Signature
key confidence low · relative D minor · tempo confidence medium · double-time 209.3 · low end 28% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- CoveredArthur Conley & The Sweaterssource
- CoveredDavid Ruffinsource
- CoveredDennis Edwards / Eddie Kendricks / David Ruffinsource
- CoveredHall & Oates, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffinsource
- CoveredHall & Oatessource
- CoveredHerbie Mannsource
- CoveredNRBQsource
- CoveredOtis Reddingsource
- CoveredPromotionsource
- CoveredRahsaan Roland Kirksource
- Written byRonald Whitesource
- Written bySmokey Robinsonsource
- CoveredThe Neville Brotherssource
- CoveredVeeti & the Velvetssource
Why it is here
- The single became the Temptations' first US number-one hit and the Motown Gordy label's first number-one on the Hot 100. source
- It was the first Temptations single to feature David Ruffin on lead vocals, recorded with the Funk Brothers including James Jamerson's bass line and Robert White's guitar riff. source
- In 2017 the song was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.