You Didn't Have to Be So Nice
| "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" | ||||
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| Single by the Lovin' Spoonful | ||||
| from the album Daydream | ||||
| B-side | "My Gal" | |||
| Released | November 13, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | Kama Sutra 205 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Boone, John Sebastian | |||
| Producer(s) | Erik Jacobsen | |||
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"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" is a song by American rock band the Lovin' Spoonful from their 1966 album Daydream. It was first issued as a single in November 1965 and reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1966.[1] According to its writer, band bassist and songwriter Steven Boone, it was inspired by 1960s celebrity photographer Nurit Wilde.[2]
Billboard described the song as having a "good lyric and strong dance beat."[3]
The song has been cited as an inspiration for the composition of the 1966 song "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys.[4]
Covers[]
- 1966 – The Grass Roots on their first album, Where Were You When I Needed You.
- 1967 – Astrud Gilberto on her fifth album, Beach Samba.
- 1997 – Amy Grant & Kevin Costner in Costner's film The Postman
- 2014 – Nick Vernier Band
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Richie Unterberger. "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice - The Lovin' Spoonful | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ http://www.classicbands.com/LovinSpoonfulSteveBooneInterview.html
- ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. November 13, 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Beach Boys: Our top 50 hits". Newsday. 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
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