The song is noted for Sedaka's spoken recitation of the verse, the second time around.

[1] It spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No.

[4] After its release as a single, it was included in the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits.

She had since married Gerry Goffin, who took the tune, and wrote the playful response "Oh!

Neil", which she recorded and released as an unsuccessful single the same year (1959) under the stage name Carole King.