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{{Short description|1967 single by Sam & Dave}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = When Something Is Wrong with My Baby
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Sam & Dave]]
| album      = Double Dynamite
| B-side     = Small Portion of Your Love
| released   = 1967
| recorded   = 1967
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Soul music|Soul]]
| length     = 3:17
| label      =
* [[Stax Records|Stax]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] (S-210)
| writer     =
* [[Isaac Hayes]]
* [[David Porter (musician)|David Porter]]
| producer   =
* Isaac Hayes
* David Porter
* [[Booker T. & the MG's]]
| prev_title = [[You Got Me Hummin']]
| prev_year  = 1966
| next_title = Soothe Me
| next_year  = 1967
}}

"'''When Something Is Wrong with My Baby'''" is a [[Soul music|soul]] ballad, written by [[Isaac Hayes]] and [[David Porter (musician)|David Porter]]. It was first released in 1967 by [[Sam & Dave]] on their album ''Double Dynamite'' released on [[Stax Records]].<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://staxrecords.free.fr/slist.htm
|title=Satellite & Stax singles (1959–1968)
|publisher=staxrecords.free.fr
|access-date=2008-05-28
}}
</ref><ref name="gerri">{{cite book
| first= Gerri
| last= Hirshey
| year= 1994
| title= Nowhere to Run: The Story of Soul Music
| publisher= Da Capo Press
| location= New York
| pages= [https://archive.org/details/nowheretorunstor00hirsh/page/311 311–312]
| isbn= 0-306-80581-2
| url-access= registration
| url= https://archive.org/details/nowheretorunstor00hirsh/page/311
}}</ref>

==Original Sam & Dave version==

===Personnel===
*Vocals by [[Sam Moore]] and [[Dave Prater]]
*Instrumentation by [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]] and [[the Mar-Keys|Mar-Keys Horns]]
*Mastering Engineer &ndash; Rick O'Neil

===In popular culture===
* The song is featured in 2012 film ''[[Stand Up Guys]]'', in a scene where Val ([[Al Pacino]]) asks a girl to dance with him.
* The song is featured in 1995 film ''[[Dead Presidents]]''.
* The song is also featured in [[Edgar Wright]]'s 2017 film, ''[[Baby Driver]]'', in the scene where Bats Jefferson ([[Jamie Foxx]]) forces Baby ([[Ansel Elgort]]) and the heist crew to go eat at Bo's Diner, where Baby's love interest Debora ([[Lily James]]) is working.

===Charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1967)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|42|artist=Sam Dave|rowheader=true|access-date=May 15, 2018}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|2|artist=Sam Dave|rowheader=true|access-date=May 15, 2018}}
|}

==Johnny Gill version==
{{Infobox song
| name        = When Something Is Wrong with My Baby
| cover       = Johnny Gill - When Something Is Wrong with My Baby single cover.jpg
| alt         =
| type        = single
| artist      = [[Johnny Gill]]
| album       = [[Johnny Gill (1983 album)|Johnny Gill]]
| B-side      = "Half Steppin'"<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Gill-When-Something-Is-Wrong-With-My-Baby-Half-Steppin/release/5813373|title=Johnny Gill - When Something Is Wrong With My Baby / Half Steppin' (Vinyl) at Discogs|work=[[Discogs]]|year=1983 |publisher=Zink Media|access-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref>
| released    = {{start date|1983}}
| format      =
| recorded    =
| studio      =
| venue       =
| genre       = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| length      = {{duration|m=3|s=58}}
| label       = [[Cotillion Records|Cotillion]]
| writer      = {{flatlist|
* Isaac Hayes
* David Porter
}}
| producer    = [[Freddie Perren]]<ref name="discogs2">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/214233-Freddie-Perren?limit=500&filter_anv=0&subtype=Production&type=Credits&page=1|title=Albums produced by Freddie Perren|work=Discogs|publisher=Zink Media|access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref>
| prev_title  = [[Super Love (Johnny Gill song)|Super Love]]
| prev_year   = 1983
| next_title  = [[Perfect Combination/Heartbreak Look|Perfect Combination / Heartbreak Look]]
| next_year   = 1984
}}

