"Got My Mind Set on You" is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962.
It is best-known for the cover version released by George Harrison.
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Harrison version
| "Got My Mind Set On You" | ||||
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| Single by George Harrison | ||||
| from the album Cloud Nine | ||||
| B-side | "Lay His Head" | |||
| Released | October 1987 | |||
| Format | Vinyl | |||
| Recorded | Friar Park Studios Oxford 1987 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, Rock | |||
| Length | 3:51 (album version) 5:17 (extended version) |
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| Label | Dark Horse Records | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne George Harrison |
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A cover version by former Beatle George Harrison from his album Cloud Nine reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1988. Produced by Harrison and former ELO member Jeff Lynne, the song was his third and last solo US number one, after "My Sweet Lord" in 1970 and "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" in 1973. It was also the last number one single, to date, by any of the solo Beatles in the United States. The single's B-side is "Lay His Head", written by Harrison. The 12" version of the single also adds an extended version of "Got My Mind Set On You".
Two music videos were released for the cover version. The first (directed by Gary Weis) starred a young Alexis Denisof vying for the heart of a girl in an arcade.[1] The second (also directed by Weis), is Harrison sitting and playing in a study.[2] As the song progresses, furniture and knick-knacks (like a stuffed squirrel and mounted warthog) begin to dance along with the song. In the middle of the video, Harrison performs a stunning backflip from his chair and follows with a dance routine before jumping back to his seat. The second received significant airplay, and was nominated for three MTV VMAs.[2]
In the UK the single spent 4 weeks at number 2.
Other covers and parodies
Harrison's version of the song was parodied by
Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Australian Kent Music Report | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 8[3] |
| French SNEP Top 100 Singles Chart | 19[3] |
| German Singles Chart | 7 |
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 64[4] |
| Norway VG-lista Singles Chart | 10[3] |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 10[3] |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 11[3] |
| UK Singles Chart | 2[5] |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1[6] |
See also
References
- ^ "George Harrison - "Got my mind set on you [version 1: nickelodeon]"". mvdbase.com. http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=12647. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ a b "George Harrison - "Got my mind set on you [version 2: chair]"". mvdbase.com. http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=12648. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ a b c d e Steffen Hung. "austriancharts.com George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You". Austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=George+Harrison&titel=Got+My+Mind+Set+On+You&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ "George Harrison - Chart Archives on the Japanese Oricon Top 100". Homepage1.nifty.com. http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuty/after_beatles_george_singlechartaction_japan.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ "George Harrison - Chart Archives in the UK". Homepage1.nifty.com. http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuty/after_beatles_george_singlechartaction_uk.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ "George Harrison - Chart Archives on the Billboard Hot 100". Homepage1.nifty.com. http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuty/after_beatles_george_singlechartaction_usa.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
External links
| Preceded by "So Emotional" by Whitney Houston |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single January 16, 1988 |
Succeeded by "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson |
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