"Lady Willpower" is a song written by Jerry Fuller and recorded by

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for their 1968 album ''

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''. The single was awarded a million-selling

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from the RIAA.

Chart performance

In the U.S., the song ranked among ''Cashbox''s Top 100 singles of 1968, where it hit the No. 1 position the week ending August 3, 1968. "Lady Willpower" went No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1968 (behind "

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" by

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). and reached No. 26 on the

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chart. The song was the No. 34 song on the ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles in 1968.
Outside the US, "Lady Willpower" reached No. 5 on the

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during the year. "Lady Willpower" also peaked at #4 on the Kent Music Report (KMR) Chart in Australia, spending 16 weeks on the KMR Top-100 after entering the chart on the 22nd Jun 1968.

Other versions

Morrissey recorded his version of the song and included it on his 2019 album, ''

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References

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