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My World Is Empty Without You

My World Is Empty Without You

1965 single by the Supremes

"My World Is Empty Without You" is a 1965 song recorded and released as a single by the Supremes for the Motown label.

Quick Facts Single by the Supremes, from the album I Hear a Symphony ...

Overview

Written and produced by Motown's main production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song's fast tempo accompanies a somber lyric which delves into the feelings of depression which can set in after a breakup.

"My World Is Empty Without You" was one of the few songs written by the team for the Supremes to not reach number 1, peaking at number 5 on the US pop chart for two weeks in February 1966[1] and at number 10 on the R&B chart; the single failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart. The group performed the song on the CBS hit variety program The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday, February 20, 1966.[2]

Billboard described the song as being "right in their pulsating rhythm groove of 'I Hear a Symphony' with even more excitement in the performance".[3] Cash Box described it as a "throbbing, rhythmic soulful tearjerker about a love-sick girl who spends her days carrying the torch for her ex-boyfriend".[4]

In the view of pop historian Andrew Grant Jackson, the Rolling Stones' later song "Paint It Black" bears a strong resemblance to "My World Is Empty Without You".[5]

Personnel

Charts

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Certifications

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References

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    "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 78, no. 10. 1966. p. 18. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
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    "The Supremes, Dave Clark Five, Richard Kiley". The Ed Sullivan Show. Season 19. Episode 23. New York City. February 20, 1966. CBS. WCBS.
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    "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. January 8, 1966. p. 18. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
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    "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. January 15, 1966. p. 20. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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    Jackson, Andrew Grant (2015). 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music. New York: Macmillan Publishers. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-250-05962-8. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
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    Liner notes. The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 5: 1965, Hip-O Select – B0006775-02, USA August 4, 2006
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    "Every Unique AMR Top 100 Single of the 1966". Top 100 Singles. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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    "Billboard Hits of the World". Billboard. March 5, 1966. p. 34.
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    "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5703." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
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    "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
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    "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
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    "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. February 26, 1966. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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    "The Cash Box Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. March 5, 1966. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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    "100 TOP POPS: Week of February 19, 1966" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. February 19, 1966. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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    "TOP 40 R&B: Week of February 19, 1966" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. February 19, 1966. p. 20. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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    "Top Records of 1966" (PDF). Billboard. December 24, 1966. p. 34. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 9, 2022.
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    "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1966". Cashbox. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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    Jay Warner (January 20, 1973). "Announcing Motown's Yesteryear Series: two million-selling singles on one record". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 3. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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    Joseph Murrells (1984). "The Supremes". Million Selling Records from the 1900s to the 1980s: An Illustrated Directory. London: B.T. Batsford. p. 233. ISBN 0-7134-3843-6.
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