Every Breath I Take Lyrics - Singles - Pitney Gene

Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin 

Peaked at # 42 in 1961 

One of the first hits produced by young Phil Spector, 

who spent a then-unprecedented $14,000 recording this 

song at New York's Bell Sound Studios in late June of 1961. 

Gene Pitney reportedly had a cold while trying to sing this 

song in the studio, forcing him to sing the final verses in falsetto. 

Arranged by Alan Lauber, and featuring backing vocals by The Halos. 

Single b/w "Mr. Moon, Mr. Cupid and I." Two decades later, British 

singer/songwriter Sting did an homage to this song with the Police's 

smash 1983 hit "Every Breath You Take." 

OPENING SCAT 

(dip-dip, dooba bop bop) (dip-dip, dooba bop bop) 

I hardly ever thank the stars above 

For sending me your very precious love 

You never hear me say a prayer 

Of thanks to someone 'way up there 

Who gave me such a lucky *break* 

Oh, no, darling 

Only with ev'ry breath I take 

And every time we have to be apart 

I hardly ever find you in my heart 

And when it comes to thinking of 

The thought of losing all your love 

I never worry how my heart would ache 

Oh, no, darling 

Only with ev'ry breath I *take* 

Only with ev'ry little step I *make* 

Only with ev'ry little beat of my *heart* 

And ev'ry single minute I'm *awake* 

Oh, no, darling 

Only with ev'ry breath I *take* 

Only with ev'ry little step I *make* 

Only with ev'ry little beat of my *heart* 

And ev'ry single minute I'm awake 

Oh-aah, ev'ry little breath I take 

Ev'ry little step I *make* 

Ah, ah, ah, ah, uh, ah 

Ah, ah, ah, ev'ry breath I take 

(dip-dip, dooba bop bop) (dip-dip, dooba bop bop)'s to end