"Caught Up in You" is a song by American Southern rock band 38 Special. It was the first single released from their 1982 studio album Special Forces and their first No. 1 on the US Billboard Top Tracks rock chart. It became one of the band's two top 10 pop hits, reaching No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100.Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 629. Their other top 10 single, "Second Chance", reached No. 6 in 1989. The song also went top 10 in Canada, peaking at No. 9 on the RPM singles chart. Don Barnes sang lead vocals on the song.
The song can be heard at the end of the Squidbillies episode "Burned and Reburned Again".
Track listing US 7" single "Caught Up in You" – 4:37 "Firestarter" – 5:01
Personnel Don Barnes – rhythm guitar, lead vocals Donnie Van Zant – backing vocals Jeff Carlisi – lead guitar Larry Junstrom – bass Steve Brookins – drums Jack Grondin – drums
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1982)Peakposition Canadian RPM Top Singles9U.S. Billboard Hot 10010U.S. Top Rock Tracks (Billboard)1U.S. Cash Box Top 1009U.S. Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart6
Year-end charts Chart (1982-1983) RankCanada75U.S. Billboard Hot 10053U.S. Cash Box64
See also List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1980s
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