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Hello It's Me

For the album by Lani Hall, see Hello It's Me (album).
"Hello It’s Me"
UK single label
Single by Nazz
from the album Nazz
A-side"Open My Eyes"
ReleasedJuly 1968 (1968-07)
RecordedApril 1968 (1968-04)
StudioStarfish Sound, Philadelphia/Hazleton, Pennsylvania
GenrePop
Length3:57
LabelSGC
Songwriter(s)Todd Rundgren
Producer(s)
  • Michael Friedman
  • Nazz
Nazz singles chronology
"Open My Eyes"
(1968) 		"Hello It’s Me"
(1968) 		"Not Wrong Long"
(1969)

"Hello It's Me" is a song written by American musician Todd Rundgren. It was the first song he wrote, and was recorded by his group Nazz as a slow ballad, released as the B-side of the band's first single, "Open My Eyes", in 1968. A mid-tempo version of "Hello It's Me", recorded for Rundgren's 1972 solo album Something/Anything?, was issued as a single in 1973, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

History

"Hello It's Me" was the first song written by Todd Rundgren.[1] Written in 1967 as a slow ballad about the breakup of a relationship,[2] it was released in October 1968 as the B-side of his band Nazz's debut single "Open My Eyes", and included on the debut album Nazz (1968). Although released as a B-side, it was picked up in preference to the A-side by Boston radio station WMEX, where it rose to No. 1, and was subsequently picked up by other stations. It entered the Billboard chart in February 1969, peaking at number 71, and re-entered the charts the following January, this time peaking at number 66. In Canada, it ranked number 41 in March 1969,[3] and number 58 in February 1970.[4]

Rundgren's songs in this early phase of his career were heavily influenced by the work of Laura Nyro,[citation needed] but in a 2005 interview he revealed that the basic structure of the song was adapted from the introduction of a Jimmy Smith recording:

...the main influence for Hello It's Me was an eight bar intro that Jimmy Smith played on a recording of When Johnny Comes Marching Home.  He had this whole sort of block chord thing that he did to set up the intro of the song.  I tried to capture those changes, and those changes became what are the changes underneath Hello It's Me.  I then had to come up with melody and words, but the changes are actually almost lifted literally from something that was, from Jimmy Smith's standpoint, a throwaway.

— Todd Rundgren, puremusic.com [1]

Todd Rundgren solo version

"Hello It’s Me"
1974 France single picture sleeve
Single by Todd Rundgren
from the album Something/Anything?
B-side"Cold Morning Light"
ReleasedNovember 1972 (1972-11) (1st release)
August 1973 (1973-08) (2nd release)
Recorded1971
StudioThe Record Plant, New York City
Genre
Length
  • 3:31 (single)
  • 4:42 (album)
LabelBearsville
Songwriter(s)Todd Rundgren
Producer(s)Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren singles chronology
"Couldn't I Just Tell You"
(1972) 		"Hello It’s Me"
(1972) 		"A Dream Goes On Forever"
(1974)

Rundgren recorded a more midtempo version of "Hello It's Me" for his 1972 solo album Something/Anything? It was released twice as a single, with the second issue in 1973 becoming Rundgren's only top ten pop hit, reaching No. 5 on the Hot 100. It also reached No. 17 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[12]

Personnel

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1973–1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[15] 68
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 17
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[17] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[19] 17
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[20] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1973) Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles[21] 139
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[22] 82
Chart (1974) Rank
U.S. Cash Box [23] 23
  • In 2021 the song was used during a pivotal scene in the premiere episode of And Just Like That..., the TV sequel to the original Sex and the City on HBO.[24] It was repeated at various points during the show's 2021-22 season.
  • In the pilot of the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, the song was first mentioned by Jackie Burkhart and it also played over the ending scene in which Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti were lying on the Vista Cruiser. In addition, the end credits featured Eric and the gang joyfully singing "Hello It's Me" in the car while on their way to a Todd Rundgren concert. This scene was used again during the end credits of the show's series finale.
  • Paul Giamatti's character in the 2000 film Duets performs this song in a karaoke bar.
  • The single was used in a 2009 Tums advertisement.
  • The song is used in the movie The Virgin Suicides.
  • Rundgren's version is used in the 2011 movie Paul.
  • Rundgren's version is used in a deleted scene of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
  • Rundgren's version was sampled by indie pop band TV Girl in the song "If You Want It", previously from their 2010 self-titled EP. Their song attracted attention and was taken down by Warner Music Group.[25]

Other versions

References

  1. ^ a b Bill DeMain, "A Conversation with Todd Rundgren", puremusic.com
  2. ^ Marc Myers (November 26, 2018). "The Bad Breakup that Led to "Hello It's Me"". The Wall Street Journal.
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 24, 1969" (PDF).
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - February 21, 1970" (PDF).
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Todd Rundgren – Great Classics". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (4 May 2015). "Todd Rundgren, Emil Nikolaisen, Hans-Peter Lindstrom: Runddans". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. ^ Greenwald, David (3 April 2014). "The top 10 '70s soft-rock seduction ballads (playlist)". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  8. ^ Don Breithaupt; Jeff Breithaupt (29 July 2014). Precious and Few: Pop Music of the Early '70s. St. Martin's Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4668-7649-1. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  9. ^ SPIN Media LLC (February 1993). SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. p. 53. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  10. ^ Vibe Media Group (October 1999). "Vibe". Vibe Vixen. Vibe Media Group: 189. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  11. ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Progressive Rock (And Simpler Pleasures)". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 208.
  13. ^ Todd Rundgren- "Hello, It's Me" information @fleetwoodmac.net Retrieved 1-15-2011.
  14. ^ Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything? (1972) album- Liner notes.
  15. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 261. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  16. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4935." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-01-19. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  18. ^ "Todd Rundgren Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Todd Rundgren Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  20. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 22, 1973
  21. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (July 13, 2017). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
  22. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  23. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1974". Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  24. ^ Kielty, Martin (10 December 2021). "The Heartbreak Behind Todd Rundgren's 'Hello It's Me'". ultimateclassicrock.com.
  25. ^ "TV Girl - Apple Music". Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Apple Music.
  26. ^ Hello It's Me at AllMusic
  27. ^ Stanton Swihart. "Groove Theory". AllMusic. Netaktion LLC.
  28. ^ "Big Heavy Stuff - Size of the Ocean - Limited Edition Vinyl".

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