(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song

Album: Reunion (1975)
Charted: 1
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Songfacts®:

  • If you think this song's title is long and cumbersome, you should see "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict." However, it is the longest-titled #1 charting song to date.

    (Deep breath...) "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" was B. J. Thomas' second #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, his other being "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head." He also scored many #1s on the Adult Contemporary and Country charts, being something of a cross-genre sensation. Still, this hit came after a long period of waning (though still considerable) popularity.

    According to the biography on his site, B. J. Thomas was about ready to settle to a home life with his wife and three daughters in recent decades, but his songs kept popping up in odd places. Like, for instance, "Raindrops" in the film Spider-Man 2, which gave him the idea to look into the Internet market - where he discovered millions of fans he'd barely known he had.
  • This was written by Chips Moman and Larry Butler, who played together in a band called The Gentrys. Moman and Butler made their biggest impact as producers, with Moman doing a lot of work with The Box Tops, and Butler producing Kenny Rogers.
  • Other artists to record this song include Loretta Lynn, Frankie Laine, and Ray Conniff.

Comments: 4

  • Joe Johnson from Ft Lauderdaledid you know that this song holds the record for the number one song with the longest title? 10 words Hey won't you play another somebody done somebody wrong song
  • Onnie from North Carolina He's not having an Artist fact included in this one..mostly all do though..
  • David from MontrealJust a great song after 41 years.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn May 3rd 1975, B. J. Thomas performed "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    Three months earlier on January 26th, 1975 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #99; and on April 20th it peaked at #1 (for 1 week) and spent 18 weeks on the Top 100...
    On May 11th it also reached #1 (for 1 week) on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart...
    And on March 16th peaked at #1 (for 1 week) on another Billboard chart, Adult Contemporary Tracks, and it also topped the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart...
    B. J. (Billy Joe) Thomas will celebrate his 72nd birthday in three months on August 7th, 2014.
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