"My World Is Empty Without You" is a 1965 song recorded and released as a single by the Supremes for the Motown label.
"My World Is Empty Without You" | ||||
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Single by the Supremes | ||||
from the album I Hear a Symphony | ||||
B-side | "Everything Is Good About You" | |||
Released | December 29, 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1965 | |||
Studio | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A) | |||
Genre | Baroque pop, soul | |||
Length | 2:33 | |||
Label | Motown M 1089 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||
Producer(s) | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier | |||
The Supremes singles chronology | ||||
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I Hear a Symphony track listing | ||||
12 tracks
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Written and produced by Motown's main production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song's fast tempo accompanies a somber lyric which delves into the feelings of depression which can set in after a breakup.
"My World Is Empty Without You" was one of the few songs written by the team for the Supremes to not reach number 1, peaking at number 5 on the US pop chart for two weeks in February 1966[1] and at number 10 on the R&B chart; the single failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart. The group performed the song on the CBS hit variety program The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday, February 20, 1966.[2]
Billboard described the song as being "right in their pulsating rhythm groove of 'I Hear a Symphony' with even more excitement in the performance".[3] Cash Box described it as a "throbbing, rhythmic soulful tearjerker about a love-sick girl who spends her days carrying the torch for her ex-boyfriend".[4]
In the view of pop historian Andrew Grant Jackson, the Rolling Stones' later song "Paint It Black" bears a strong resemblance to "My World Is Empty Without You".[5]
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Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States | — | 1,000,000[18][19] |