It topped the chart twice, non-consecutively, being toppled by and later replacing the Beatles' "I Feel Fine" in December 1964 and January 1965.

"[5] Cash Box described it as "a pulsating stomp-a-rhythmic… that the gals carve out in ultra-commercial manner" and in which the group was "in top-of-the-chart form.

Cash Box described Dodds' version as "an exciting pop-r&b, choral-backed handclap-shuffler about a gal who pleads for her ex-boyfriend to return to her," hailing the singer as "a new talent who promises to be an important wax name in the coming weeks".

[6] The Supremes made their first of 17 appearances[7] live on the popular CBS variety program The Ed Sullivan Show, performing this single on Sunday, December 27, 1964.

"The words had a real sad weight," observed Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke, "but the music was bouncy.