 The song was recorded on August 12, 1960, in a four-song, three-hour session at United in Hollywood.It was produced by a 19-year-old Texan, Thomas "Snuff" Garrett, arranged by Ernie Freeman, and was co-written at the Brill Building in New York by Gene Pitney, using his mother's maiden name (Orlowski), and by Aaron Schroeder.Veteran session drummer Earl Palmer played drums at the session.