You Came, You Saw, You Conquered
{{Infobox song
| name = You Came, You Saw, You Conquered!
| cover = You_Came,_You_Saw,_You_Conquered_-_Ronettes.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Ronettes
| album =
| B-side = Oh, I Love You
| released = March 1969
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 2:50
| label = A&M
| writer = Phil Spector, Toni Wine, Irwin Levine
| producer = Phil Spector
| prev_title = I Can Hear Music
| prev_year = 1966
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
"You Came, You Saw, You Conquered!" is a 1969 song by the Ronettes. It was their final charting U.S. hit, reaching #108 Billboard and #92 Cash Box.{{Cite web|url=https://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19690405.html|title=Cash Box Top 100 4/05/69|website=Tropicalglen.com}} In Canada, the song peaked at #73 for two weeks.{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5981&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5981.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5981 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1969-04-14 |access-date=2018-07-09}} It was the first of a series of non-album single releases by the group.
The title of the song is a reference to 'Veni, vidi, vici', a Latin phrase popularly attributed to Julius Caesar, who is said to have used the phrase in a letter to the Roman Senate after he had achieved a swift, conclusive victory in battle.
The Pearls cover
{{Infobox song
| name = You Came, You Saw, You Conquered
| cover = You_Came,_You_Saw,_You_Conquered_-_The_Pearls.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Pearls
| album =
| B-side = Sing Out to Me
| released = 11 August 1972
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = 2:40
| label = Bell
| writer = Phil Spector, Toni Wine, Irvine Levine
| producer = Phillip Swern, Johnny Arthey
| prev_title = Third Finger Left Hand
| prev_year = 1972
| next_title = You Are Everything
| next_year = 1973
}}
In 1972, "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered" was covered by the British female duo the Pearls, reaching the Top 40 in the UK.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14599/pearls/ |title=Official Charts Company |website=Officialcharts.com |date=23 September 1972 |access-date=2018-07-02}} Like the Ronettes' version, their record was also a non-album single. The song was, however, included on a 2005 compilation of the group's hits entitled, A String of Pearls.
Chart history
;The Ronettes
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| align="left"|Chart (1969)
!align="left"|Peak |
|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|73 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
| style="text-align:center;"|108 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100
| style="text-align:center;"|92 |
;The Pearls
| class="wikitable" |
| align="left"|Chart (1972)
!align="left"|Peak |
|---|
| UK (The Official Charts Company)
| style="text-align:center;"|32 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.songlyrics.com/the-pearls/you-came-you-saw-you-conquered-lyrics/ Lyrics of this song]
- {{YouTube|tSpflLRn-9g|The Ronettes - You Came, You Saw, You Conquered!}}
- {{YouTube|0Mnc8MHbM7k|The Pearls - You Came, You Saw, You Conquered}}
{{The Ronettes}}
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Category:Songs written by Phil Spector
Category:Songs written by Toni Wine
Category:Song recordings produced by Phil Spector
Category:Songs written by Irwin Levine
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