“Time of the Season”
Single by The Zombies
B-side	"Friends of Mine"
Released	November 1968
Recorded	Abbey Road Studios, August 1967
Writer(s)	Rod Argent
The Zombies singles chronology
"Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" (1968) "Time of the Season" (1968) "Imagine the Swan" (1969)

"Time of the Season" is a song by The Zombies, featured on the 1968 album Odessey and Oracle. For the Undead creature of Vodou lore see Zombie. For other meanings see Zombie (disambiguation. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road, Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Rod Argent (born Rodney Terence Argent, 14 June 1945, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) was a founding member of For the Undead creature of Vodou lore see Zombie. For other meanings see Zombie (disambiguation. For the Undead creature of Vodou lore see Zombie. For other meanings see Zombie (disambiguation. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Odessey and Oracle is a Psychedelic rock, Baroque Pop album by The Zombies released in 1968 The song was written by keyboard player Rod Argent and recorded at Abbey Road Studios in August 1967. Rod Argent (born Rodney Terence Argent, 14 June 1945, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) was a founding member of Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road, Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Several other songs from Odessey and Oracle were released as singles prior to "Time of the Season. " Columbia Records supported the album and its singles at the urging of new A&R Rep, Al Kooper. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, One of the singles Kooper pushed for was the quite-uncommercial sounding "Butcher's Tale," which he and Columbia thought might catch on as an anti-war statement, at the time a popular trend. "Time of the Season" was only released at Kooper's urging, after previous singles flopped, and made its breakthrough in 1969, over a year after the band split up, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 early in the year. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The song's characteristics include the unique voice of lead singer Colin Blunstone, the memorable bass riff, and Rod Argent's fast-paced psychedelic improvisation. Colin Edward Michael Blunstone (born 24 June 1945 in Hatfield Hertfordshire) is an English pop Singer/songwriter, best In Music, a riff is an Ostinato figure a repeated Chord progression, pattern refrain or melodic figure, often played by the Rhythm Modern psychedelia For "psychedelics" see Psychedelic drug. Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of The lyrics are an archetypical depiction of the emotions surrounding the Summer of Love. This article refers to the summer of 1967 For the film of a similar name please go to My Summer of Love. It is famous for its call-and-response verses "What's your name? (What's your name?)/Who's your daddy? (Who's your daddy?)/(He rich?) Is he rich like me?". In Music, a call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different Musicians where the second phrase is heard as a direct Its riffs also are similar to Ben E. King's hit single "Stand By Me". Ben E King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson, September 28 1938) is an American soul Singer. " Stand by Me " is the title of a song performed by Ben E

Pop culture occurrences

• It was played during a car ride scene in the 1990 film Awakenings starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. Awakenings is a 1990 Drama film based on Oliver Sacks ' memoir of the same name. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance
• It was played in the background in an episode of The Simpsons, more specifically episode AABF02 ("D'oh-in In the Wind") in which Homer briefly becomes a hippie. " D'oh-in In the Wind " is the sixth episode from the tenth season of The Simpsons. Homer Jay Simpson is a main fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world
• It was used in the season three Friends episode "The One With the Flashback. Friends was an The following is a list of episodes of the Emmy Award -winning United States Situation comedy Friends. " The song plays in a dream sequence where Rachel fantasizes about Chandler.
• It was also used in the South Park episode, The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka when Jimbo and Ned flashback and tell about when they met in Vietnam. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central " The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka " is the 19th episode of Comedy Central 's animated series South Park.
• It featured in one scene of NBC's miniseries "The '60's" (1999), albeit anachronistically, in a scene dated to late 1965. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
• It was used in a 1999 Tampax commercial that takes place at Woodstock. Tampax is a brand of Tampon from Procter & Gamble. It was originally both the name of an independent company for over 50 years based in Palmer Massachusetts (with
• It featured in one scene of Shanghai Knights. Shanghai Knights is a 2003 action - Comedy film. It is the sequel to Shanghai Noon.
• It was used on an episode of NBC's American Dreams, episode 3-5: "So Long, Farewell," which originally aired on Sunday, October 24, 2004. American Dreams is an American Television Drama program broadcast on the NBC Television network.
• It was used in 2004 in the Movie "Riding the Bullet". Riding the Bullet (2000 is a novella by Stephen King. This work marks King's debut on the Internet.
• It was used in the Transworld Skateboarding video "Free Your Mind". TRANSWORLD SKATEboarding is a Skateboarding Magazine, Website, and production company owned by Bonnier Corporation
• In 2005, Necro sampled the Song for "Who's Your Daddy?" for his Album The Sexorcist
• It was featured in the 2005 Thomas Vinterberg movie Dear Wendy, along with other Zombies songs. The Sexorcist is the fourth Studio album by American hip hop musician Necro, released on August 2, 2005 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Vinterberg (born May 19 1969) is a Danish film director who along with Lars von Trier, co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in Dear Wendy is a 2005 Movie directed by Thomas Vinterberg, and starring Jamie Bell, Bill Pullman, Mark Webber
• In 2006, C&C used the song in an ad campaign for Bulmers Original Cider. Bulmers Original Vintage Cider is a brand of Cider produced in Ireland.
• In Sprite's 2006 Sublymonal advertising campaign, a chorus of flowers with human faces performs an a capella version of the song's opening. Sprite is a clear soda Lemon-lime Flavored caffeine free Soft drink, produced by The Coca-Cola Company.
• During the 2006 playoffs, Shea Stadium played it as the home-team New York Mets took the field. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis.
• It was sung by Blake Lewis, the runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol, on March 20, 2007 on the show. Blake Colin Lewis (born July 21, 1981) is an American Singer-songwriter, beatboxer and philanthropist who was the runner-up The sixth season of American Idol premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on January 16, 2007 and ran until May 23, American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Its studio version was released on the American Idol official website and later included on his Blake Lewis - EP, as well as in the American Idol Season 6: The Collector's Edition, the compilation of the studio versions of song performed by the finalists of Idol. Not to be confused with Fox Interactive Fox Interactive Media (FIM oversees the Internet business operations of media giant News Corporation Blake Lewis is an EP by Blake Lewis, the runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol. The Studio albums in the American Idol compilation series are annual television soundtracks for the television show American Idol. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of
• In 2007, it was used for the advertising campaign of Nissan Tiida in Greece. The Nissan Tiida is a Compact car with a US EPA midsize car rating because of its large interior space manufactured by Japanese automaker Nissan, replacing
• In 2008, it was used for the advertising campaign of Crest in México.

