The song was recorded in February - March 1966, and was originally intended as a demo, arranged by Artie Butler and produced by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich.

It was issued as a 45 single in 1966 where Greenwich came up with the chorus and can be heard as the prominent background voice, accompanied by Jeff Barry.

[7] Session guitarist Al Gorgoni (who later played on "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel and "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison) contributed to the song.

[8] Billboard described the single as an "exciting production [which] features bass piano backing and choral support of Diamond's vocal work.

[16] Characters Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg) and Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik) from the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory are also seen singing it in "The Scavenger Vortex" (S7, E3) at The Cheesecake Factory.