# The Kinks — You Really Got Me

The Kinks’s You Really Got Me (1964) is No. 5 in our Merseybeat ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1964
- **Label:** Pye
- **On one list:** Merseybeat
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Artist:** [The Kinks](https://waxonia.com/artist/the-kinks/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/the-kinks--you-really-got-me/

## What we say

### No. 5 in [Merseybeat](https://waxonia.com/genre/merseybeat/)

Dave Davies slit his amplifier speaker with a razor blade and invented a guitar sound. The point where beat music stops being cheerful and starts being a threat.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Kinks%20You%20Really%20Got%20Me) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fTTsY-oz6Go)

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