The week of December 28, 1965, saw a pair of singles atop the Billboard Hot 100 that typify the musical excellence of the 60s: Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘The Sound of Silence‘ at #1 and The Beatles’ ‘We Can Work It Out‘ at #2.

In the third spot that week was a song just as enduring and excellent as those two — James Brown’s ‘I Got You (I Feel Good).’ This track, Brown’s signature song, was the funk master’s highest-charting single, peaking right here at #3.

Written and produced by Brown, the song was a reworked version of a track Brown wrote for his back-up singer Yvonne Fair. That song, ‘I Found You,’ received little notice as a single by Fair three years earlier.

Brown recorded his own version, titled ‘I Got You,’ for his 1964 album Out of Sight. That one is a bit more subdued and jazzy than the eventual hit single.