Where Did Our Love Go
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| Single by The Supremes | |||||||||||||||
| from the album Where Did Our Love Go | |||||||||||||||
| B-side | "He Means the World to Me" | ||||||||||||||
| Released | June 17, 1964 | ||||||||||||||
| Format | Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | ||||||||||||||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); April 8, 1964 | ||||||||||||||
| Genre | R&B, pop, doo-wop | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 2:33 | ||||||||||||||
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Motown M 1060 |
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| Writer(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | ||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) |
Brian Holland Lamont Dozier |
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"Where Did Our Love Go" is a 1964 song recorded by American music group the Supremes for the Motown label.
Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Where Did Our Love Go" was the first single by the Supremes to go to the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States, a position it held for two weeks, from August 16 to August 29, 1964. It was also the first of five Supremes songs in a row to reach number one (the others being "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", "Stop! In the Name of Love", and "Back in My Arms Again"). The song also reached number one on the Cash Box R&B singles chart.
The Supremes' version is ranked #475 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2016 due to its "cultural, historic, or artistic significance."
According to Brian Holland, "Where Did Our Love Go" was written with The Supremes in mind. Though Supremes member Mary Wilson would later write that the song had been originally given to The Marvelettes, Holland would deny this claim, as would the Marvelettes themselves. Marvelettes member Katherine Anderson-Schnaffer later said that the song didn't quite fit her group's repertoire, as the song was produced under a slower beat and their music was more uptempo. When the Supremes were eventually given the song, the group members weren't pleased with the record, with member Florence Ballard later stating that they had wanted a stronger single similar to the Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman". Although the group felt the song didn't have the hook to make it successful, they decided that they really didn't have a choice and prepared to record the song.
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