It was originally written as a German language song, "Du Kannst Nicht Treu Sein," by composer Hans Otten and lyricist Gerhard Ebeler.
In 1948, Ken Griffin recorded the song, first released as an instrumental[1] and later with vocalist Jerry Wayne dubbing the lyrics, both of which became popular in releases by an independent company, Rondo Records.
It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 2, 1948 staying at #1 for seven weeks.
Both the vocal and solo organ versions charted for 23 weeks and sold an estimated 3,500,000 copies.
Vera Lynn recorded the song on March 10, 1948, which was released by the UK Decca label under catalog number F-8883, and Dolores Gray made a recording on August 13, 1948, released by the UK Columbia label under catalog number DB 2451.
[2] A revival of the song by Patti Page (Columbia Records catalog number 4-44345) became popular in 1965, spending 8 weeks on the Billboard Easy listening music chart, peaking at #11.