<P> "It Should Have Been Me" is a 1963 song written by William "Mickey" Stevenson and Norman Whitfield for Kim Weston . It has been performed by Yvonne Fair, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Adeva among others . Knight's version peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 . Fair had her only hit single with her recording of the song in 1976, reaching number 5 in the UK and number 85 in the US . </P> <P> The song begins: </P>

Who sings the song it should've been me