"Beggin'" | ||||
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Single by the Four Seasons | ||||
from the album New Gold Hits | ||||
B-side | "Dody" | |||
Released | February 1967[1] | |||
Genre | Northern soul[2] | |||
Length | 2:48 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Bob Crewe | |||
The Four Seasons singles chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
"Beggin'" on YouTube |
"Beggin'" is a song composed by Bob Gaudio and Peggy Farina and first released as a single by American band the Four Seasons in 1967. Initially charting at number 16 in the US Billboard Chart, the song became popular in the Northern soul scene in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. It has been covered multiple times, with versions by Norwegian hip-hop duo Madcon and Italian rock band Måneskin topping music charts in Europe and beyond. The Four Seasons' version was remixed in 2007 by French DJ Pilooski and re-released as a single, reaching number 32 in the UK Singles Chart, commercially outperforming the band's original release in the UK.