You Really Got Me
The Kinks
1964
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About The Kinks
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
The Kinks formed in Muswell Hill, north London, around brothers Ray and Dave Davies. Their early R&B and rock-and-roll approach produced the forceful guitar sound of You Really Got Me. Ray's writing developed into detailed observations of English life, heard in Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Waterloo Sunset and The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. Later work moved through concept albums and a harder rock sound suited to larger stages. The brothers' individual recording careers are separate from the band's catalog.
Artist background sources
The Kinks: official band biography
Supports London origins, Davies roles, early sound, social observation, named works and later concept/arena phases; individual Davies careers kept distinct. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
You Really Got Me by The Kinks appears at number 79 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1964. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1964 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1964 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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