It was co-written by Miracles members Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers and Smokey Robinson and drummer Donald Whited.
[1] Robinson and fellow Miracle Bobby Rogers were the song's producers.
The flip side, "Baby Don't You Go",[2] was also a popular regional hit but was not released on CD until The 35th Anniversary Collection in 1994.
[3] Described by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson as the intended follow-up to the group's 1963 million-selling smash "Mickey's Monkey" the previous year, "Come On Do the Jerk" was actually recorded in a similar tempo.
As the song begins, longtime Miracles drummer Donald "Spike" Whited and Miracles member, guitarist Marv Tarplin begin the song, while Smokey, as the song's narrator, offers the invitation: The other Miracles, Ronnie White, Claudette Robinson, Pete Moore, and Bobby Rogers, echo Smokey's lead, with chants of the song's title, in classic call and response style.