The song spent seven weeks at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart in May and June 1960, and was the Everly Brothers' biggest-selling single and their third and final U.S. number 1 hit. Billboard ranked it as the number 3 song of the year for 1960.
The song's prolonged success on the UK Singles Chart in May and June 1960 was a notable achievement for the Everly Brothers, symbolizing their most profitable single and their third and final U.S. chart-topper. Billboard acknowledged it as the third best song of 1960.