"I Got You Babe" is a song performed by

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and written by

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. It was the first single taken from their debut studio album ''

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''. In August 1965, their single spent three weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States where it sold more than one million copies and was

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. It also reached number one in the United Kingdom and Canada. In 1985, a cover version of "I Got You Babe" by

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-pop band

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featuring American singer Chrissie Hynde peaked at number one on the

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and reached number 28 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.

Sonny & Cher version

Background and composition

, a

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and

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for

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, wrote the lyrics to and composed the music of the song for himself and his then-wife,

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, late at night in their basement. When Cher was woken up to sing the lyrics, she hated the song and didn't think it would soon be a hit and immediately went back to bed. Session drummer

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played drums for the song with other members of The Wrecking Crew supplying instrumental support. "I Got You Babe" became the duo's biggest single, their

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, and a defining recording of the early

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'' said of the song "using the successful combination of folk and rock, this one has the performance and production of a smash." AllMusic critic William Ruhmann praised the song:

Recalling Dylan's bitter 1964 song "It Ain't Me Babe" (soon to be a folk-rock hit for the Turtles), Bono wrote his own opposite sentiment: "I Got You Babe." Where Dylan was lyrically complex, Bono was simple: His lyrics began with the ominous youth-versus-grownups theme of "they" who set up barriers to romance, but soon gave way to a dialogue of teenage romantic platitudes. Where Dylan was musically simple, however, Bono, without fully rebuilding Spector's
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, was more structurally ambitious, following the song's standard verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-verse-chorus form with an ascending coda that built to a climax, then started building again before the fadeout, all in only a little over three minutes. Set to waltz time, the tune retained a light feel despite the sometimes busy instrumentation, led by a prominent oboe accompanied by a bassoon and the alternating vocals between the two singers. If neither were interesting singers, their plodding, matter-of-fact performances gave the song a common-man appeal.

The session for the song was held on June 7, 1965, at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood and lasted between 2 and 5 PM. Musician

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provided the instrumental arrangement. Richard Niles quotes Battiste as saying the prominent

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in the song is played on an

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rather than an ocarina. In the United States, the song had sold more than 1 million copies in 1965 being certified Gold by the

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. As of November 2011, Billboard reported the digital sales of "I Got You Babe" to be 372,000 in the US. In 2011, the song was named as one of the greatest duets of all time by both ''

'' and ''

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'' magazines. It was also listed at #444 on ''

''s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004. But in a 2011 poll Rolling Stone readers ranked "I Got You Babe" the eighth-worst song of the 1960s. In early 2017 the song has been inducted into the

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. Retrieved on December 4, 2016

Live performances

Sonny and Cher last performed the song together during an impromptu reunion on

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's ''

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'' on November 13, 1987."Sonny & Cher Boost Ratings". ''The New Mexican''. Santa Fe, New Mexico. November 29, 1987, p. 35, accessed through

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on March 13, 2009."Sonny and Cher Reunited on David Letterman Show." ''Aiken Standard''. Aiken, South Carolina. November 15, 1987. p. 3. accessed through

on March 13, 2009. Cher performed the song with

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on February 14, 2002, at the Kodak Theatre in

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. It was her first performance of the song without Sonny. During Cher's 2014 Dressed to Kill Tour and 2017–2020 Las Vegas residency

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using left behind vocals and a projection of videos of Sonny, Cher performed the song live with the projection of Sonny. The song is performed the same way during Cher's 2018-2020

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. Cher sang a parody version of the song called ''I Got You Bae'' with James Corden on

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in 2016. The parody explained finding love in the modern 2016 era of online dating, swiping, social media, Netflix and chill and internet pornography.

In popular culture

"I Got You Babe" has been frequently featured in

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and

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, including Sonny and Cher's own ''

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''. The song made a bit of a comeback when it was used repeatedly as Phil Connors' wake-up music in the 1993 movie ''

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''. On re-release, the single re-charted in the UK, reaching number 66. Other films have used the song, including ''

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'' which stars Sonny & Cher, '' Buster,

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, Just Visiting, Me Without You,

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'' and ''

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''.

