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`` Something 's Gotten Hold of My Heart '' is a song written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook .. Roger Greenaway. Roger Greenaway. Roger Cook. Roger Cook ( songwriter ). Originally recorded by David and Jonathan , and then Gene Pitney in 1967 , the latter 's version of the song reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1967 , but failed to chart in the United States .. Gene Pitney. Gene Pitney. David and Jonathan. David and Jonathan ( band ). UK Singles Chart. UK Singles Chart. The song was subsequently covered by a number of other acts including Cilla Black , Allison Durbin -LRB- dubbed `` Australia 's Queen of Pop '' in the 1960s -RRB- on her 1968 album I Have Loved Me a Man , Terry Reid and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 1986 album of covers Kicking Against the Pricks .. Pop. Pop ( music ). Cilla Black. Cilla Black. Allison Durbin. Allison Durbin. Terry Reid. Terry Reid. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Kicking Against the Pricks. Kicking Against the Pricks. It was sung in French by Herbert Leonard in 1968 with the title `` Quelque chose tient mon cœur '' and in Italian by Pitney himself with the title `` Uomo , non sai '' -LRB- `` Man , you do n't know '' -RRB- .. Herbert Leonard. Herbert Leonard. It achieved its greatest success in 1988 when it was covered by Marc Almond .. Marc Almond. Marc Almond. Originally recorded by Almond alone for his 1988 album The Stars We Are , the single version reunited it with its original singer Gene Pitney ; their version became a number one single in the UK for four weeks in January 1989 .. Gene Pitney. Gene Pitney. The Stars We Are. The Stars We Are. The music video for this version was filmed on-location in Las Vegas .. music video. music video. on-location. Location shooting. Las Vegas. Las Vegas Valley