"The Next Time" backed with "Bachelor Boy" was the first of three number one hit singles from the Cliff Richard musical, Summer Holiday.

[1] Both sides were marketed as songs with chart potential, and the release is viewed retroactively as a double A-side single.

[1] The recording of the song took place at Abbey Road Studios in London on 10 May 1962.

In many countries, "Bachelor Boy" became the bigger hit and the charts listed it first or on its own.

Notes: The singer Richard Anthony made a French version entitled "Après toi".