"Get Me to the World on Time" / "Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less)" - Reprise Records, #Fg 30095, Greece 1967."Get Me to the World on Time" / "Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less)" - Reprise Records, #0564, Canada 1967."Get Me to the World on Time" / "Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less)" - Reprise Records, #R21.057, South Africa 1967."Get Me to the World on Time" / "Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less)" - Reprise Records, #RA 0564, Germany 1967."Get Me to the World on Time" / "Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less)" - Reprise Records, #RS.20564, UK 1967."Get Me to the World on Time" / "Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less)" - Reprise Records, #0564, US 1967.To compensate for the lack of sound effects, the band normally expanded the composition beyond its regular track length. Despite the band's difficulty in mimicking the studio recorded version at live performances, the song was a favorite among their fans. It was the band's last single to chart in the Top 40. The track was released in May 1967, a month after its inclusion on their debut album release, and reached Top 40 success in the United States. The title refers to the song " Get Me to the Church on Time" from the 1956 musical My Fair Lady. Tucker and Jones wrote the song specifically for the Electric Prunes, deliberately including highly sexual (for the time) lyrics ("one kiss from you and my whole body starts to actin' strange, you shake up all my hormones, you put me through a change" etc.). The ending of the song, deemed the "spaceship", by playing the high E note on guitar until it reached the last fret, and an oscillator matched the peak. They had sought to expand the track by including more electronic instrumentals and effects, but it was not allowed. The band added in the rhythm while recording it in studio, one of the few times the group's input was accepted. The instrumentals featured a Bo Diddley-styled riff (added by the band ) played in the percussion, and given a psychedelic effect with a fuzz-distorted guitar.
Vocals by Lowe were initially soft until climbing to higher notes alongside the instrumentals. It creates pulse-like overtones that sound like strings". Singer James Lowe explained that the opening to the track is actually " Dave Hassinger groaning through a mike, into the tremolo of a Fender amp. Similar to "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)", the composition begins in low-range tones until the sudden shift. The song was recorded at American Recording Company with multiple sound effects, and recording techniques which were highly complex. The single also fared slightly better in the UK, where it reached number 42. Although the follow-up did not have the same success, "Get Me to the World on Time" still charted at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was released in May 1967 following the success of the band's previous single, " I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)". " Get Me to the World on Time" is a song written by Annette Tucker and Jill Jones for the American garage rock band, The Electric Prunes.
"Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less)"Īmerican Recording Company, Power House, Los Angeles, California, 1966 1967 single by The Electric Prunes "Get Me to the World on Time"
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