Signature
key confidence high · relative E minor · tempo confidence medium · half-time 64.1 · low end 15% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-12 · how accurate
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Lineage
- Covered[unknown]source
- Written byBrian Hollandsource
- CoveredCurtis Knight and The Squiressource
- CoveredDolly Partonsource
- Written byEddie Hollandsource
- CoveredGary Stewartsource
- CoveredGloria Lynnesource
- CoveredHoward Carpendalesource
- CoveredJohnny Riverssource
- Written byLamont Doziersource
- CoveredMelba Mooresource
- CoveredMeredith Anne Bullsource
- CoveredSugar Beatssource
- CoveredThe Supremessource
- CoveredThe Temptationssource
Why it is here
- The song topped Billboard's R&B chart for nine weeks and was named the biggest R&B single of the year, while also hitting No. 1 on the Hot 100 and ranking as Billboard's second biggest single of 1965. source
- It was written and produced by Motown's Holland–Dozier–Holland team, with lead vocals by Levi Stubbs backed by the other Tops and the Andantes, and instrumentation by the Funk Brothers plus the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's strings. source
- Rolling Stone ranked the song at No. 483 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. source
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