Let Me In (The Sensations song)
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"Let Me In" | |
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Single by The Sensations | |
from the album Let Me In | |
Released | November 1961 |
Length | 3:07 |
Label | Argo |
Songwriter(s) | Yvonne Baker |
"Let Me In" is the name of a 1961 song with music and lyrics by Yvonne Baker, recorded the same year by Baker and The Sensations, which went to No. 2 on the US R&B singles chart and No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It was the group's highest charting and most successful single.[1][2] "Let Me In" may be most memorable for its repetitive "weeoo" refrain in the chorus.
Cover versions[]
- The song was covered by Bonnie Raitt on her 1973 album Takin' My Time.
Popular culture[]
- The song was used in the 2003 movie Secondhand Lions.
- The song was used in a Cadillac television commercial in 2018.[3]
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 516.
- ^ http://www.45cat.com/artist/the-sensations-us
- ^ https://www.tvadvertmusic.com/2018/12/video-cadillac-sales-event/
Categories:
- 1961 singles
- 1961 songs
- 1960s rock song stubs