Build Me Up Buttercup

"Build Me Up Buttercup" is a song written by Mike d'Abo and Tony Macaulay, and released by the Foundations in 1968 with Colin Young singing lead vocals. Young had replaced Clem Curtis during 1968 and this was the first Foundations hit on which he sang.

"Build Me Up Buttercup"
One of side-A labels of the UK vinyl single
Single by The Foundations
from the album Build Me Up Buttercup (U.S.)
B-side"New Direction"
ReleasedDecember 1968
FormatVinyl record (7-inch)
Recorded1968
GenrePop, Soul
Length3:00
LabelPye, Uni
Songwriter(s)Mike d'Abo, Tony Macaulay
The Foundations singles chronology
"Any Old Time"
(1968)		 "Build Me Up Buttercup"
(1968)		 "In the Bad Bad Old Days"
(1969)

It hit No. 1 on the Cash Box Top 100[1] and No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1969. It was also a No. 2 hit in the United Kingdom, for two non- consecutive weeks, behind "Lily the Pink" by The Scaffold. It was quickly certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over a million US copies.

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Personnel

References
  1. "Top 100 1969-03-08". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "Go-Set Australian charts - 12 March 1969". www.poparchives.com.au.
  3. "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 24 February 1969. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Build Me Up Buttercup". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Songs (A-B)". www.rock.co.za.
  6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2002
  7. "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  9. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1969". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  10. "British single certifications – Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 April 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Build Me Up Buttercup in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  11. "American single certifications – Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 April 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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