I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun

"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun"
Single by Cat Stevens
B-side "School is Out"
Released 24 March 1967
Format 7"
Genre Baroque pop, folk pop
Length 2:16
Label Decca/Deram
Writer(s) Cat Stevens
Producer(s) Mike Hurst
Cat Stevens singles chronology
"Matthew and Son"
(1966)		 "I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun"
(1967)		 "A Bad Night"
(1967)

"I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun" is a song that Cat Stevens composed and recorded in 1967, and was produced by Mike Hurst of Decca Records' recently added Deram Records. It was released as a 45 in the UK, reaching number 6 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and was featured on U.S pressings of his debut album Matthew and Son.

Personnel

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."

Charts

Song

Year Chart UK Chart Position
1967 UK Singles Chart[1] No. 6

References

  1. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 529. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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