"Use Your Head" is a
soulful
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song written by
Barrett Strong, Wade Flemons and
The Dells' Chuck Barksdale and released as a single by former
Motown
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singer
Mary Wells on the
20th Century Fox
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label.
Overview
Song information
The single showcases the narrator telling her lover to think before he made some costly decisions based on advice given to him by one of his best friends warning her lover to "use his head" before he ends up "losing the best love he ever had".
Release and reaction
The song was one of the few successful post-Motown singles Wells recorded. The song registered at number 34 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 13 on the
R&B singles chart.
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Personnel
*Lead vocal by Mary Wells
*Background vocals by assorted singers
*Instrumentation by assorted musicians
References
{{Mary Wells
1964 singles
20th Century Fox Records singles
Mary Wells songs
Songs written by Barrett Strong
1964 songs
Songs written by Wade Flemons