Build Me Up Buttercup

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"Build Me Up Buttercup"
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One of side-A labels of the UK vinyl single
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from the album Build Me Up Buttercup (U.S.)
The Foundations (U.K.)
B-side"New Direction"
Released8 November 1968 (UK)
3 December 1968 (US)
Recorded1968
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[[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Tony Macaulay
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"Build Me Up Buttercup" is a song written by Mike d'Abo and Tony Macaulay, and released by The Foundations in 1968 with Colin Young singing lead vocals. Young had replaced Clem Curtis during 1968, and this was the first Foundations hit on which he sang.

It hit No. 1 on the Cash Box Top 100[3] and No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1969. It was also a No. 2 hit in the United Kingdom, for two non-consecutive weeks, behind "Lily the Pink" by the Scaffold. It was quickly certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over a million US copies.

"Build Me Up Buttercup" is featured in the 1998 romantic comedy film There's Something About Mary,[4] the pilot episode "Truth Be Told" from the first season of the ABC TV spy drama series Alias, and the episode "Art Imitates Art" from the fourth season of the CBS TV detective series Elementary. This song was played during the final scene of the second to last episode of Fuller House. The track also features in the 2020 film The Kissing Booth 2,[5] as well as in a series of 2020–21 Geico commercials.[6]

The song is played at every home game by the Wisconsin Badgers Football Team.[7] It previously was also played at every Los Angeles Angels home game during the seventh-inning stretch, before being eventually phased out for a rotation of variety of other songs. It is also a club anthem of Irish soccer club Shamrock Rovers.[8]

Charts

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Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (Promusicae)[21] Gold 0 
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] 2× Platinum 1,200,000 
United States (RIAA)[23] Gold 1,000,000 

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Other versions

A version by British trio Partyboys reached No. 44 on the UK Singles Chart in 2003.[24]

David Johansen recorded a live version of the song on his concert album Live It Up. The album was recorded over two nights on February 4 and 5, 1982, at the Paradise Theatre (now known as the Paradise Rock Club) in Boston, Massachusetts.

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Unterberger, Richie (1 January 1997). "Various Artists - Soulful Pop (1996)". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 1091.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Doggett, Peter (1 January 2015). "The Devil's Interval". Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone - 125 Years of Pop Music. London: The Bodley Head. p. 427. ISBN 978-1-847-92218-2. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 100 1969-03-08". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pollock, Bruce (2005). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 978-0415970730.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Morris, Lauren (22 July 2020). "The Kissing Booth 2 soundtrack: Every song played in the sequel". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kordenbrock, Mike (4 May 2021). "Dehler Park one of multiple Billings locations used in Geico ads". Billings Gazette. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.""Build Me Up Buttercup" | Wisconsin Alumni Association". www.uwalumni.com.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bollinger, Rhett (11 February 2021). "A brief history of Angel Stadium's music". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF). Cashbox. 29 March 1969. p. 56. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Go-Set Australian charts - 12 March 1969". www.poparchives.com.au.
  11. ^ Ultratop website
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 24 February 1969. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dutch Charts website".
  14. ^ Norwegian Charts website
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Songs (A-B)". www.rock.co.za.
  16. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2002
  17. ^ Norwegian Charts site as above
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 100 Year End Charts: 1969". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Build Me Up Buttercup 2003 | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

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