I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun

"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun"
Single by Cat Stevens
B-side	"School is Out"
Released	24 March 1967
Format	7"
Genre	Baroque pop, folk pop
Length	2:16
Label	Decca/Deram
Songwriter(s)	Cat Stevens
Producer(s)	Mike Hurst
Cat Stevens singles chronology

"I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun" is a song that Cat Stevens wrote, composed, and recorded in 1967, and was produced by Mike Hurst of Decca Records's recently added Deram Records label. It was released as a 45 in the UK, reaching number 6 in the UK Singles Chart,^[1] and it was featured on U.S pressings of his debut album Matthew and Son.

Personnel

Cat Stevens - vocals
Alan Tew - orchestral arrangements

Subject

The song's protagonist is a young man who means to obtain a gun, out of frustration with his grinding, unfulfilling work and the lack of respect he apparently receives from his co-workers. The selection can be perceived as a kind of sequel to "Matthew and Son."

“I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun” was written, composed, and originally released in the middle 1960s, years before workplace violence became a major problem in the United States.

Charts

Song

Year	Chart	UK Chart Position
1967	UK Singles Chart^[1]	No. 6

References

1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 529. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

"I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun by Cat Stevens Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.

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[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-1] 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 529. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.