Cover versions

• Dave Matthews Band included the song occasionally on their 2005 Summer tour and it was consequently released on the CD and DVD Weekend on the Rocks later that year. Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initials DMB) is a United States -based rock band originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia Weekend on the Rocks is a Live album by the Dave Matthews Band. It continues to be a crowd favorite on the road and was last performed at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, on Friday, March 23, 2007, which was released two months later as part of the Band's Live Trax Series (Vol 9. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ).
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - 8. Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me is the second film in the Austin Powers series, released in 1999. Time of the Season - Big Blue Missile with Scott Weiland. Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American Musician, lyricist and Vocalist, most
• Tanya Donelly has covered the song live touring Lovesongs for Underdogs. Tanya Donelly (born July 14, 1966, in Newport Rhode Island) is an American Grammy -nominated Singer songwriter and Guitarist Lovesongs for Underdogs is the solo debut Album by Tanya Donelly, who had formerly recorded with Throwing Muses, The Breeders
• Kurt Elling covers the song in a duo with Cassandra Wilson on The Messenger
• Brooklyn hardcore hip hop rapper, Necro, sampled the song in his X-rated song "Who's Ya Daddy?". Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American Jazz Vocalist. Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American Jazz musician vocalist songwriter and producer from Jackson Mississippi. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Hardcore hip hop is a form of Hip hop music that developed in the late 1980s In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording
• Ben Taylor covered the song on his album "Famous Among the Barns. Ben Taylor (born Benjamin Simon Taylor on January 22, 1977) is a Musician and actor. " This version is also featured in the opening scene of the 2008 thriller Prom Night.
• Sage Francis covered the song on his 2004 live album, Dead Poet Live Album. Paul "Sage" Francis (born November 2, 1977 in Miami Florida) is a hip-hop artist based in Providence, Rhode Island Dead Poet Live Album is a live album by Sage Francis. The album was recorded with Gruvis Malt as his backing band
• The Twilight Singers have covered the song live on at least one occasion (see video on YouTube). The Twilight Singers is an American Indie rock band. The group was initially formed as a side project by The Afghan Whigs leader Greg Dulli
• Snowden covered the song in their demo. Snowden is an indie band based out of Atlanta They are signed to Jade Tree Records. ^[1].
• The rock duo Shaw Blades, Tommy Shaw of Styx and Jack Blades of Night Ranger, covered this song on their 2007 album Influences. Tommy Roland Shaw (born September 11, 1953) is an American Guitarist, best known for his work with the rock band Styx Styx ( pronounced: /stɪks/ is an American Rock band. Their hit songs have included " Come Sail Away " " Babe " " Jack Blades (born April 24, 1954 in Palm Desert California) is an American Musician. Night Ranger is an American Hard rock band from San Francisco California that gained significant popularity during the 1980s with a series of successful
• Guess Who has a cover on the "Let's Go" album.

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