I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun

"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun"
Dutch picture sleeve
Single by Cat Stevens
B-side	"School is Out"
Released	24 March 1967
Recorded	23 January 1967
Studio	Decca, London
Genre	Baroque pop folk pop
Length	2:16
Label	Deram
Songwriter	Cat Stevens
Producer	Mike Hurst
Cat Stevens singles chronology
"Matthew and Son" (1966) "I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" (1967) "A Bad Night" (1967)
Audio
"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" on YouTube

"I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun" is a song that Cat Stevens wrote, composed, and recorded in 1967, and was produced by Mike Hurst of Decca Records's recently added Deram Records label. It was released as a 45 in the UK, reaching number 6 in the UK Singles Chart, ^[1] and it was featured on U.S pressings of his debut album Matthew and Son. The b-side was a pop song called "School is Out" that followed the same style as the rest of the album.

Personnel

• Cat Stevens - vocals
• Alan Tew - orchestral arrangements

Subject

The song's protagonist is a young man who means to obtain a gun, out of frustration with his grinding, unfulfilling work and the lack of respect he apparently receives from his co-workers. The selection can be perceived as a kind of sequel to "Matthew and Son."^{[ citation needed ]}

"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" was recorded on 23 January 1967 together with "When I Speak To The Flowers", "The Tramp", "Hummingbird" and "Lady", all of which appeared on Steven's debut album Matthew and Son . ^[2] The song was written, composed, and originally released in the middle 1960s, years before workplace violence and school shootings became a major problem in the United States.

Charts

Song

Year	Chart	Chart Position
1967	UK Singles Chart [1]	6
	New Zealand (Listener) [3]	4

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 529. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
2. Tracy, John (1988). Matthew And Son (CD). United States: Deram. 820 560-2.
3. "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-10-22.

External links

• "I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun by Cat Stevens Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.