Somethin' Stupid#Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman version

In the early 1960s, Carson Parks was a folk singer in Los Angeles. He was an occasional member of The Easy Riders, and also performed with The Steeltown Three, which included his younger brother Van Dyke Parks. In 1963, he formed the Greenwood County Singers, later known as The Greenwoods, who had two minor hits and included singer Gaile Foote. Before the Greenwoods disbanded, Parks and Foote married and, as Carson and Gaile, recorded an album in 1966 for Kapp Records, San Antonio Rose, which included the song "Something Stupid". The recording was then brought to the attention of Frank Sinatra.{{cite web|url=http://www.ccarsonparks.com/discography.htm |title=C. Carson Parks |publisher=C. Carson Parks |access-date=April 2, 2014}}Rob Finnis and Tony Rounce, Booklet with CD "You Heard It Here First", Ace Records CDCHD1204, 2008

{{multiple image

|align=left

|image1=Frank Sinatra laughing cropped.jpg

|width1=118

|image2=Nancy Sinatra (1967).png

|width2=158

|footer=Frank (left) and Nancy Sinatra

}}

The most successful and best-known version of "Somethin' Stupid" was issued in 1967 as a single by Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra and subsequently appeared on Frank's album The World We Knew. Frank had played Parks's recording to his daughter's producer, Lee Hazlewood, who recalled, "He asked me, 'Do you like it?' and I said, 'I love it, and if you don't sing it with Nancy, I will.' He said, 'We're gonna do it, book a studio.{{' "}} Their rendition was recorded on February 1, 1967, after Frank had finished his collaboration with Antonio Carlos Jobim earlier in the day.{{cite book|author=Luiz Carlos do Nascimento Silva|title=Put Your Dreams Away: A Frank Sinatra Discography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yqth52rImHQC|date=January 1, 2000|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-31055-3}} Al Casey played guitar on the recording and Hal Blaine was the drummer.Blaine, Hal and David Goggin, Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew: The Story of the World's Most Recorded Musician, MixBooks, Emeryville, California, 1990 p.xx Hazlewood and Jimmy Bowen were listed as the producers of the single, with the arrangement by Billy Strange. As performers, Nancy's full name was listed on the label first, with the billing "Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra."

The single spent four weeks at number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and nine weeks atop the easy listening (now adult contemporary) chart, becoming Frank's second gold single as certified by the RIAA and Nancy's third.Whitburn, Joel (1996).The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications) In Norway the single qualified for silver disc.{{cite magazine|date=September 30, 1967|title=International News Report - From The Music Capitols of the World - Oslo|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1967/Billboard%201967-09-30.pdf|magazine=Billboard|page=62|access-date=August 5, 2020|via=World Radio History}} It was the first and only instance of a father-daughter number-one song in America. Nancy Sinatra was quoted as sarcastically saying, "Some people call (Something Stupid) the Incest Song, which I think is, well, very sweet!".{{cite news|author=John Patterson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jun/02/popandrock.usa |title=John Patterson talks with Nancy Sinatra about sex, men and marriage | Music |newspaper=The Guardian |date=June 2, 2008 |access-date=June 15, 2013}} The single also reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart the same year. It was also nominated for the Record Of The Year at the 10th Grammy Awards, losing to the 5th Dimension's upbeat hit song "Up, Up And Away".{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/grammy-rewind-10th-annual-grammy-awards |title=GRAMMY Rewind: 10th Annual GRAMMY Awards |website=GRAMMY.com |date=February 29, 1968 |access-date=October 1, 2016}}

• Frank Sinatra – vocals
• Nancy Sinatra – vocalsAlbin, Steve. “Frank Sinatra Sessionography”. Jazz Discography. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sinatra/reprise.php{{Cite web |author=Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra |title=Somethin' Stupid (2-01-1967) |website= Sinatraology |accessdate=July 22, 2024 |url= https://sinatraology.com/recording/1095}}

• Claus Ogerman – conductor
• Billy Strange – arranger, conductor

• Hal Blaine – drums
• Glen Campbell – guitar
• Alvin Casey – guitar
• Roy Caton – trumpet
• Victor Feldman – percussion
• Carol Kaye – electric bass
• Bill Miller – piano
• Oliver Mitchell – trumpet
• Donald Owens – piano
• Ralph Peña – string bass
• Orchestra includes 10 violins

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{col-2}}

{{col-end}}

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|title=Somethin' Stupid|artist=Frank Sinatra feat. Nancy Sinatra|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1967|certyear=2024|id=13438|note=Since 2009|access-date=October 28, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Frank and Nancy Sinatra|title=Something Stupid|award=Gold|relyear=1967|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=January 13, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Frank Sinatra|title=Somethin' Stupid|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2025|id=6077-823-1|access-date=April 23, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra|title=Somethin_ Stupid|award=Gold|relyear=1967|certyear=1967|access-date=August 19, 2022|refname="riaa"}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Somethin' Stupid

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ali Campbell and Kibibi Campbell

| album = Big Love

| released = December 1, 1995

| recorded = 1995

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop, jazz

| length = 4:37

| label = Virgin

| writer = C. Carson Parks

| producer = Stoker

| prev_title = Let Your Yeah Be Yeah

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Hold Me Tight

| next_year = 1993

}}

In 1995, Ali Campbell and his then 7-year-old {{cite web | url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/celeb-news/ali-campbells-fairytale-love-affair-2576 | title=Ali Campbell's fairytale love affair | date=November 11, 2012 }} daughter Kibibi Campbell covered the hit as a duet. After its release on the studio album Big Love, it can also be found on the compilation Silhouette.

