"Hooked on You" is a song written and composed by

David Gates David Ashworth Gates (December 11, 1940 – January 5, 2023) was a American singer-songwriter, guitarist, musician and producer, frontman and co-lead singer (with Jimmy Griffin) of the group Bread, which reached the top of the musical charts i ...

, and originally recorded by the soft rock group

Bread Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour (usually wheat) and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diet. It is one of the oldest human-made f ...

, of which Gates was the leader and primary music producer. It was the second single released from Bread's 1977 album ''

Lost Without Your Love ''Lost Without Your Love'' is the sixth and final studio album by Bread, released in 1977. The title track of this LP became the group's sixth and final top 10 hit, reaching number nine on the US '' ''Billboard'' Hot 100'' in February 1977. " ...

'', and became their final charting hit. The song reached No. 60 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 during the spring of 1977. In Canada, it reached No. 48. "Hooked on You" was a much bigger

Adult Contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

hit, spending two weeks at number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and three weeks at number two in the United States, where it was held off the top spot by

Yvonne Elliman Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of the stage musical ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved ...

's "

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Chart performance

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Lyrics of this song
* 1976 songs 1977 singles Bread (band) songs Songs written by David Gates Elektra Records singles {{1970s-rock-song-stub