"Somebody Help Me" is a single by

The Spencer Davis Group The Spencer Davis Group were a British blues and R&B influenced rock band formed in Birmingham in 1963 by Spencer Davis (guitar), brothers Steve Winwood (vocals, keyboards, and guitar) and Muff Winwood (bass guitar), and Pete York (drums). ...

, which was released in 1966. As with "

Keep on Running "Keep On Running" is a song written and first recorded by Jackie Edwards. It became a hit in the UK for The Spencer Davis Group; their version reached number one in the charts. Recordings "Keep On Running" was written by Jamaican singer-songwri ...

", it was composed by Jackie Edwards.

Chart performance

"Somebody Help Me" became the band's second consecutive and last number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart, staying at the summit for two weeks in April 1966. In the US, the song peaked at number 47 in July 1967.

Cover versions

The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close-harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly and Phillip "Phil" Everly, the duo combined elements of rock and roll, country, ...

also released a version on their album ''

Two Yanks in England ''Two Yanks in England'' is an album by The Everly Brothers, released in 1966. Despite the album title and packaging, only half the tracks were recorded in England; six of the twelve tracks were recorded in Hollywood. The backing band on half ...

'', released in mid 1966.

Song in popular culture

*It was used as the theme tune to the 1960s-era hospital-based ITV drama series ''

The Royal ''The Royal'' is a British period medical drama, produced by Yorkshire Television (later part of ITV Studios), and broadcast on ITV from 2003 until its cancellation in 2011. The series is set in the 1960s and focuses on the lives of the st ...

'', which ran from 2003 to 2011, and its short-lived spin-off ''

The Royal Today ''The Royal Today'' is a British medical drama, and a spin-off of the similarly themed drama, ''The Royal''. The concept is that whilst ''The Royal'' is set in the late 1960s, ''The Royal Today'' featured the same hospital in the present day, wi ...

'', which first aired in 2008.

References

1966 singles The Spencer Davis Group songs The Everly Brothers songs UK singles chart number-one singles Atco Records singles {{1960s-rock-song-stub