Where Did Our Love Go

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"Where Did Our Love Go"
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US picture sleeve
Single by the Supremes
from the album Where Did Our Love Go
B-side "He Means the World to Me"
ReleasedJune 17, 1964 [1]
RecordedApril 1964
Studio Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit
Genre
Length2:33
Label Motown
Songwriter(s) Holland–Dozier–Holland
Producer(s)
The Supremes singles chronology
"Run Run Run"
(1964)		"Where Did Our Love Go"
(1964)		"Baby Love"
(1964)
Where Did Our Love Go track listing
12 tracks
Side one
  1. "Where Did Our Love Go"
  2. "Run, Run, Run"
  3. "Baby Love"
  4. "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes"
  5. "Come See About Me"
  6. "Long Gone Lover"
Side two
  1. "I'm Giving You Your Freedom"
  2. "A Breathtaking Guy"
  3. "He Means The World to Me"
  4. "Standing at the Crossroads of Love"
  5. "Your Kiss of Fire"
  6. "Ask Any Girl"

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [53] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [54]
sales since 2004 		Silver200,000‡
United States—2,000,000 [55]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

See also

Bibliography

References

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