She'd Rather Be with Me

"She'd Rather Be with Me"
"She'd Rather Be with Me"
Single by the Turtles
from the album Happy Together
B-side	"The Walking Song"
Released	April 1967
Genre	Rock; pop; bubblegum;
Length	2:17
Label	White Whale
Songwriter(s)	Garry Bonner, Alan Gordon
Producer(s)	Joe Wissert
The Turtles singles chronology

"She'd Rather Be with Me" is a song written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon and released by the Turtles in 1967. The song was the follow-up to "Happy Together".

Lyrics and music

Allmusic critic Stewart Mason described "She'd Rather Be with Me" as a "big, brassy pop song" that was "probably the least ironically cheerful single the Turtles ever did."^[3] Mason describes Howard Kaylan's lead vocal as evoking "unfeigned giddiness" and comments on the "huge production" including a full orchestra and prominent cowbell.^[3]

Chart performance

The song was a major international hit, and spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 3,^[4] while reaching No. 1 on Record World's "100 Top Pops",^[5] No. 1 on Canada's "RPM 100",^[6] No. 1 in South Africa,^[7] No. 2 on the Cash Box Top 100,^[8] No. 3 in Denmark,^[9] and No. 3 on the Irish Singles Chart.^[10] The song also spent 15 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 4, making it The Turtles' biggest hit in the United Kingdom.^[11] The song was a major hit in many other nations as well.

Weekly chart

Chart (1967)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set)^[12]	21
Australia (Modern Melbourne)^[13]	4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[14]	13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[15]	18
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[16]	1
Denmark (Danmarks Radio)^[9]	3
Israel Forces Broadcasting Network^[17]	≥3
Ireland (IRMA)^[18]	3
Netherlands (Parool Top 20)^[19]	15
Netherlands (Veronica Top 40)^[20]	21
New Zealand Listener^[21]	8
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[7]	1
Switzerland (Pop Redaktion)^[9]	10
UK (Record Retailer)	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[22]	3
US Cash Box Top 100	2
US Record World 100 Top Pops	1
West Germany (Musikmarkt)^[23]	23

Year-end charts

Chart (1967)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[24]	28
US Billboard Hot 100^[25]	78
US Cash Box^[26]	24

References

^ Evans, Paul (2004). "The Turtles". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 828. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1967". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 158. ISBN 9781493064601.
^ ^a ^b Mason, Stewart. "She'd Rather Be with Me". Allmusic. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
^ Hot 100 - She'd Rather Be With Me The Turtles Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ "100 Top Pops", Record World, June 24, 1967. p. 23. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ "R.P.M. 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 7, No. 17, June 24, 1967. Accessed May 19, 2016
^ ^a ^b "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, October 7, 1967. p. 68. Accessed May 20, 2016.
^ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, July 1, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, September 9, 1967. p. 62. Accessed May 20, 2016.
^ "Song Title search results for 'She'd Rather Be with Me'". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
^ Turtles - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed May 19, 2016
^ Ed Nimmervoll, "GO-SET National Top 40", August 2, 1967. Accessed May 19, 2016
^ "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, August 19, 1967. p. 59. Accessed May 20, 2016.
^ "The Turtles – She'd Rather Be with Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "The Turtles – She'd Rather Be with Me" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 10075." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
^ "Hits of the World", Billboard, October 21, 1967. p. 54. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – She'd Rather Be With Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
^ The Turtles – She'd Rather Be with Me, Dutch Charts. Retrieved May 19, 2016
^ The Turtles – She'd Rather Be with Me, Media Markt Top 40. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ "NZ Listener charts", Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed May 20, 2016
^ "The Turtles Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ The Turtles – She'd Rather Be with Me, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed May 19, 2016
^ The RPM 100 Top Singles of 1967, RPM Weekly. p. 5. Volume 8, No. 19, January 6, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ "Top Records of 1967 (Based on Billboard Charts)" (PDF). Billboard. December 30, 1967. p. 42. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
^ "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1967" (PDF). Cash Box. December 23, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

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[RS_2004-1] Evans, Paul (2004). "The Turtles". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 828. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[Segretto_2022-2] Segretto, Mike (2022). "1967". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 158. ISBN 9781493064601.

[allmusic-3] Mason, Stewart. "She'd Rather Be with Me". Allmusic. Retrieved 2021-03-01.

[4] Hot 100 - She'd Rather Be With Me The Turtles Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

[5] "100 Top Pops", Record World, June 24, 1967. p. 23. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

[6] "R.P.M. 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 7, No. 17, June 24, 1967. Accessed May 19, 2016

[BB10767-7] "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, October 7, 1967. p. 68. Accessed May 20, 2016.

[8] "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, July 1, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

[BB9967-9] "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, September 9, 1967. p. 62. Accessed May 20, 2016.

[10] "Song Title search results for 'She'd Rather Be with Me'". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved May 21, 2016.

[11] Turtles - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed May 19, 2016

[12] Ed Nimmervoll, "GO-SET National Top 40", August 2, 1967. Accessed May 19, 2016

[13] "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, August 19, 1967. p. 59. Accessed May 20, 2016.

[sc_Flanders_The_Turtles-14] "The Turtles – She'd Rather Be with Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_The_Turtles-15] "The Turtles – She'd Rather Be with Me" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_The_Turtles-16] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 10075." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.

[17] "Hits of the World", Billboard, October 21, 1967. p. 54. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

[sc_Ireland2_-18] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – She'd Rather Be With Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

[19] The Turtles – She'd Rather Be with Me, Dutch Charts. Retrieved May 19, 2016

[20] The Turtles – She'd Rather Be with Me, Media Markt Top 40. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

[21] "NZ Listener charts", Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed May 20, 2016

[sc_Billboardhot100_The_Turtles-22] "The Turtles Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[23] The Turtles – She'd Rather Be with Me, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed May 19, 2016

[24] The RPM 100 Top Singles of 1967, RPM Weekly. p. 5. Volume 8, No. 19, January 6, 1968. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

[25] "Top Records of 1967 (Based on Billboard Charts)" (PDF). Billboard. December 30, 1967. p. 42. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

[26] "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1967" (PDF). Cash Box. December 23, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

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