Released 1965 Length 2:59 Writer(s) Joe South | Genre Rock Label Columbia Records 43465 | |
B-side "You Make Me Feel Like A Man" | ||
"I've Got to Be Somebody" is a song written by Joe South and was recorded by Billy Joe Royal for his 1965 album, Down in the Boondocks. It was released as a single in December 1965 and the song reached #38 on The Billboard Hot 100 in January 1966. The song reached #15 on the Canadian chart the same month.
Joe South later released a version of the song.
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