Whatcha Gonna Do About It

Infobox Single
Name = Whatcha Gonna Do About It


Artist = Small Faces
from Album = Small Faces
B-side = "What's a Matter Baby" (Byers / Clyde Otis)
Released = August 6 1965
Format = 7"
Recorded = 1965, Pye Studios, London flagicon|England
Genre = R&B, British Invasion
Length = 1:59
Label = Decca
Writer = Ian Samwell (lyrics)
Steve Marriott
Ronnie Lane (melody)
Producer = Ian Samwell
Certification =
Reviews =
Chart position = United Kingdom

#14
Last single = -
This single = "Whatcha Gonna Do About It"
1965
Next single = "I've Got Mine"
1965"Whatcha Gonna Do About It" was the debut single released by the English R&B, mod group Small Faces, released in the UK on August 6, 1965. The song peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, and stayed on chart for a total of 14 weeks. [Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful ISBN 10900924447 p.99]

ong profile

The songwriting duo of the group Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane already had the melody for the song, the inspiration coming from Solomon Burke's hit record "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", however they had no lyrics so Don Arden quickly brought in Ian Samwell to provide the words for the song. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 27 and rose to number 14 just missing the all important Top Ten. [Small Faces the young mods forgotten story ISBN 0952393506 p.44]

Arden, in later years admitted to spending £12,000 chart fixing to ensure the band's debut song would be a hit. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2133989.ece Chart fixing] ] In an interview Arden denied it was cheating: "I had a saying, you can't polish a turd. In other words, if the record's no good to begin with it still won't be any good after you've wasted your time and money getting it played." [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/24/db2402.xml Arden states chart fixing not cheating] Retrieved 21/09/07]

Covers

The Sex Pistols would later record a cover version of "Whatcha Gonna Do About It". [Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful] changing the lyrics from "I want you to know that I LOVE you baby" -to:- "I want you to know that I HATE you baby" Apart from John Lydon the Sex Pistols were known to be fans of the Small Faces music. [ [http://www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk/titlev4.php?ALBUM_ID=599&LABEL_ID=7 Union Square Music] ]

ee also

*Small Faces discography

Notes

External links

* [http://www.thesmallfaces.com/ The Small Faces Official Website]