But whereas Born a Woman was seen by some as having feminist overtones, Single Girl was essentially more traditional in outlook—a young, isolated woman anticipating that "some day", despite not knowing anybody, people being "phoney" and the nights getting "so lonely", she would find waiting for her a man to "lean on".

As one later commentator put it, drawing a contrast with Julie Rogers' The Wedding (1964), "Single Girl... touched a nerve with every 'wallflower' who possessed a record player".

[2] The score of Single Girl was notable for its gradual crescendo towards the end and a piano backing that, between the closing lines, contained two distinctive high notes that were apt to linger in the mind of the listener.

Billboard described Single Girl as "a strong piece of ballad material with driving rhythm background".

[4] Sandy Posey recorded "Single Girl"[5] at the Fred Foster Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee on August 19, 1966.