Help Yourself (Tom Jones song)
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“Help Yourself” | |||||
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Single by Tom Jones from the album Help Yourself |
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Released | July 1968 | ||||
Format | 7" | ||||
Recorded | 1968 | ||||
Genre | Pop | ||||
Label | Parrot | ||||
Writer(s) | Carlo Donida Jack Fishman |
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"Help Yourself" is a 1968 song performed by Tom Jones. The song is one of Jones' best known songs and reached the top 5 in the United Kingdom in its original run. It is featured in the movie Anchorman. The American single reached Billboard peaks of #35 pop and #3 easy listening, and is still widely played on adult-standards radio.
[edit] Background and structure
"Help Yourself" is a rewrite of the song "Gli Occhi Miei" which was written by Carlo Donida and originally performed by Dino and Wilma Goich at the 1968 Sanremo festival. Jack Fishman provided the English lyrics.
[edit] Charts
Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart | 5 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 35 |