Sure As I'm Sittin' Here
{{Infobox song
| name = Sure As I'm Sittin' Here
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = Three Dog Night
| album = Hard Labor
| B-side = Anytime Babe
| released = June 1974
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| genre = Rock
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=45}} (album)
3:07 (single)
| label = Dunhill 15001
| writer = John Hiatt
| producer = Jimmy Ienner
| prev_title = The Show Must Go On
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)
| next_year = 1974
}}
"Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" is a song written and originally performed by John Hiatt. Hiatt released the original version of the song as a single in February, 1974, and included it on his debut album Hangin' Around the Observatory. Hiatt's version of "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" failed to chart.
Other Versions
- Three Dog Night released the song as a single in mid 1974, where it reached #16 on the Billboard chart[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Sure+As+I%27m+Sittin%27+Here+by+Three+Dog+Night&id=46009 Three Dog Night, "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" U.S. Chart Position] Retrieved February 9, 2015 and #18 in Canada in 1974.{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=2537&| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - August 31, 1974}} Three Dog Night's version of "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was produced by Jimmy Ienner.[http://www.45cat.com/record/d15001 Three Dog Night, "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" single release] Retrieved February 9, 2015 It was featured on their 1974 album, Hard Labor.[http://www.discogs.com/Three-Dog-Night-Hard-Labor/release/566745 Three Dog Night, Hard Labor] Retrieved February 9, 2015 Though they would make the top 40 in both US and Canada with two further singles, this was Three Dog Night's final top 20 hit.
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Category:Songs written by John Hiatt
Category:Three Dog Night songs
Category:Dunhill Records singles
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