"I'm into Something Good" is a song composed by Gerry Goffin (lyrics) and Carole King (music) and made famous by Herman's Hermits.[2] The song 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 one in the UK Singles Chart on 30 September 1964, staying there for two weeks.[2][3][4] 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 twelve-bar blues structure.[5]
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".[6]
The song 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.
This song was featured on the television sitcom The Partridge Family in 1973, with lead vocals by David Cassidy. This cover version, produced by Wes Farrell, appeared twice during the fourth season. However, it was never officially released on either vinyl or CD.
The song was included on the CD release of Janis Siegel's 1982 album, Experiment in White.
In 2020, the famous party band The Gypsy Queens recorded the song as the first single of their album Reminiscing with Friends (2022), in Los Angeles, at The Village Studios, Featuring the original Herman's Hermits lead singer Peter Noone, and produced by multiple Grammy winner producer Larry Klein.[12] It was released 12 February 2021, under the label Sonico Productions.[13]
In 2021, the animated series F Is for Family featured an unpracticed rendition of the song in season 5, episode 2.
Barry Whitwam has stated that the Hermits themselves played on the track, not Jimmy Page, since Mickie Most and former lead singer "Herman" (Peter Noone) had implied otherwise after having lost the rights to the band's name.[17] Whitwam further states, in regard to exaggerations of songs on which they supposedly did not play:
"Everything he says is that it was Jimmy Page, and Jimmy Page probably can't remember any of the songs that he played. If you look at our top ten in America, "I'm into Something Good", it was us. All Hermits. There was only a piano added on. That was on a two-track machine, so we played at the same time. That got to number thirteen. “Can't You Hear My Heartbeat”, there were no other instruments. That got to number two. "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" got to number one. "I'm Henry the VIII". Number one. "A Must to Avoid". Number eight. "Listen People". "Leaning on the Lamppost". That's six in the top ten with Jimmy Page or anybody else not involved! Another seventy of the tracks on the albums is only the Hermits. I think I worked it out, and I think in only thirty percent of all the songs ever recorded, the Hermits didn't do the backing, but the Hermits were always on the vocals doing the harmonies. So he's trying to discredit us, saying that we didn't have anything to do with anything."[17]
References
^Breihan, Tom (15 November 2022). "The Beatles - "I Want To Hold Your Hand". The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. New York: Hachette Book Group. p. 45.
^ abcdeRice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 84. ISBN0-85112-250-7.