The music video was shot in New York City. Ali Campbell and his daughter spend an afternoon in the city. They relax on the bench in the park, also walk through the city center, look through a sightseeing telescope, watch jugglers and fire breathers in a circus, figure skaters and stroll.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKGtNtNMtu4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/MKGtNtNMtu4 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Ali Campbell Something Stupid Official Video)|date=October 5, 2013 |access-date=April 22, 2021|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Somethin' Stupid

| cover = Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman - Somethin Stupid - CD single cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman

| album = Swing When You're Winning

| released = {{start date|2001|12|10}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Orchestral pop{{cite web |last=Gardner|first=Elysa |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-11-13-weekend-listen-up_N.htm|title=Listen Up: Weekend Plugs |newspaper=USA Today |date=12 November 2010 |accessdate= 26 May 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101113123702/https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-11-13-weekend-listen-up_N.htm|archive-date=13 November 2010| url-status= dead}}

| length = 2:50

| label = Chrysalis

| writer = C. Carson Parks

| producer =

• Guy Chambers
• Steve Power

| chronology = Robbie Williams

| prev_title = Better Man

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Mr. Bojangles

| next_title2 = I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Nicole Kidman

| type = single

| prev_title = Come What May

| prev_year = 2001

| title = Somethin' Stupid'

| year = 2001

| next_title = One Day I'll Fly Away

| next_year = 2002

}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|f43nR8Wu_1Y|"Somethin' Stupid"}}

| type = single

}}

}}

English singer Robbie Williams recorded a cover version of "Somethin' Stupid" as a duet with Australian actress Nicole Kidman. The song appeared on Williams' 2001 album, Swing When You're Winning, and was released as the album's lead single on December 10, 2001, topping the UK Singles Chart at the end of the year. The song was Christmas number one in the United Kingdom, and Williams' fifth number one overall. The single sold 400,000 copies to earn a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry. The accompanying music video was directed by Vaughan Arnell.

The song was the 30th-best-selling single of 2001 in the UK. It also gave Williams another number-one hit in New Zealand, earning a gold certification, and charted inside the top 10 in several European countries. In Australia, it became Williams' fourth top-10 single, earning a gold certification for over 35,000 copies sold.

UK and Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Somethin' Stupid|others=Robbie Williams, Nicole Kidman|year=2001|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=CDCHS5132, 7243 550317 0 9}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Somethin' Stupid|others=Robbie Williams, Nicole Kidman|year=2001|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=5504040}}

1. "Somethin' Stupid" – 2:51
2. "Eternity" (orchestral version) – 5:32
3. "My Way" (live at the Albert Hall) – 7:00
4. "Somethin' Stupid" (video)

UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Somethin' Stupid|others=Robbie Williams, Nicole Kidman|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=TCCHS5132, 7243 550317 4 7}}

1. "Somethin' Stupid" – 2:51
2. "Eternity" (orchestral version) – 5:32
3. "My Way" (live at the Albert Hall) – 7:00

UK DVD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Somethin' Stupid|others=Robbie Williams, Nicole Kidman|year=2001|type=UK DVD single liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=DVDCHS 5132, 7243 492704 9 7}}

1. "Somethin' Stupid" (video) – 3:08
2. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (audio) – 2:36
3. "That's Life" (audio) – 3:07

European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Somethin' Stupid|others=Robbie Williams, Nicole Kidman|year=2001|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=7243 550300 2 3}}

1. "Somethin' Stupid" – 2:51
2. "My Way" (live at the Albert Hall) – 7:00

Credits are taken from the Swing When You're Winning album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Swing When You're Winning|title-link=Swing When You're Winning|others=Robbie Williams|year=2001|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=Chrysalis Records|id=536 8262}}

Studios

• Recorded at various studios
• Mixed at Capitol Recording Studios (Los Angeles) and Air Lyndhurst Studios (London, England)
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles) and Metropolis Mastering (London, England)

Personnel

{{div col}}

• C. Carson Parks – writing
• Robbie Williams – vocals
• Nicole Kidman – vocals
• Mitch Dalton – guitars
• Dave Catlin-Birch – bass
• Ralph Salmins – drums
• Frank Ricotti – percussion
• Steve Sidwell – trumpet, arrangement, conducting
• Simon Gardner – trumpet
• Paul Spong – trumpet
• The London Session Orchestra – orchestra
• Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
• Guy Chambers – production
• Steve Power – production
• Al Schmitt – vocal recording
• Charlie Paakkari – assistant engineering
• Steve Genewick – assistant engineering
• Steve Price – assistant engineering
• Rupert Coulson – assistant mix engineering
• Ricky Graham – assistant mix engineering
• Mike Ross-Trevor – orchestral engineering
• Richard Flack – Pro Tools
• Doug Sax – mastering (The Mastering Lab)
• Tony Cousins – mastering (Metropolis)

