"You've Got Your Troubles" became a number 2 UK hit for the Fortunes in the United Kingdom in August 1965,[2] affording the group international success including a Top Ten ranking in the US.

[4] Cook and Greenaway cut a demo to pitch the song which was accepted by Mills Music Publishing, where the two were signed as staff writers by Tony Hiller.

I wanted to use them as singers backed by professional musicians [the Fortunes would receive some adverse publicity for not playing on the track themselves] and I found a beautiful song 'You've Got Your Troubles'.

The demo of "You've Got Your Troubles" by Cook and Greenaway also came to the attention of George Martin who wanted to have the songwriters record their own song, but due to his time being taken up producing The Beatles' album Rubber Soul (1965), Martin was unable to produce Cook and Greenaway's recording of "You've Got Your Troubles" prior to The Fortunes' version hitting the charts.

The Fortunes would remake "You've Got Your Troubles" for the group's album Their Golden Hits recorded in the summer of 1982 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, for domestic release by Phonogram-Holland.