Don't Let It Go to Your Head (Jean Carn song)

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"Don't Let It Go to Your Head"
Single by Jean Carn
from the album Happy to Be with You
Released	1978 (1978)
Length	4:52 (album version)
Label	Philadelphia International
Songwriters	Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff
Producer	Gamble & Huff

"Don't Let It Go to Your Head" is a song by American singer Jean Carn. It has spawned multiple cover versions.

Brand New Heavies version

"Don't Let It Go to Your Head"
Single by the Brand New Heavies featuring N'Dea Davenport
from the album The Brand New Heavies
Released	1992
Genre	Acid jazz funk
Length	3:28
Label	FFRR
Songwriters	Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff
Producer	The Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies singles chronology
"Never Stop" (1991) "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" (1992) "Dream On Dreamer" (1994)
Music video
"Don't Let It Go to Your Head" on YouTube

English band the Brand New Heavies released their cover of "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" in 1992 as the fifth and last single from their first album, The Brand New Heavies (1990). It peaked at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart, ^[1] as well as numbers one and 16 on the UK Dance Singles chart and the UK Club Chart.

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [2]	195
Europe (European Dance Radio) [3]	9
UK Singles (OCC) [1]	24
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [4]	1
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [5]	16

Brand Nubian sample

Brand Nubian sampled it for their second single, also titled "Don't Let It Go to Your Head", from their album Foundation . This version charted at number 3 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 54. ^[6]

Other covers

The 1979 Black Harmony version was featured as part of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack.

References

1. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
2. "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 26 April 1993". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
3. "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media . 5 September 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
4. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 1 August 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
5. "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 8 August 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
6. "Brand Nubian". AllMusic . Retrieved 4 July 2013.