ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, ðə sˈɔŋ wʌz pˌʊt ˌɔn ɐ dˈɛmoʊ baɪ wˈɪljəmz ænd hɪz bˈænd, ðə zˈoʊdiˌæks, bˌʌt ɪɾ ɐtɹˈæktᵻd nˈoʊ ˈɪntɹɛst ʌntˈɪl ɐ tˈɛnjˈɪɹˈoʊld hˈɜːd ɪt ænd ɪmpɹˈɛst ðə bˈænd mˈɛmbɚz wɪð hɜː pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv ɹɪˈækʃən tə ðə tˈuːn.
In 1960, the song was put on a demo by Williams and his band, the Zodiacs, but it attracted no interest until a ten-year-old heard it and impressed the band members with her positive reaction to the tune.