| I've Got to Be Somebody | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Billy Joe Royal |
| Album: | Down in the Boondocks |
| B-Side: | You Make Me Feel Like A Man |
| Released: | 1965 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Columbia Records 43465 |
| Prev Title: | I Knew You When |
| Prev Year: | 1965 |
| Next Title: | It's a Good Time |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
"I've Got to Be Somebody" is a song written by Joe South and was recorded by Billy Joe Royal for his 1965 album, Down in the Boondocks.[1] It was released as a single in December 1965 and the song reached #38 on The Billboard Hot 100 in January 1966.[2] The song reached #15 on the Canadian chart the same month.[3]
Joe South later released a version of the song.[4]