Caught Up in You

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"Caught Up in You"
Single by 38 Special
from the album Special Forces
B-side"Firestarter"
ReleasedApril 19, 1982
Recorded1981
GenreRock[1]
Length
  • 4:37 (single version)
  • 3:55 (video version)
LabelA&M
Songwriters
ProducerRodney Mills
38 Special singles chronology
"Wild-Eyed Southern Boys"
(1981) 		"Caught Up in You"
(1982) 		"You Keep Runnin' Away"
(1982)
Music video
"Caught Up in You" on YouTube

"Caught Up in You" is a song by American Southern rock band 38 Special. It was the first single released from their 1982 studio album Special Forces and their first No. 1 on the US Billboard Top Tracks rock chart. It became one of the band's two top 10 pop hits, reaching No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3] Their other top 10 single, "Second Chance", reached No. 6 in 1989. The song also went top 10 in Canada, peaking at No. 9 on the RPM singles chart. Don Barnes sang lead vocals on the song.

The song can be heard at the end of the Squidbillies episode "Burned and Reburned Again".

Track listing

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US 7" single

  1. "Caught Up in You" – 4:37
  2. "Firestarter" – 5:01

Personnel

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Chart performance

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ DeGagne, Mike. .38 Special - Special Forces (1982) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Special Forces album entry in Discogs entry for 38 Special
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 629.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 50 Singles - July 31, 1982" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending July 17, 1982". Cash Box Magazine. July 17, 1982. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  6. ^ ".38 Special chart history on the Radio & Records airplay chart". March 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles of 82 - December 25, 1982" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". Music Outfitters. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles". Cash Box. December 31, 1982. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2018.