In the UK, the version by Sonique reached No. 36 in 1998 and No. 8 on reissue in 2000. [8] [9] [19]

I put a spell on you" was a few years ago a medium drink pure French "Perrier" It was magnificent .......... I know all versions and interpretations of "I put a spell on you".......thank you .....Chris a b c I Put A Spell On You: The Decca / Deram Singles A's And B's (liner notes pg. 2). Dopson, Roger. Alan Price Set. Connoisseur Collection. 2000. I Put a Spell on You’ has been covered extensively by other artists; there are several hundred cover versions. Most of the covers treat the song seriously; few attempt to duplicate Hawkins’ bravura performance. Although Hawkins’ own version never charted, several later cover versions have. Of all the things the song has metamorphosed into, and all of the meanings and anti-meanings it’s taken on, the original — which never made the charts — remains the most potent, perhaps because it’s a historically spectacular vocal performance, perhaps because an extemporaneously weird recording of the song defined Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ entire career, or perhaps because of the uncomfortable murkiness of its identity politics seen in Hawkins’ performances. Probably all of the above. Joshua from Franklin, PaManfred Mann also covered this song. Their version can be found on "Manfred Mann - The Best of the EMI Years."Po from Portland OrI am trying to find out the title of a vampire movie during the eighties that featured this song. It was about a girl stalked by a vampire. who fell in love with a guy who was helping her. The title included the word midnight. Does any one know or can find out? Jean-françois from Montreal, QcIn 2008 Beatrice Bonifassi (Betsy) and Champion recorded a version of this song. "I Put a Spell on You" was being used as the theme song of the Quebecois film Truffe by Kim Nguyen. The film was set for release on screen in July of 2008 and on DVD in January of 2009. We can hear the DJ Champion remixed version during the titles.

I Put A Spell On You is as intense a song as you’ll ever hear. The instrumentation is very simple – almost naked, initially being recorded with just piano, bass, and drums alongside Hawkins’ unique vocal. It would later be expanded with horns and strings, which helps emphasise and give the song its haunting quality. Julia Rubiner, Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music, Volume 8, Gale, 1992, p.117 Four years later on January 15th, 1969 "I Put A Spell On You" re-entered the UK Top 50 Singles chart at position #44, three weeks later it would peak at #28 {for 1 week}...

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The following year, Hawkins was recording for Okeh Records and pulled the song out again for another attempt. The producer Arnold Maxin still found it to be somewhat tame, but felt there was a potential. He felt something could be done with that song if it was tweaked a little. It needed a touch of anger, some fire, a dash of savage hurt… in other words, some intensity in the delivery.

Nina Simone's version, from her album of the same name, reached No. 120 Pop [16] and No. 23 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart in 1965; it also reached No. 49 on the UK singles chart that year, and No. 28 when it was reissued in 1969. [17] At the time of recording, in 1955, The Beatles didn’t even exist, and thus hadn’t yet “sexually revolutionized” music with their perverse, licentious claims of “want[ing] to hold your hand.” So you can imagine how listeners responded to Hawkins’ song of demonic attraction, which he ended in a series of noises that sounded halfway between your typical, orgasming man and a pig who’d just completed a marathon (different Hawkins recordings culminate in various other animal noises). It was, of course, banned on many radio stations and in stores. a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-115-2. Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print.Maxim got everybody drunk, and we came out with this weird version… I don’t even remember making the record,” Hawkins later said in Julia Rubiner’s book Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music: Volume 8. He continued, “Before, I was just a normal blues singer. I was just Jay Hawkins. It all sort of just fell in place. I found out I could do more destroying a song and screaming it to death.” Brazilian single certifications – Annie Lennox – I Put a Spell on You (Fifty Shades of Grey)" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved September 16, 2023. Despite all of this, I Put A Spell On You was Hawkins’ biggest hit, and it has never gone away. The song has become a Halloween classic, ensuring that it is remembered and carried forward every year.