Personnel

The personnel, excluding Sonny & Cher, as seen in the

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(AFM) contracts for the session include: *

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– guitar *

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– bass guitar * Steve Mann – guitar *

– drums *

– piano *

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– percussion *

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– harpsichord

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UB40 and Chrissie Hynde version

Background

Twenty years later, in July 1985, British band

with American singer Chrissie Hynde released a cover version of "I Got You Babe" for the group's sixth studio album, ''

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'' (1985). This version of "I Got You Babe" charted at number one on the

and reached number 28 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The song also appeared on

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' 1987 compilation album '' The Singles''.

Track listings

7-inch single # I Got You Babe 3:08 # UB40 - Theme From Labour Of Love 3:05 12-inch single # I Got You Babe 3:09 # UB40 -

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5:21

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Cher with Beavis and Butt-Head version

Background

In 1993,

recorded a cover version of "I Got You Babe" with the American animated characters

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. The song was the first single from ''

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'', a compilation comedy album released in 1993 by the

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, which is one of the fastest-selling comedy albums; it has officially sold 1,610,000 units and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA in the United States. The single reached the top 40 in the UK, Belgium and Sweden, as well as the top 10 in the Netherlands.

Critical reception

A reviewer from

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said it is the "most interesting" track on ''

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'' album.

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from ''

'' stated that Cher "delivers one of her strongest vocals to date." Troy J. Augusto from '' Cashbox'' noted it as a "fun moment" from the album. Rob Fiend from the ''

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'' called it "a lovely duet", adding that "one can hardly keep the tears from flowing." Music writer

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wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary, that "

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s doyens of bad taste, Beavis and Butt-Head charge onto vinyl in their own inimitable fashion on a remake of the 1960s classic." Pan-European magazine ''

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'' described it as "a smashing rendition". Martin Aston from ''

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'' gave it four out of five, writing that it "is undoubtedly the worst version of her and Sonny's classic Sixties cut, but the funniest too. Potential media exposure for this irreverent novelty item seems unlimited." Mark Sutherland from ''

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'' deemed it a "hilarious" duet.

Music video

A funny and psychedelic

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was produced for the song, which received heavy

airplay. It featured Cher and Beavis and Butt-Head in a virtual animated world. In the video, the animated pair refer to her former husband Bono as a

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and a

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, to which a live-action Cher agrees. It was placed at number 5 on the "50 Greatest Funny Moments in Music" list made by VH1 channel in 2004. On April 29, 2022, Cher's official

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channel uploaded the music video in remastered HD.

Track listing

*European CD single #"I Got You Babe" (Cher with Beavis and Butt-Head) – 5:09 #"Mental ✳@%#!" (

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) – 4:42 #"Fire Down Below" (Cher) – 4:20 *UK CD and cassette single #"I Got You Babe" (Cher with Beavis and Butt-Head) – 4:00 #"I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher) – 3:13

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Blackmore's Night

In 2013, the band Blackmore's Night, which features guitarist

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and singer

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, covered the song on their album '' All Our Yesterdays''. ; Personnel : * Ritchie Blackmore : Electric and acoustic guitar, guitar solo * Candice Night : Lead vocals * Lady Lynn : Harmony vocals * Earl Grey of Chimay : Bass guitar * Scarlet Fiddler : Fiddler * Bard David of Larchmont : Keyboards, backing vocals * Troubador of Aberdeen : Percussions

In other media

*In the ''

'' episode "The Evans Get Involved (Part 2)", characters perform the song while mimicking ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' *In the film ''

'', it is this song to which the main character awakes each morning * The ''

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'' episode "We Need the Egg" ends with two characters performing the song * In the video game '' The Last of Us: Left Behind'', the

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cover of the song is featured in the final section of the game's flashback storyline * The song was featured during the final scene of the ''

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'' episode "

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" * The song was performed on an episode of ''

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'' by Dorothy (

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) and her mother (

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) for a talent show. * The Etta James version was used by

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for its 2021 holiday ad campaign. * The proto-punk band

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covered the song on their debut album "

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References

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