Single:
Somethin’ Stupid entered the Australian singles chart* on 1 April 1967 and peaked at #1. It was the #6 song on the Top 100 of 1967.
Album:
The song is on Frank’s 1967 album The World We Knew.
Songwriter:
C. Carson Parks
Producer:
Jimmy Bowen, Lee Hazlewood
Record label of Australian release:
Reprise
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
In many off-balance relationships one party can ruin the moment by saying “I love you,” forcing the other person to explain why they don’t share these feelings. That’s what happens in this song, where “I love you” is the somethin’ stupid.
Running just 2:35, the song is a duet between Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy. They sing the entire lyric together, so it doesn’t seem like their singing it to each other (which would be awkward), but to someone else.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/nancy-sinatra-and-frank-sinatra/somethin-stupid
Lyrics:
I know I stand in line, until you think you have the time
To spend an evening with me
And if we go someplace to dance, I know that theres a chance
You wont be leaving with me
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