"You Came, You Saw, You Conquered!" | ||||
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Single by the Ronettes | ||||
B-side | "Oh, I Love You" | |||
Released | March 1969 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:50 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Phil Spector, Toni Wine, Irwin Levine | |||
Producer(s) | Phil Spector | |||
The Ronettes singles chronology | ||||
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"You Came, You Saw, You Conquered!" is a 1969 song by the Ronettes. It was their final charting U.S. hit, reaching #108 Billboard and #92 Cash Box. [1] In Canada, the song peaked at #73 for two weeks. [2] It was the first of a series of non-album single releases by the group.
The title of the song is a reference to ' Veni, vidi, vici', a Latin phrase popularly attributed to Julius Caesar, who is said to have used the phrase in a letter to the Roman Senate after he had achieved a swift, conclusive victory in battle.
"You Came, You Saw, You Conquered" | ||||
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Single by the Pearls | ||||
B-side | "Sing Out to Me" | |||
Released | 11 August 1972 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:40 | |||
Label | Bell | |||
Songwriter(s) | Phil Spector, Toni Wine, Irvine Levine | |||
Producer(s) | Phillip Swern, Johnny Arthey | |||
The Pearls singles chronology | ||||
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In 1972, "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered" was covered by the British female duo the Pearls, reaching the Top 40 in the UK. [3] Like the Ronettes' version, their record was also a non-album single. The song was, however, included on a 2005 compilation of the group's hits entitled, A String of Pearls.
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Top Singles [4] | 73 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 108 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [6] | 92 |
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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UK ( The Official Charts Company) [7] | 32 |