it was mislabeled as "Stoned Love". Release and controversy Many people saw the song as a coded reference to drug use, and many radio station owners were at first apprehensive to play the record. Motown founder Berry Gordy was also said to have hated the song, and label executive Barney Ales had to arrange for the RKO radio stations to agree to play "Stoned Love" before releasing the single. Fearing that the song was indeed a reference to drug use, CBS cut a live performance of the song from a November 1970 episode of The Merv Griffin Show. The Supremes' album New Ways but Love Stays, released in October 1970, spawned only "Stoned Love" as a single. The song also appears in the 1994 film Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks. In 2004 neo soul singer Angie Stone covered the tune as the intro to her Stone Love album. In other media Manchester band The Stone Roses used the song as their intro track before taking to the stage for each night of their hugely successful 2012 reunion tour. Notes 1 Kenny Thomas' writing credit on "Stoned Love" is listed as "Yennek Samoht"; his name spelled backwards (with an extra "e" to aid pronunciation). He did this both to emulate Stevie Wonder (who recorded an instrumental album under the name "Eivets Rednow") and because he thought "Samoht" was close to the last name of his idol Nina Simone. Personnel Lead vocals by Jean Terrell Background vocals by Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers Arranged by David Van De Pitte Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References External links 1970 songs 1970 singles The Supremes songs Motown singles Protest songs Songs written by Frank Wilson (musician) Psychedelic soul songs Song recordings produced by Frank Wilson (musician) Songs against racism and xenophobia