"Somebody Help Me" is a single by

The Spencer Davis Group The Spencer Davis Group were a British band formed in Birmingham in 1963 by Spencer Davis (guitar), brothers Steve Winwood (keyboards, guitar) and Muff Winwood (bass guitar), and Pete York (drums). Their best known songs include the UK numb ...

, which was released in 1966. As with "

Keep on Running "Keep On Running" is a song written and first recorded by Jackie Edwards. It became a hit in the UK for The Spencer Davis Group; their version reached number one in the charts. Recordings "Keep On Running" was written by Jamaican singer-songwrit ...

", it was composed by Jackie Edwards.

Chart performance

"Somebody Help Me" became the band's second consecutive and last number-one hit in the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

, staying at the summit for two weeks in April 1966. In the US, the song peaked at number 47 in July 1967.

Cover Versions

The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 19, 193 ...

also released a version on their album ''

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'', released in mid 1966.

Song in Popular Culture

*It was used as the theme tune to the 1960s-era hospital-based ITV drama series ''

The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV1 from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the ...

'', which ran from 2003 to 2011, and its short-lived spin-off ''

The Royal Today ''The Royal Today'' is a British medical soap opera, and a spin-off of the similarly themed drama, ''The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast o ...

'', which first aired in 2008.

References

1966 singles The Spencer Davis Group songs The Everly Brothers songs UK Singles Chart number-one singles {{1960s-rock-song-stub