Jimmy Ruffin writers that he should record it himself. His recording of "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" became a major success. The song reached #7 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and #6 on the R&B Chart. It also initially reached #8 in the UK singles chart, rising to #4 when it was reissued in the UK in 1974. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" remains Ruffin's best-known song. It was the lead single from his debut album "Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten" (released as "The Jimmy Ruffin Way" in the UK), which was released on the Motown's Soul subsidiary label in 1967. Follow-up
The Things That Dreams Are Made Of Joanne Catherall (then 18-year-old schoolgirls) who today together with Oakey are now the only remaining band members from the original "Dare" line up. Perhaps viewed as a sly dig to their former band mates, the drum machine intro to the song is identical to that of the title track from the first Heaven 17 album "Penthouse and Pavement". A more likely explanation is timing: the two albums were being recorded at the same time at a single recording studio—Genetic. Since the recording of "Dare", the Human League have frequently played the song live, principally because of its stadium friendly bass