There! I've Said It Again


"There! I've Said It Again" is a popular song written by Redd Evans and David Mann, and popularized originally by Vaughn Monroe in 1945, and then again in late 1963 and early 1964 by Bobby Vinton. Vinton's version was the final number one song on the Hot 100 prior to the Beatles. The song charted at No. 1 on January 4, 1964 for four weeks.

1945 versions

Vaughn Monroe's version of "There! I've Said It Again" reached No. 1 on Billboards chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air", while reaching No. 2 on Billboards charts of "Best-Selling Popular Retail Records" and "Most-Played Juke Box Records".
Jimmy Dorsey released a version of "There! I've Said It Again" in 1945, which reached No. 8 on Billboards chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air" and No. 12 on Billboards chart of "Most-Played Juke Box Records". A version was also released by The Modernaires with Paula Kelly in 1945, which was a hit that year.

Bobby Vinton version

Bobby Vinton released the most widely successful version of "There! I've Said It Again" as a single in 1963. In 1964, Vinton released the song on the album There! I've Said It Again.
Vinton's version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 4, 1964 and remained there for four weeks. It was the first No. 1 song of 1964, and spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also spent five weeks atop the Billboard Middle-Road Singles chart. It was Vinton's third number-one song on both charts, following "Roses Are Red " and "Blue Velvet". Vinton's version also reached No. 1 on the Cash Box Top 100, No. 1 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade", No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, and spent 10 weeks on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 34.
Vinton's version was ranked No. 12 on Cash Boxs "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964".

Chart performance

All-time charts

Other versions

released a version of the song in 1959. Cooke's version spent five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 81, while reaching No. 25 on Billboards Hot R&B Sides chart.
Al Saxon released a version of the song in 1961, which reached No. 48 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart.
A cover by Mickey Gilley peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1989.