In 1983, American [[contemporary R&B]] singer [[Johnny Gill]] covered "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" and included it on his [[Johnny Gill (1983 album)|first eponymous album]]. The song was issued as the second and final single from the album; and it peaked at #57 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] chart.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/johnny-gill-mn0000253734/awards|title=Johnny Gill {{!}} Awards {{!}} AllMusic|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|access-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref>

===Charts===
{|Class = "wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Chart (1983)
!Peak<br>position
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B Singles]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="allmusic"/>
|57
|}

==Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham version==
{{Infobox song
| name       = When Something Is Wrong with My Baby
| cover      = When_Something_is_Wrong_with_my_Baby_Barnes_Farnham.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Jimmy Barnes]] and [[John Farnham]]
| album      = [[Soul Deep (Jimmy Barnes album)|Soul Deep]]
| B-side     = All I Got
| released   = October 1991
| recorded   = 
| studio     = Freight Train Studios, Australia
| venue      =
| genre      = R&B
| length     = 4:56
| label      = [[Mushroom Records]]
| writer     =
* Isaac Hayes
* David Porter
| producer   = Don Gehman
| chronology = [[Jimmy Barnes]]
| prev_title = [[I Gotcha (Joe Tex song)|I Gotcha!]]
| prev_year  = 1991
| next_title = [[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]
| next_year  = 1992
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = [[John Farnham]]
 | type       = single
 | prev_title = In Days to Come
 | prev_year  = 1991
 | title      = When Something Is Wrong with My Baby
 | year       = 1991
 | next_title = Please Don't Ask Me
 | next_year  = 1991
}}
}}

In 1991, [[Australia]]n singers [[Jimmy Barnes]] and [[John Farnham]] recorded and released "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" as the second single from Barnes' fifth studio album, ''[[Soul Deep (Jimmy Barnes album)|Soul Deep]]''. Released in October 1991, the song peaked at number three in Australia and number six in New Zealand, where it is certified Gold for sales of over 50,000.

===Track listing===
'''CD single (D11048)'''
# "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" – 4:56	
# "All I Got" <small>(Jimmy Barnes)</small> – 4:20

===Charts===
====Weekly charts====
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (1991–1992)
!scope="col"|Peak<br>position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|3|artist=Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham|song=When Something Is Wrong with My Baby|rowheader=true|access-date=December 21, 2017}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|6|artist=Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham|song=When Something Is Wrong with My Baby|rowheader=true|access-date=December 21, 2017}}
|}

====Year-end charts====
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (1991)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>
|77
|}

===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|access-date=June 5, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Jimym Barnes & John Farnham|title=When Something Is Wrong with My Baby|award=Gold|relyear=1991|id=1991-12-20|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=1991}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

