I Got a Name (song)
1973 single by Jim Croce / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"I Got a Name" is a 1973 single recorded by Jim Croce with lyrics by Norman Gimbel and music by Charles Fox. It was the first single from his album of the same title and also Croce's first posthumous single, released the day after his death in a plane crash on September 20, 1973. The song reached a peak of #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending 17 weeks on the chart. It also hit #3 on the Cash Box Top 100.[1]
Quick Facts Single by Jim Croce, from the album ...
"I Got a Name" | ||||
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Single by Jim Croce | ||||
from the album I Got a Name | ||||
B-side | "Alabama Rain" | |||
Released | September 21, 1973 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 3:11 | |||
Label | ABC | |||
Songwriter(s) | Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel | |||
Producer(s) | Terry Cashman, Tommy West | |||
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While the single was released in September 1973, it was first heard as the theme song for the movie The Last American Hero, released in July 1973. It was later featured in the movies The Ice Storm, Invincible, Django Unchained, Logan and The Lego Ninjago Movie.