ðə sˈɔŋ, wˌɪtʃ wɛnt ˌɔn tə ɹˈiːtʃ nˈʌmbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɪks ɔnðə bˈɪlboːɹd hˈɑːt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd, wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ dˈɛnɪs lˈæmbɚt ænd bɹˈaɪən pˈɑːɾɚ ænd wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɹᵻlˈiːst baɪ ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈæst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn.
The song, which went on to reach number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, was written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter and was originally released by The Original Caste in 1969.