==Other versions==
The song was [[Cover version|cover]]ed by:
* [[Charlie Rich]] who recorded it on October 16, 1966, but first time it was released was on the 1988 compilation album ''I'll Shed No Tears - The Best of the Hi Recordings''.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Charlie-Rich-Ill-Shed-No-Tears-The-Best-Of-The-Hi-Recordings/release/2510289 Charlie Rich - ''I'll Shed No Tears - The Best of the Hi Recordings'' (1988) album releases & credits] at [[Discogs]]</ref>
* [[Otis Redding]] & [[Carla Thomas]] on their 1967 album ''[[King & Queen]]''.
* [[Sonny James]] on his 1976 album ''Sonny James Sings When Something Is Wrong with My Baby''.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Sonny-James-Sonny-James-Sings-When-Something-Is-Wrong-With-My-Baby/release/7730321 Sonny James - ''Sonny James Sings When Something Is Wrong with My Baby'' (1976) album releases & credits] at [[Discogs]]</ref>
* [[Hall & Oates]] with [[David Ruffin]] and [[Eddie Kendrick]] of [[the Temptations]] at their [[Apollo Theatre]] concert in [[New York City]] (appearing on their 1985 album ''[[Live at the Apollo (Hall & Oates album)|Live at the Apollo]]'').
* [[Linda Ronstadt]] and [[Aaron Neville]] as a [[duet]] in from the 1990 triple platinum album ''[[Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind]]'', which reached the top five on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart.
* [[Patti LaBelle]] and [[Travis Tritt]] on the 1994 various artists duets album ''[[Rhythm, Country and Blues]]''.
* [[Frankie Miller]] has two live versions of the song recorded:
** On 6 May 1979 at the [[Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden]], [[Wiesbaden]], Germany (on the live album ''Live at Rockpalast'', recorded at [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]] Studio, [[Cologne]], Germany on 3.6.1976, in Wiesbaden, Germany in 6.5.1979, and Rockpalast Open Air Festival, [[Lorelei|Loreley]], Germany on 28.8.1982, released in 2013).<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/master/view/676135 Frankie Miller - ''Live at Rockpalast'' (2013) album releases & credits] at [[Discogs]]</ref>
** On 21 March 1979 at the [[Paris Theatre]], [[London]] (on the live album ''BBC Radio One Live in Concert'', recorded at the Paris Theatre, London on 3.5.1977, the [[Golders Green Hippodrome]], London on 16.3.1978, and at the Paris Theatre, London on 21.3.1979, released in 1994).<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Frankie-Miller-BBC-Radio-One-Live-In-Concert/release/3988543 Frankie Miller - ''BBC Radio One Live in Concert'' (rec. 1977-1979, rel. 1994) album releases & credits] at [[Discogs]]</ref>
* In 1985 it was covered live by Dutch band [[Herman Brood|Herman Brood & His Wild Romance]] as "Something (Wrong)" on their album ''[[Bühnensucht|Bühnensucht / Herman Brood Live]]''.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Herman-Brood-His-Wild-Romance-B%C3%BChnensucht-Herman-Brood-Live/release/2624932 Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - ''Bühnensucht / Herman Brood Live'' (1985) album releases & credits] at [[Discogs]]</ref>
* [[Cissy Houston]] on her 1970 album ''[[Cissy Houston]]''.
* In April 1993, [[Phish]] covered the song at three of their concerts. The band has not played it live since then. 
* [[Guy Sebastian]] sung the song in a duet with [[Jimmy Barnes]] and original Stax band [[Booker T. & the MG's]] in [[Sydney]], Australia during the Memphis Tour Concert (Friday, 7 March 2008).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-1ahXGoIwM Guy Sebastian & Jimmy Barnes - "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (2008) video] on [[YouTube]]</ref>{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}}
* In 1985 a cover by American [[country music]] artist [[Joe Stampley]] from his album ''I'll Still Be Loving You'' peaked at number 67 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Joe-Stampley-Ill-Still-Be-Loving-You/release/7324075 Joe Stampley - ''I'll Still Be Loving You'' (1985) album releases & credits] at [[Discogs]]</ref><ref name="whitburn2013">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944–2012|publisher=Record Research, Inc|page=318|year=2013|isbn=978-0-89820-203-8}}</ref>
* American [[folk rock]] band [[Dawes (band)|Dawes]] (formed in 2009) has covered this song a multitude of times live, sung at some shows by Lenny Goldsmith, father of the band's drummer Griffin Goldsmith and vocalist/guitarist [[Taylor Goldsmith]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.allmusic.com/song/when-something-is-wrong-with-my-baby-mt0003748431 Sam & Dave - "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" (1967) song review by Stewart Mason] at [[AllMusic]]

{{Sam & Dave}}
{{Jimmy Barnes}}
{{John Farnham}}
{{Johnny Gill}}
{{Isaac Hayes}}
{{Linda Ronstadt}}
{{Aaron Neville}}
{{Carla Thomas}}
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