Love Potion No. 9 (song)
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| "Love Potion No. 9" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single by The Clovers | ||
| Released | 1959 | |
| Length | 2:02 | |
| Writer | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |
"Love Potion No. 9" is a song written in 1959 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally performed by The Clovers.
The song has since been covered by numerous artists. A partial list:
- The Clovers (1959)
- Ronnie Dio and the Prophets (1964)
- The Searchers (1964)
- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (1965)
- The Ventures (February 1965)
- Nancy Sit (1967)
- The Coasters (1971)
- Tygers of Pan Tang (1982)
- Beau Nasty (1989)
- Lowri Blake (1993)
- Neil Diamond (1993)
- Rockapella
- The Alley Cats
- The White Stripes
- Paolo Bracci
It was featured in the movie of the same name, and in the musical Smokey Joe's Cafe.
As a pop-culture reference, it is found in the animated film, Shrek 2. The bottle of love potion that the Fairy Godmother gives to the King of Far Far Away has IX (the number nine in roman numberals) on the side of it.