{{div col end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{col-2}}

{{col-end}}

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|refname="aria.com.au"|access-date=December 13, 2016}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman|title=Somethin' Stupid|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2002|refname="ifpiaut"|access-date=December 13, 2016}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|artist=Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman|title=Somethin' Stupid|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|refname="bel"|access-date=December 13, 2016}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Robbie Williams|title=Somethin' Stupid|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|refname="snep"|access-date=December 13, 2016}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman|title=Somethin' Stupid|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|refname="bvmi"|access-date=December 13, 2016}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Robbie Williams And Nicole Kidman|title=Somethin' Stupid|relyear=2001|source=radioscope|access-date=May 13, 2025|certyear=2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry |region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2024|artist=Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman|title=Somethin' Stupid|accessdate=October 2, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman|title=Somethin' Stupid|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|refname="ifpiswi"|access-date=December 13, 2016}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Robbie Williams/Nicole Kidman|title=Somethin' Stupid|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2016|id=6077-4301-1|refname="bpi"|access-date=April 26, 2021|salesamount=505,000|salesref={{Cite web |title=Robbie Williams' Official Top 40 biggest singles in the UK revealed |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/robbie-williams-official-top-40-biggest-singles-in-the-uk-revealed__16972/ |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=Official Charts Company}}}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}

In episode 21 of the third season of The Simpsons, Sideshow Bob and Selma Bouvier (voiced by Kelsey Grammer and Julie Kavner, respectively) perform the Frank and Nancy Sinatra version as a karaoke.{{cite web|url=http://www.simpsonsarchive.com/guides/music.html#six |title=Music Featured on the Simpsons |website=simpsonsarchive.com |access-date=January 29, 2019}}

"Something Stupid", the seventh episode of the fourth season of Better Call Saul, is named after the song, and opens with a split screen montage showing the separate but connected lives of Kim on the left and Jimmy on the right, scored by an original rendition performed by Lola Marsh, which correspondingly has a female voice panned to the left and a male to the right.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fien-print/better-call-saul-skip-macdonald-something-stupid-interview-1144930 |title='Better Call Saul' Editor on Doing "Something Stupid" and Passing Time | website=hollywoodreporter.com |date=September 18, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2019}} A hummed, lyricless rendition is later also used in the opening of season five, episode nine, "Bad Choice Road", over another split screen montage, this time of Jimmy and Mike walking stranded through the desert on one side, and Kim fretting at home on the other — only to be abruptly cut off when Jimmy regains cellular signal.{{Cite web |last=Surrey |first=Miles |date=April 13, 2020 |title=Kim Wexler Still Doesn't Need Saving |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2020/4/13/21219265/better-call-saul-season-5-episode-9-recap |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=The Ringer |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319104450/https://www.theringer.com/tv/2020/4/13/21219265/better-call-saul-season-5-episode-9-recap }}

In the movie Joy, in a flashback scene, Jennifer Lawrence's title character sings the duet with her soon-to-be husband played by Édgar Ramírez. {{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/news/178640_watch_jennifer_lawrence_sing_frank_sinatra_joy|title=Watch Jennifer Lawrence Sing in 'Joy' -- Even Though She 'Hates' Doing It! |website=etonline.com|date=December 23, 2015|access-date=December 10, 2022}}

{{Reflist|30em}}

• {{YouTube|Y_t2gNCXYbY|Frank & Nancy Sinatra - Somethin' Stupid}}

{{Frank Sinatra singles}}

{{Nancy Sinatra}}

{{Robbie Williams singles}}

{{Nicole Kidman}}

{{UK Christmas No. 1s in the 2000s|song}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:1967 singles

Category:1995 singles

Category:2001 singles

Category:Frank Sinatra songs

Category:Nancy Sinatra songs

Category:Andy Williams songs

Category:Robbie Williams songs

Category:Nicole Kidman songs

Category:European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles

Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles

Category:Number-one singles in Australia

Category:Number-one singles in Italy

Category:Number-one singles in Norway

Category:Number-one singles in Poland

Category:Number-one singles in Portugal

Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles

Category:Number-one singles in South Africa

Category:UK singles chart number-one singles

Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles

Category:Cashbox number-one singles

Category:Male–female vocal duets

Category:Pop ballads

Category:1966 songs

Category:Reprise Records singles

Category:Chrysalis Records singles

Category:Virgin Records singles

Category:Music videos directed by Vaughan Arnell

Category:Number-one singles in Scotland

Category:Christmas number-one singles in the United Kingdom

Category:Songs written by Carson Parks

Category:1960s ballads

Category:Jazz ballads