The single, which was produced by
Wes Farrell and issued on
Bell Records, featured twice on the TV show during the record's seven-week climb to number one on
Billboard's Hot 100. Cassidy lip-synched his performance, as he did for all songs throughout the four-year series. As with all of the Partridge Family's studio output, the single features musicians associated with iconic Los Angeles–based session players "
the Wrecking Crew":
Dennis Budimir,
Louie Shelton,
Tommy Tedesco,
Joe Osborn,
Max Bennett,
Larry Knechtel,
Mike Melvoin, and
Hal Blaine. And members of overlapping studio groups the
Ron Hicklin Singers and
the Love Generation – brothers
John and
Tom Bahler (also spelled Bähler),
Ron Hicklin, and
Jackie Ward – feature as backing vocalists, as they do on all successive Partridge Family recordings.
Cash Box said of the song that "attractive sound side and material curries favorable attention from all types of pop programmers." Four million copies of the single release were sold. The Partridge Family version is used prominently throughout the 2020
DreamWorks Animation film
The Croods: A New Age, with a cover version performed by
Tenacious D featured during the ending credits.
Personnel According to the AFM contract sheet, the following musicians played on the track. •
Billy Strange – session leader, arrangement •
Hal Blaine – drums, contractor •
Dennis Budimir – guitars • Gary Coleman – percussion •
Larry Knechtel – keyboards •
Joe Osborn – bass guitar •
Louis Shelton – guitar ==Charts==