| "She'd Rather Be with Me" | ||||
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| Single by the Turtles | ||||
| from the album Happy Together | ||||
| B-side | "The Walking Song" | |||
| Released | April 1967 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:17 | |||
| Label | White Whale | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Garry Bonner, Alan Gordon | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe Wissert | |||
| The Turtles singles chronology | ||||
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"She'd Rather Be with Me" is a song written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon and released by the Turtles in 1967. The song was the follow-up to "Happy Together".
Allmusic critic Stewart Mason described "She'd Rather Be with Me" as a "big, brassy pop song" that was "probably the least ironically cheerful single the Turtles ever did." [2] Mason describes Howard Kaylan's lead vocal as evoking "unfeigned giddiness" and comments on the "huge production" including a full orchestra and prominent cowbell. [2]
The song was a major international hit, and spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 3, [3] while reaching No. 1 on Record World 's "100 Top Pops", [4] No. 1 on Canada's " RPM 100", [5] No. 1 in South Africa, [6] No. 2 on the Cash Box Top 100, [7] No. 3 in Denmark, [8] and No. 3 on the Irish Singles Chart. [9] The song also spent 15 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 4, making it The Turtles' biggest hit in the United Kingdom. [10] The song was a major hit in many other nations as well.
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Go-Set ) [11] | 21 |
| Australia (Modern Melbourne) [12] | 4 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [13] | 13 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [14] | 18 |
| Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [15] | 1 |
| Denmark (Danmarks Radio) [8] | 3 |
| Israel Forces Broadcasting Network [16] | ≥3 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [17] | 3 |
| Netherlands (Parool Top 20) [18] | 15 |
| Netherlands (Veronica Top 40) [19] | 21 |
| New Zealand Listener [20] | 8 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio) [6] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Pop Redaktion) [8] | 10 |
| UK (Record Retailer) | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [21] | 3 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 2 |
| US Record World 100 Top Pops | 1 |
| West Germany ( Musikmarkt ) [22] | 23 |
| Chart (1967) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [23] | 28 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [24] | 78 |
| US Cash Box [25] | 24 |
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