It was written by Ferdinand Washington and Don Robey and published in 1954.
[2] The song's theme is captured in the title and the opening lines: The most popular recording of the song was done by Johnny Ace.
[3] It was released by Duke Records as catalog number 136 in December 1954,[4] soon after Ace's death by an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound.
[4] In December 1958, it was reissued with additional background vocals, using the same label number.
This issue was backed by his "Anymore", modified similarly.