"(She's) Some Kind of Wonderful" is a song written by Canadian-American musician John Ellison and first recorded by his R&B group, Soul Brothers Six, in 1967, peaking at number 91 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The line "She's some kind of wonderful" previously appeared in the song "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" which was first recorded by The Temptations (released in 1966).
The best known version is by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad from 1974, which reached number three on the same chart.
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The Fantastic Johnny C version
The Fantastic Johnny C covered the song in 1968, reaching number 87 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Grand Funk Railroad version
In 1974, American rock band Grand Funk Railroad recorded the song for their album All the Girls in the World Beware!!!; it reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 on February 22, 1975. It also ranked number six on Billboard's Hot 100 year-end chart for 1975 as shown on the December 27, 1975, print edition of Billboard, which contained the Hot 100 for 1975. This is the official list still shown on Billboard magazine website.
Their version of the song appeared in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the fictitious radio station K-DST.