You Met Your Match
| "You Met Your Match" | ||||
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Tamla | ||||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Stevie Wonder, Don Hunter | |||
| Stevie Wonder singles chronology | ||||
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"You Met Your Match" is a song written by
produced in the studio.[1]
"You Met Your Match" was released as a single where it reached No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart.[2]
Background
Cash Box said that it has a "pounding rhythm and a vocal performance that scours the emotions," calling the single an "exciting drive side."[3] Billboard called it a "pulsating rocker" and a "blockbuster."[4] Wonder biographer Steve Lodder described the song as being "based around blues changes" but said that it "lacks an 'earworm' hook of a melodic line."[1]
"You Met Your Match" was one of the first songs to use a clavinet in a popular music recording.[5][1]
Chart performance
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 35 |
| US Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles | 2 |
References
- ^ ISBN 9780879308216.
- ISBN 9780879306533.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 6, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Spotlight Singles". Billboard. July 6, 1968. p. 74. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ISBN 9780826419262.
