Working My Way Back to You
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“Working My Way Back to You” | |||||
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Single by The Four Seasons from the album Working My Way Back to You |
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B-side | Too Many Memories | ||||
Released | January 1966 | ||||
Format | 7" | ||||
Genre | Rock,Disco | ||||
Length | 2:33 | ||||
Label | Philips Records | ||||
Writer(s) | Denny Randell-Sandy Linzer | ||||
Producer | Bob Crewe | ||||
The Four Seasons singles chronology | |||||
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"Working My Way Back to You" is a song made popular by The Four Seasons in 1966 and The Detroit Spinners (known as The Spinners in the United States) in 1980.
Written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, the song was originally recorded by The Four Seasons in 1966, reaching #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
In 1980, the Spinners' medley of "Working My Way Back to You" and Michael Zager's "Forgive Me Girl" topped the UK singles chart for two weeks in April. On the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the medley peaked at the #2 position in March. This song covered By Avant & Brandy
The song is about a man who cheated on his girlfriend and also emotionally abused her. When she leaves, he realizes that he did love her and is very remorseful about his past actions. He vows to win her love back.
Preceded by "Going Underground" by The Jam |
UK number one single April 6, 1980 |
Succeeded by "Call Me" by Blondie |