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Released on Capitol Records, also Everlong (Foo Fighters), Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead) and Lilith (Halsey)
Written by Ervin Drake, also It Was a Very Good Year (Frank Sinatra), I Believe (Elvis Presley) and Good Morning Heartache (Diana Ross)
Written by Jimmy Shirl, also I Believe (Elvis Presley), Delilah (Glenn Miller and His Orchestra) and One God (Barbra Streisand)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Ervin Drake wrote 14 songs on fono
Ervin Drake’s most frequent co-writer is Jimmy Shirl (7 songs together)
Jimmy Shirl first appears on fono in 1941, 12 years before this song
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Ervin Drake and Jimmy Shirl
- Part of
- Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
- Released on
- Capitol Records
- Written by
- Ervin Drake and Jimmy Shirl
- Part of
- Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
- Released on
- Capitol Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Ervin Drake
Same writer: Jimmy Shirl
Same label: Capitol Records
Same writer: Jimmy Shirl
Same label: Capitol Records
Same writer: Ervin Drake
Same writer: Jimmy Shirl
Same label: Capitol Records
Elsewhere
Sources (5)
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1MusicBrainz Three Things (a Man Must Do) was written by Ervin Drake
Three Things (a Man Must Do) was written by Ervin Drake
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Three Things (a Man Must Do) was written by Jimmy Shirl
Three Things (a Man Must Do) was written by Jimmy Shirl
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Three Things (a Man Must Do) is part of the release Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
Three Things (a Man Must Do) is part of the release Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Capitol Records is the label of the song Three Things (a Man Must Do)
Capitol Records is the label of the song Three Things (a Man Must Do)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Three Things (a Man Must Do) was released on 1953
Three Things (a Man Must Do) was released on 1953
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026