Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song)

"Somebody to Love"
West German picture sleeve
Single by Jefferson Airplane
from the album Surrealistic Pillow
B-side"She Has Funny Cars"
ReleasedFebruary 1967[1]
RecordedNovember 3, 1966 (1966-11-03)[2]
StudioRCA Victor (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length2:54
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Darby Slick
Producer(s)Rick Jarrard
Jefferson Airplane singles chronology
"My Best Friend"
(1966)
"Somebody to Love"
(1967)
"White Rabbit"
(1967)
Audio
"Somebody to Love" on YouTube

"Somebody to Love" (originally titled "Someone to Love") is a rock song that was written by Darby Slick. It was originally recorded by the Great Society, and later by Jefferson Airplane. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Jefferson Airplane's version No. 274 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[5]

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 430. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff (2003). Surrealistic Pillow (Liner notes). Jefferson Airplane. BMG Heritage. 82876 50351 2.
  3. ^ Starr, Larry (2008). Rock: A Canadian Perspective. Oxford Univ Pr. p. 175. ISBN 978-0195427615.
  4. ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (March 23, 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  5. ^ "500 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME". Rolling Stone. December 11, 2003. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2017.

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