Released May 21, 1968 | Length 2:23 | |
B-side "You've Been So Wonderful to Me" Format Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) Recorded Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1968 Genre Pop, psychedelic pop, soul | ||
"Some Things You Never Get Used To" is a song released in 1968 by Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label. The single stalled for three weeks at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart in July 1968. It became the lowest-charting Supremes single since 1963 and became the catalyst for Berry Gordy to revamp songwriting for The Supremes since the loss of Motown's premier production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, whom Gordy had assigned as the group's sole producers after the success of "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes." Motown originally created an album to capitalize on the success of the single, but when the single failed to hit the top of the charts the album was scrapped.
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Track listing
- "Some Things You Never Get Used To" – 2:23
- "You've Been So Wonderful to Me" – 2:28
Covers
The song has never had a high-profile remake. Motown singer Frances Nero recorded a version of the song several decades after she left the company, for Ian Levine and his Motorcity Records project.
It should not be confused with a 1965 song (with the same title), written by Van McCoy and recorded by Cilla Black, Irma Thomas, local Detroit singer Juanita Williams, and Detroit band The San Remo Strings.