Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" is a song written by Neil Diamond, whose recording of it on Bang Records reached #10 on the U.S. pop singles chart in 1967. The song enjoyed a second life when it appeared on the 1994 Pulp Fiction soundtrack, performed by rock band Urge Overkill. Other versions have been recorded by Cliff Richard (1968), Jackie Edwards (1968),^[1] Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (1969), the Biddu Orchestra (1978), and 16 Volt (1998).

Neil Diamond version

The song first appeared on Diamond's album Just for You. The mono and stereo versions of this song differ slightly. On the mono "Just For You" LP as well as on the 45, the strings do not come in until the second verse. It also has a slightly longer fade. The stereo "Just For You" LP version has a shorter fade and the strings come in on the first chorus.

Track listings

7" single

"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
"You'll Forget"

Charts

Chart (1967)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Pop Singles^[2]	10
Chart (1971)	Peak position
Dutch Mega Top 100^[3]	27

Cliff Richard version

"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"

Single by Cliff Richard

A-side

"I'll Love You Forever Today"

Released

June 21, 1968

Format

Genre

Pop

Length

3:04

Neil Diamond

Cliff Richard singles chronology

"Congratulations"
(1968)

"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
(1968)

"Marianne"
(1968)

Cliff Richard covered the song as the B-side to his 1968 single I'll Love You Forever Today, which featured in the movie Two a Penny.^[4]

Track listings

7" single

"I'll Love You Forever Today" – 3:06
"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" – 3:04

Charts

Chart (1968)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	27^[5]

Urge Overkill version

"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"

Single by Urge Overkill

from the album Pulp Fiction

B-side

"Bustin' Surfboards"

Released

1994

Format

CD single

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

3:10

Label

MCA

Writer(s)

Neil Diamond

Urge Overkill singles chronology

"Positive Bleeding"
(1993)

"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
(1994)

"The Break"
(1995)

The 1992 Urge Overkill EP Stull includes a version of the song that would be featured in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction. Re-issued as a single, this version achieved success in several European countries, peaking at #10 in France.

Track listings

CD single

"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" – 3:10
"Bustin' Surfboards" by The Tornadoes – 2:27
"Bullwinkle Part II" by The Centurions – 2:18

Charts

Chart (1994/95)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart^[6]	21
Austrian Singles Chart^[6]	22
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart^[6]	29
French SNEP Singles Chart^[6]	10
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart^[6]	19
UK Singles Chart^[7]	37
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[8]	59
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks^[8]	11

References

↑ "Jackie Edwards - Put Your Tears Away (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
↑ Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved March 27, 2009)
↑ "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (original version), in various singles charts Dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved March 28, 2009)
↑ Dave Thompson. "Two a Penny - Cliff Richard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
1 2 3 4 5 "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (by Urge Overkill), in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 28, 2009)
↑ "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (by Urge Overkill), UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved March 28, 2009)
1 2 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved March 28, 2009)

Neil Diamond singles discography

Singles 1960s	1962 "You Are My Love at Last" "I'm Afraid" 1963 "At Night" 1966 "Solitary Man" "Cherry, Cherry" "I Got the Feelin' (Oh No No)" 1967 "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" "Kentucky Woman" "Some Day Baby" 1968 "New Orleans" "Red Red Wine" "Brooklyn Roads" "Two-Bit Manchild" "Shilo" "Sunday Sun" 1969 "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" "Sweet Caroline" "Holly Holy"

Singles 1970s	1970 "Shilo" "Until It's Time for You to Go" "Soolaimon" "And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind" "Solitary Man" "Cracklin' Rosie" "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" "Do It" 1971 "I Am... I Said" "Done Too Soon" "I'm a Believer" "Stones" 1972 "Song Sung Blue" "Play Me" "Walk on Water" 1973 "Cherry, Cherry" "The Long Way Home" "The Last Thing on My Mind" "Be" 1974 "Skybird" "Longfellow Serenade" 1975 "Morningside" "I've Been This Way Before" "The Last Picasso" 1976 "If You Know What I Mean" "Don't Think... Feel" "Beautiful Noise" 1977 "Stargazer" "Lady-Oh" "Desiree" 1978 "God Only Knows" "Let Me Take You In My Arms Again" "I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight" "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" "The Dancing Bumble Bee / Bumble Boogie" 1979 "Forever in Blue Jeans" "Say Maybe" "The American Popular Song" "September Morn"

Singles 1980s	1980 "That Kind" "The Good Lord Loves You" "Dancing in the Street" "Love on the Rocks" 1981 "Hello Again" "America" "Yesterday's Songs" 1982 "On the Way to the Sky" "Be Mine Tonight" "Rainy Day Song" "Heartlight" 1983 "I'm Alive" "Turn Around"

Urge Overkill

Nash Kato Eddie "King" Roeser Mike Hodgkiss Brian "Bonn" Quast Johnny "Blackie Onassis" Rowan Nils St. Cyr Chris Frantisak Nate Arling Patrick Byrne Kriss Bataille Jack "The Jaguar" Watt

Studio albums	Jesus Urge Superstar Americruiser The Supersonic Storybook Saturation Exit the Dragon Rock & Roll Submarine

Songs	"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"

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