The song, their first release off Casablanca Records, helped to return the former signature Motown act to the American pop Top 40 charts, peaking at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 10 on the Cashbox chart, and reaching number one on the R&B charts.
Internationally, it reached numb...
[Verse 1]
She used to be
Everything to me
When she was my girl, um hm
When she was my girl
[Verse 2]
I held her near
Told her how much I cared
When she was my girl, um hm
When she was my girl
[Chorus]
When she was my girl
There was laughter and loving in my world
Everyday
When she was my girl
Oh, what joy she would bring
Now I've lost everything
She's gone
Gone, gone, gone, gone
[Verse 3]
I spend the night
Dreaming how she used to be
When she was my girl
When she was my girl
[Harmonica Solo]
[Chorus]
When she was my girl
There was laughter and loving in my world
Yes it was
'Cause she was my girl
Oh what joy she would bring
Now I've lost everything
She's gone
My big legged girl is gone
[Verse 4]
She used to be
Everything to me
When she was my girl, yeah
When she was my girl
[Outro]
She, she's my girl
She's so foxy, can't you see
And this girl belongs to me
She's my girl
When we walk down the street
I would tell everyone we meet
This is my girl
She, she was my girl
I loved, I loved
When She Was My Girl was written by Marc Blatte & Larry Gottlieb.
When She Was My Girl was produced by David Wolfert.