George Harrison Version
| "Got My Mind Set on You" | ||||||||||
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UK picture sleeve |
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| Single by George Harrison | ||||||||||
| from the album Cloud Nine | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Lay His Head" | |||||||||
| Released | October 12, 1987 | |||||||||
| Format | Vinyl | |||||||||
| Recorded | Friar Park Studios Oxford 1987 | |||||||||
| Genre | Rock | |||||||||
| Length | 3:51 (album version) 5:17 (extended version) |
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| Label | Dark Horse Records | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Rudy Clark | |||||||||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne George Harrison |
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Of Harrison's three number-one singles in the US, it was the only song not written by Harrison and the only one without religious overtones. Not only was this the last US number-one hit by Harrison, but from any of the Ex-Beatles in the US. When the song hit number 1, it broke a three-way tie among Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr, all of whom had two number 1 hit singles as solo artists. Paul McCartney leads in this category, with nine #1 hits in the US. The single's B-side is "Lay His Head", written by Harrison. The 12-inch version of the single also adds an extended version of "Got My Mind Set On You". The single was also featured on his October, 1988 album Cloud Nine.
In the UK the single spent four weeks at number two. It was kept off the number 1 spot by T'Pau's "China in Your Hand".
The song was also included in the Harrison compilation albums Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989 (1989) and Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison (2009). A live version was recorded for his Live in Japan (1992) album.
In 2010, AOL radio listeners chose "Got My Mind Set on You" as one of the 10 Best George Harrison Songs, appearing at number 4 on the list.
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