"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" is a song written by

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and Roger Cook. Originally recorded by

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in 1967, the latter's version of the song reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1967, but failed to chart in the United States. The song was subsequently covered by a number of other artists. It achieved its greatest success in 1988 when the UK-based

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label released a cover version by

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. Originally recorded by Almond alone for his 1988 album '' The Stars We Are'', the single version was remixed to also include new vocals from Gene Pitney. Their version became a number one single in the UK for four weeks in January 1989. The

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for this version was filmed on-location in

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Marc Almond and Gene Pitney duet version

originally recorded the song as a solo track for his album '' The Stars We Are'' and was released as a follow-up to his single "Bitter Sweet". By then,

had heard of Almond's version and offered to re-record it with him, as a duet. This version replaced the solo version which was put on the B-side of the single. The duet reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in January 1989. A music video featuring the duo was recorded in Las Vegas.

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Cover versions

The song was covered by

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in 1968, along with a

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version the same year titled "To Mistiko Sou" ("Your secret") on her Greek album ''Vicky (To Mistiko Sou)'' which became a hit. It was also covered in 1968 by French singer Herbert Léonard. Following Marc Almond's success across Europe, in 1989 Leandros released a 12-inch remix of "To Mistiko Sou" in Greece which topped the Greek charts. Since its release, both the English and Greek versions of the song have appeared on various Leandros compilations worldwide. In 1990,

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recorded an instrumental cover of the song on their studio album ''

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''. The song was featured in the 2015 film ''

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'', where it was performed as a duet by Garry Mountaine and

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