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I'm into Something Good

"I'm into Something Good" is a song composed by Gerry Goffin (lyrics) and Carole King (music) and made famous by Herman's Hermits. It was originally recorded (as "I'm into Somethin' Good") by Cookies member Earl-Jean on Colpix Records in 1964. Her version entered the U.S. Cash Box 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 Billboard.

On 26 July 1964, Herman's Hermits recorded the song as their debut single. It reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 30 September 1964, staying there for two weeks. It peaked at number 13 in the US later that year and number 7 in Canada. The 'A' section of the song follows a twelve-bar blues structure.

This Herman's Hermits' release, during the peak of the British Invasion, occurred at a time when Brill Building 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 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, and Ouija: Origin of Evil. The song was also featured in the season 5 episode "Road to Rupert" of Family Guy.

Carole King has said that in writing the song, she was inspired by Brian Wilson: "I make no bones about it, that song was influenced by Brian's music".

The song was featured in the 1988 film The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!. From its inclusion in the soundtrack, a solo version by Herman's Hermits frontman Peter Noone climbed the adult contemporary chart that year.

It was featured in the 1997 film The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, in the opening credits and also when the Master puts the WFC 11-12-55 into Radio and turns him on.

Brian Wilson recorded a version which features Carole King, and it is included in the Best Buy edition of his 2008 album, That Lucky Old Sun.

The Bird and the Bee released the song as a single in March 2010. Their version was also included on the soundtrack for the film, Valentine's Day and television Love Bites show season 1 episode 6 "TMI."

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