"Whatcha Gonna Do About It" was the debut single released by the English R&B, mod group Small Faces, released in the UK on August 6, 1965. The song peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, and stayed on chart for a total of 14 weeks.

Song profile

The songwriting duo of the group Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane already had the melody for the song, the inspiration coming from Solomon Burke's hit record "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", however they had no lyrics so Don Arden quickly brought in Ian Samwell to provide the words for the song. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 27 and rose to number 14 just missing the all important Top Ten.

Arden, in later years admitted to spending £12,000 chart fixing to ensure the band's debut song would be a hit. In an interview Arden denied it was cheating: "I had a saying, you can't polish a turd. In other words, if the record's no good to begin with it still won't be any good after you've wasted your time and money getting it played.

Covers

The Sex Pistols would later record a cover version of "Whatcha Gonna Do About It".changing the lyrics from I want you to know that I LOVE you baby -to:- I want you to know that I HATE you baby Apart from John Lydon the Sex Pistols were known to be fans of the Small Faces music.

See also

• Small Faces discography

Notes

External links

• The Small Faces Official Website