(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song

"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"
Single by B.J. Thomas
from the album Reunion
Released	February 1975
Format	7"
Recorded	1974
Genre	Country, pop
Length	3:23
Label	ABC Records 12054
Writer(s)	Larry Butler, Chips Moman
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
B.J. Thomas singles chronology
"Rock and Roll Lullaby" (1972) "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (1975) "Help Me Make it (To My Rocking Chair)" (1975)

"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" is an American country and pop song made famous by B.J. Thomas.

The song became Thomas' second number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1975. In addition, it ascended to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart three weeks after reaching its peak on the pop chart. The song topped Billboard's Easy Listening chart as well. On top of all of this, it is also the longest-titled number-one song (not including the Stars On 45 Medley) to date.

Although he would not have any major country hits for another eight years, "Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" — as the song is sometimes referred to — paved the way for Thomas' future success as a mainstream artist in that genre.

In 1976 it was performed by the Muppets on the Muppet Show. Alvin and the Chipmunks and Larry Butler covered the song for the 1981 album Urban Chipmunk.

"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" was certified gold for sales of one million units by the Recording Industry Association of America. [1]

It also won the 1976 Grammy Award for Best Country Song, awarded to its songwriters, Larry Butler and Chips Morman.

Chart performance

Chart (1975)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Top Singles	3
New Zealand Singles Chart	3

See also

• Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2006.
• Whitburn, Joel, "Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006," 2007.

Preceded by "I've Been This Way Before" by Neil Diamond	Billboard Easy Listening Singles number-one single B.J Thomas March 22, 1975	Succeeded by "Amourese" by Helen Reddy
Preceded by "Philadelphia Freedom" by Elton John	Billboard Hot 100 number one single April 26, 1975	Succeeded by "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" by Tony Orlando and Dawn
Preceded by "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" by Gary Stewart	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single May 17, 1975	Succeeded by "I'm Not Lisa" by Jessi Colter