when was we gotta get out of this place written
We Gotta Get out of This Place "We Gotta Get out of This Place", occasionally written "We've Gotta Get out of This Place",[1] is a rock song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and recorded as a 1965 hit single by The Animals. It has become an iconic song of its type and was immensely popular with United States Armed Forces GIs during the Vietnam War.