Released November 7, 1963 Genre Pop | Recorded 1963 Length 2:23 | |
B-side "The Girl with the Bow in Her Hair" Format Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | ||
"There! I've Said It Again" is a popular song written by Redd Evans and David Mann popularized originally by Vaughn Monroe in 1945, and then again in late 1963 and early 1964 by Bobby Vinton. Vinton's version was the final number one song on the Hot 100 prior to the Beatles. The song charted at #1 on January 4, 1964 for four weeks.
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1945 versions
Vaughn Monroe's version of "There! I've Said It Again" reached No. 1 on Billboard's chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air", while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's charts of "Best-Selling Popular Retail Records" and "Most-Played Juke Box Records".
Jimmy Dorsey released a version of "There! I've Said It Again" in 1945, which reached No. 8 on Billboard's chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air" and No. 12 on Billboard's chart of "Most-Played Juke Box Records". A version was also released by The Modernaires with Paula Kelly in 1945, which was a hit that year.
Bobby Vinton version
Bobby Vinton released the most widely successful version of "There! I've Said It Again" in 1963. Vinton's version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 4, 1964 and remained there for four weeks. It was the first No. 1 song of 1964, and spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also spent five weeks atop the Billboard Middle-Road Singles chart. It was Vinton's third number-one song on both charts, following "Roses Are Red (My Love)" and "Blue Velvet". Vinton's version also reached No. 1 on the Cash Box Top 100, No. 1 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade", No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, and spent 10 weeks on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 34. Vinton's version was ranked No. 12 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964".
Other versions
Nat King Cole and his trio recorded a fine jazz-pop version of it in 1947.
Sam Cooke released a version of the song in 1959, which reached No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 25 on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart.
Bert Kaempfert and orchestra in 1960 recorded an instrumental version of this as well for the album Dancing In Wonderland.
Al Saxon released a version of the song in 1961, which reached No. 48 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart.
Al Hirt released a version on his 1965 album, They're Playing Our Song.
A cover by Mickey Gilley peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1989.