jmjiloveyou - I'm Into Something Good

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Jul 07, 2025 08:34am

<p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/I%27m_into_Something_Good_-_Herman%27s_Hermits.jpg/250px-I%27m_into_Something_Good_-_Herman%27s_Hermits.jpg" height="248" width="250"></p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>I'm into Something Good</strong>" is a song composed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Goffin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gerry Goffin</a> (lyrics) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_King" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carole King</a> (music) and made famous by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman%27s_Hermits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Herman's Hermits</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_into_Something_Good#cite_note-500_Number_One_Hits-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[2]</sup></a> The song was originally recorded (as "<strong>I'm into Somethin' Good</strong>") by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cookies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cookies</a> member <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl-Jean_McCrea" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earl-Jean</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colpix_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Colpix Records</a> in 1964. Her version entered the U.S. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashbox_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cash Box</em></a> Top 100 charts in the US on 4 July 1964 and spent eight weeks there, reaching a high of number 42 on 15 August 1964, and number 38 <em>Billboard</em>.</p><p>On 26 July 1964, Herman's Hermits recorded the song as their debut single. It reached number one in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK Singles Chart</a> on 30 September 1964, staying there for two weeks.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_into_Something_Good#cite_note-500_Number_One_Hits-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[2]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_into_Something_Good#cite_note-auto-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[3]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_into_Something_Good#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&amp;_Albums-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[4]</sup></a> The song peaked at number 13 in the US later that year and number 7 in Canada. The 'A' section of the song follows a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-bar_blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twelve-bar blues</a> structure.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_into_Something_Good#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[5]</sup></a></p><p>This Herman's Hermits' release, during the peak of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Invasion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">British Invasion</a>, occurred at a time when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brill_Building_(genre)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brill Building</a> songwriters like Goffin and King in this case, found themselves in danger of obsolescence, as most of the British groups wrote their own material. The song has since been featured in films such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Gun:_From_the_Files_of_Police_Squad!" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!</em></a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brave_Little_Toaster_to_the_Rescue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue</em></a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija:_Origin_of_Evil" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Ouija: Origin of Evil</em></a>. The song was also featured in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">season 5</a> episode "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_Rupert" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Road to Rupert</a>" of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Family Guy</em></a>.</p><p>Carole King has said that in writing the song, she was inspired by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wilson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Wilson</a>: "I make no bones about it, that song was influenced by Brian's music</p>