Somethin' Stupid
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"Somethin' Stupid" | |
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Single by Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra | |
from the album The World We Knew | |
Released | March 1967 |
Format | Vinyl record (7") |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 2:37 |
Label | Reprise |
Writer(s) | C. Carson Parks[1] |
Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen, Lee Hazlewood[1] |
"Somethin' Stupid" is a song written by C. Carson Parks and originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote, as "Carson and Gaile". It is best known in the hit version by Frank Sinatra and his daughter, Nancy Sinatra.[1]
Contents
Original recording by Carson and Gaile
In the early 1960s, Carson Parks was a folk singer in Los Angeles. He was an occasional member of The Easy Riders, and also performed with The Steeltown Three, which included his younger brother Van Dyke Parks. In 1963 he formed the Greenwood County Singers, later known as The Greenwoods, who had two minor hits and included singer Gaile Foote. Before the Greenwoods disbanded, Parks and Foote married and, as Carson and Gaile, recorded an album for Kapp Records, San Antonio Rose, which included the track "Something Stupid". The recording was then brought to the attention of Frank Sinatra.[2][3]
Frank and Nancy Sinatra version
The most successful and best-known version of the song was issued as a single by Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra and subsequently appeared on Frank's album The World We Knew. Frank had played Parks' recording to his daughter's producer, Lee Hazlewood, who recalled "He asked me, 'Do you like it?' and I said, 'I love it, and if you don't sing it with Nancy, I will.' He said, 'We're gonna do it, book a studio.'"[2][3] Their rendition was recorded on February 1, 1967. Al Casey played guitar on the recording. Hazlewood and Jimmy Bowen were listed as the producers of the single, with arrangement by Billy Strange.[1] There was some controversy of having a love song being sung by a real father and a real daughter, stating that this type of song should not be performed by family members, unless it comes from a real husband and wife team[citation needed].
The single spent four weeks at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and nine weeks atop the easy listening (now adult contemporary) chart, becoming Frank's second gold single as certified by the RIAA and Nancy's third.[4] It was the first and only instance of a father-daughter number-one song in America. Nancy Sinatra has said she thinks it's "very sweet" that some people refer to it as the "Incest Song".[5] The single also reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart the same year.[1] It was also nominated for the Record Of The Year at the 10th Grammy Awards, losing to the 5th Dimension's upbeat hit song "Up, Up And Away".[6]
Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman version
"Somethin' Stupid" | |||||||||||||
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File:Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman - Somethin Stupid - CD single cover.jpg | |||||||||||||
Single by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman | |||||||||||||
from the album Swing When You're Winning | |||||||||||||
Released | December 14, 2001 | ||||||||||||
Format | CD single, cassette, DVD single | ||||||||||||
Recorded | 2001 | ||||||||||||
Genre | Pop, vocal jazz | ||||||||||||
Length | 2:50 | ||||||||||||
Label | Chrysalis | ||||||||||||
Writer(s) | C. Carson Parks | ||||||||||||
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British singer Robbie Williams recorded "Somethin' Stupid" as a duet in 2001 with Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman. The song appeared on Williams' 2001 album, Swing When You're Winning, and it topped the UK Singles Chart at the end of the year. The song became Williams' first Christmas number-one single in the United Kingdom, and fifth as a featured artist. The single sold 98,506 copies in its first week and 366,000 copies over all earning a Silver Certification by the BPI. The accompanying music video was directed by Vaughan Arnell.
The song was the 30th best selling single of 2001 in the UK. The song also became another number-one single for Williams in New Zealand, being certified Gold,[7] and became, at the time, his best selling single in Europe charting inside the top ten in most countries. In Australia, it became Williams' fourth top ten single, earning a Gold certification for over 35,000 copies sold.[8] These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Somethin' Stupid".
Track listing
UK CD single
- "Somethin' Stupid" – 2:51
- "Eternity" (Orchestral version) – 5:32
- "My Way" (Live at the Albert Hall) – 6:59
- "Somethin' Stupid" (video) – 3:08
UK DVD single
- "Somethin' Stupid" (video) – 3:06
- "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (audio) – 2:35
- "That's Life" (audio) – 3:07
Charts
Chart (2001–02) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[9] | 8 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] | 2 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] | 5 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] | 6 |
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[13] | 25 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[14] | 6 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[citation needed] | 1 |
France (SNEP)[15] | 14 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] | 2 |
Ireland (IRMA)[citation needed] | 2 |
Italy (FIMI)[17] | 1 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] | 9 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] | 5 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] | 1 |
Norway (VG-lista)[21] | 9 |
Poland (Polish Singles Chart)[22] | 1 |
Portugal (Billboard)[23] | 1 |
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[24] | 9 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] | 2[citation needed] |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] | 17 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] | 3 |
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 1 |
Certifications
Country | Certification (if any) | Sales/shipments |
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Australia | Gold[8] | 35,000+ |
Austria | Gold[28] | 15,000+ |
France | Silver[29] | 172,000+ |
Germany | Gold[30] | 250,000+ |
New Zealand | Gold[7] | 7,500+ |
Switzerland | Gold[31] | 20,000+ |
United Kingdom | Silver[32] | 378,000+ |
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rob Finnis and Tony Rounce, Booklet with CD "You Heard It Here First", Ace Records CDCHD1204, 2008
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
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- ↑ http://www.grammy.com/news/grammy-rewind-10th-annual-grammy-awards
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- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid" (in French). Ultratop 50.
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- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid". Tracklisten.
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- ↑ "Musicline.de – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
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- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
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- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid". VG-lista.
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- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid" Canciones Top 50.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid". Singles Top 60.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid". Swiss Singles Chart.
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External links
Preceded by
"Lady" by Jack Jones
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Billboard Easy Listening number-one single (Nancy and Frank Sinatra version) April 1, 1967 (9 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Casino Royale" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
Preceded by | UK number-one single (Nancy and Frank Sinatra version) April 13, 1967 (two weeks) |
Succeeded by "Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw |
Preceded by | Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (Nancy and Frank Sinatra version) April 15, 1967 (four weeks) |
Succeeded by "The Happening" by The Supremes |
Preceded by | UK Singles Chart number-one single (Robbie Williams/Nicole Kidman version) December 15, 2001 – January 5, 2002 |
Succeeded by "Gotta Get Thru This" by Daniel Bedingfield |
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