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"Help Me Girl" | ||||
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Single by Eric Burdon | ||||
from the album Eric Is Here | ||||
B-side | "That Ain't Where It's At" | |||
Released | December 1966 | |||
Recorded | 1966 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:34 | |||
Label | MGM Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Scott English, Larry Weiss [1] | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Wilson | |||
Eric Burdon singles chronology | ||||
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