[2] The Miracles' original version of the song finds lead singer and co-writer Smokey Robinson courting a girl who, weary of the game of love, prefers to string her men along and not get romantically involved.

Robinson "wants no part" in such a relationship, but promises that if the girl changes her mind, he'll be around ("If you feel like lovin' me/if you've got the notion/I second that emotion.")

In this song, guitarists Eddie Willis and Robert White came up with their own guitar licks and riffs for this song based on a chord chart that was given to them by Robinson (this is a classic example of the creativity the Funk Brothers brought to the table during the recording sessions they participated in at the Snake Pit).

[6] The song also topped the Billboard Best Selling R&B Singles chart[7][8] and was a million-selling hit for The Miracles, their sixth overall.

Cash Box called it an "electrically sparkling slow-midspeed session" with "outstanding lead and the well worked team sound.

"[10] The Miracles The song was covered and released by a group duet of Motown labelmates Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations in 1969.

The publication wrote: the song "marches to the beat of its own drum, thanks to three stanzas of crafty doo-wop poetry and one punny one-liner—a malapropism, if you want to get technical—that never really loses its novelty appeal".