▁successful ▁single , ▁which ▁it ▁later ▁became ▁for ▁The ▁Fab ul ous ▁Th under bird s . ▁Because ▁the ▁du o ▁were ▁so ▁busy ▁tour ing , ▁Hay es ▁& ▁Por ter ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Europe ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁vocal ▁track ▁on ▁" W rap ▁It ▁Up " ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁single . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁distribution ▁agreement ▁between ▁St ax ▁and ▁Atlantic ▁Records ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁" I ▁Thank ▁You " ▁was ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ' s ▁final ▁single ▁on ▁St ax . ▁Although ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁St ax ▁with ▁Hay es / P orter , ▁as ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁du o ' s ▁work ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Atlantic ▁Records . ▁" I ▁Thank ▁You " ▁sold ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁copies , ▁ear ning ▁it ▁gold ▁record ▁status . ▁ ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ' s ▁first ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁single ▁for ▁Atlantic ▁was ▁" You ▁Don ' t ▁Know ▁What ▁You ▁Mean ▁to ▁Me ," ▁written ▁by ▁Edd ie ▁F loyd ▁and ▁Steve ▁Cro pper ▁( R & B ▁# 1 9 / Pop ▁# 4 8 ). ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁their ▁favorite ▁of ▁their ▁songs . ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ▁also ▁released ▁" Can ' t ▁You ▁Find ▁Another ▁Way ▁( of ▁Do ing ▁It )" ▁( # 2 0 ▁R & B /# 5 4 ▁Pop ), ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁I ▁Thank ▁You