"All Strung Out Over You" was an early hit for

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. It featured Lester Chambers on lead vocals. It would later be sampled by Fatboy Slim for " Weapon of Choice".

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The song was composed by

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. The Chambers Brothers recorded the song and it was released on

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4-43957 on December 19, 1966. It was rushed out by Columbia after the label had rejected an early version of " Time Has Come Today". It became a regional hit for the group which gave them the opportunity to re-record "The Time Has Come Today". The song appeared as the A1 track of their 1967 album '' The Time Has Come''. Years later, along with "

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" by

Sly & the Family Stone Sly and the Family Stone was an American band from San Francisco. Active from 1966 to 1983, it was pivotal in the development of funk, soul, rock, and psychedelic music. Its core line-up was led by singer-songwriter, record producer, and mult ...

, the song would be sampled for the song " Weapon of Choice by Fat Boy Slim which also featured

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By January 11, 1967, the song had moved from its previous position of 48 up to 34 on the WMCA chart. By the 28th of that month, '' Billboard'' had recorded the single as a regional breakout.

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For its cowbell effect, the song is noted at the Ultimate Cowbell Database.The Ultimate Cowbell Database
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References

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