"Where Did Our Love Go" is a 1964 song recorded by American music group the Supremes for the Motown label.
Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Where Did Our Love Go" was the first single by the Supremes to go to the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States, a position it held for two weeks, from August 16 to August 29, 1964. It was also the first of five Supremes songs in a row to reach number one (the others being "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", "Stop! In the Name of Love", and "Back in My Arms Again"). The song also reached number one on the Cash Box R&B singles chart.
The Supremes' version is ranked #475 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
According to Brian Holland, "Where Did Our Love Go" was written with The Supremes in mind. Though Supremes member Mary Wilson would later write that the song had been originally given to The Marvelettes, Holland would deny this claim, as would the Marvelettes themselves. Marvelettes member Katherine Anderson-Schnaffer later said that the song didn't quite fit her group's repertoire, as the song was produced under a slower beat and their music was more uptempo. When the Supremes were eventually given the song, the group members weren't pleased with the record, with member Florence Ballard later stating that they had wanted a stronger single similar to the Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman". Although the group felt the song didn't have the hook to make it successful, they decided that they really didn't have a choice and prepared to record the song.
Where Did Our Love Go is the second studio album by Motown singing group The Supremes, released in 1964. The album includes several of the group's singles and B-sides from 1963 and 1964. Included are the group's first Billboard Pop Singles number-one hits, "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", and "Come See About Me", as well as their first Top 40 hit, "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes", and the singles "A Breathtaking Guy" and "Run, Run, Run".
With the release of this album, The Supremes became the first act in Billboard magazine history to have three number-one hits from the same album. It was the album that introduced "The Motown Sound" to the masses. It was also, at the time, the highest ranking album by an all female group. It remained in the #2 position for 4 weeks, in January 1965, remaining on the Billboard charts for an unprecedented 89 weeks. According to Motown data the album ultimately sold over 3,000,000 copies. This album was also the first ever number one album on Billboard's R&B album chart in January 1965.
By Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
BABY, BABY, BABY, DON'T LEAVE ME,
PLEASE, DON'T LEAVE ME ALL BY MYSELF.
I'VE GOT THIS BURNIN', YEARNIN' FEELING INSIDE ME,
DEEP INSIDE ME AND IT HURTS SO BAD.
YOU CAME INTO MY HEART (baby, baby)
SO TENDERLY (where did our love go?)
WITH A BURNIN' LOVE (baby, baby)
THAT STINGS LIKE A BEE. (baby, baby, oo, baby, baby)
AND NOW THAT I SURRENDER, (baby, baby)
SO HELPLESSLY, (where did our love go?)
YOU NOW WANNA LEAVE, (baby, baby)
YOU WANNA LEAVE ME BEHIND. (baby, baby, oo, baby, baby)
BABY, BABY, WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO? (where did our love go?)
DON'T YOU WANT ME, (baby, baby)
DON'T YOU WANT ME NO MORE? (baby, baby, oo, baby, baby)
BABY, BABY, WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO?
AND ALL OF YOUR PROMISES (baby, baby)
OF A LOVE FOREVER MORE. (baby, baby, oo, baby, baby)
BABY, BABY, BABY, DON'T LEAVE ME,
(where did our love go?)
PLEASE, DON'T LEAVE ME (baby, baby)
ALL BY MYSELF. (baby, baby, oo, baby, baby)
I'VE GOT THIS BURNIN', BURNIN', YEARNIN',
(baby, baby)
FEELING INSIDE ME, (where did our love go?)
OOH, DEEP INSIDE ME (baby, baby)
AND IT HURTS SO BAD. (baby, baby, oo, baby, baby)
BABY, BABY, WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO?
OH, DON'T YOU WANT ME, (baby, baby)
DON'T YOU WANT ME NO MORE? (baby, baby, oo, baby, baby)
OH, BABY, BABY, WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO?
AND ALL YOUR PROMISES.