<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Kind of a Drag" (1966) </Td> <Td> "Don't You Care" (1967) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Kind of a Drag" (1966) </Td> <Td> "Don't You Care" (1967) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Kind of a Drag" is a song written by Jim Holvay and recorded by the Buckinghams . It was the title track of their debut LP . The single reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 1967, becoming the first #1 single within the new calendar year and remaining in the top position for two weeks . It was the first of the band's three Top 10 hits in 1967, including five total Top 40 hits for that year . </P> <P> The songwriter, Jim Holvay, was Chicago - based and had been performing with a group called The Mob (Chicago band). Not only did the song spend two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, it also sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc . </P>

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