[2] The song was a top 10 hit in multiple countries, and spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No.

Brian Hyland released a version of the song on his 1969 album Tragedy-A Million to One.

[18] In 1970, a cover of was released by Hank Williams, Jr. and Lois Johnson as a single and on the album Removing the Shadow.

[22] Connie Smith released a cover of the song in 1976, as a single and on her album I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore.

[25] In 1977, Don Everly released a solo version of the song on the album Brother Juke-Box.

[29] Emmylou Harris released a cover of the song on her 1982 album Last Date,[30] and as a single.

The French singer Françoise Hardy included the song in her year 2000 album Clair-obscur as a duet with Étienne Daho.