles released from their Underdog LP. ARS 's version hit # 17 in the US on Billboard and # 15 on Cash Box. It also charted minorly internationally. Chart history Chart ( 1979 ) Peak position Australia 96 Canada RPM Top Singles 37 UK 48 US Billboard Hot 100 17 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 23 US Cash Box Top 100 15 Other cover versions `` Spooky '' has also been covered by a number of artists including Dusty Springfield ( whose gender - flipped version was featured prominently in the Guy Ritchie film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ), Percy Sledge, Martha and the Vandellas, Michel Pagliaro ( recorded song in French ), Velvet Monkeys, R.E.M., Imogen Heap, Kid Montana, who issued the song as a single on Les Disques du Crepuscule in 1986, David Sanborn, The Golden Cups, Marc Antoine, Phish, The Nylons, AP Mike and the Conti Bros. which appeared on the soundtrack to the film The Haunted Mansion in 2003. The song 's main riff is sampled in the song `` Why 's Everybody Always Pickin ' on Me ? '' by Bloodhound Gang, released in 1996, as well as `` Something Wicked This Way Comes '' by Barry Adamson from the Lost Highway soundtrack released in 1997. Additional versions Andy Williams -- 1968 Al De Lory -- 1968 Stanley Turrentine - 1968 Gary Walker And The Rain -- 1968 Lawrence Welk -- 1968 Year 2000 -- 1969 Dusty Springfield -- 1970 The Boris Gardiner Happening -- Leal UK Shakin ' Stevens -- 1979 Lydia Lunch -- 1980 Vicious Pink -- 1985 The Jazz Butcher -- 1988 David Sanborn ( Instrumental ) -- 1996 Joan Osborne -- 1998 Element of Crime -- 1999 Popa Chubby - 2001 Daniel Ash -- 2002 Shock of Pleasure - 2008 Skinny Girl Diet - 2013 Pizza Delivery Boys -- 2015 Deana Martin -- 2016 References Jump up ^ `` Unjustly Forgotten Instrumentals ''. Groups.google.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Sony / ATV ''. Sony / ATV. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ `` The Classics IV ''. Classicbands.com. 2008 - 05 - 16. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ `` Spooky by Classics IV Songfacts ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Missing or empty url = ( help ) ; access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qsongid=1637#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 10 May 1968 Jump up ^ `` Spooky by Classics IV Songfacts ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 24, 1968 Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. collectionscanada.gc.ca. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1968 ''. Archived from the original on 2010 - 11 - 25. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 20. Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 13, 1979 Jump up ^ `` '' Underdog `` ''. The Atlanta Rhythm Section. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979 - 10 - 20. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` '' Underdog `` ''. The Atlanta Rhythm Section. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 13, 1979 Jump up ^ `` Songs from the Night Before overview ''. Allmusic.com. Jump up ^ `` Songs from the Night Before -- David Sanborn ''. JazzTimes.com. Jump up ^ `` Hi - Lo Split overview ''. Allmusic.com. Jump up ^ `` Marc Antoine -- Hi - Lo Split ''. SmoothViews.com. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Classics IV Buddy Buie J.R. Cobb Singles `` Spooky '' `` Stormy '' `` Traces '' Associated people Dean Daughtry Roy Yeager Related articles Atlanta Rhythm Section Book : Classics IV Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spooky_(Classics_IV_song)&oldid=804561469 '' Categories : 1967 singles 1979 singles Classics IV songs Dusty Springfield songs Atlanta Rhythm Section songs Andy Williams songs Halloween songs 1967 songs Imperial Records singles Songs written by J.R. Cobb Songs written by Buddy Buie Hidden categories : Pages using web citations with no URL Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Use mdy dates from April 2016 Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 9 October 2017, at 20 : 17. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings the song spooky little girl like you
Answer: Classics IV