| "Standing in the Shadows of Love" | ||||
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| Single by Four Tops | ||||
| from the album Reach Out | ||||
| B-side | "Since You've Been Gone" | |||
| Released | November 28, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | October 19, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit | |||
| Genre | Soul, pop, psychedelic soul | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier | |||
| Four Tops singles chronology | ||||
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"Standing in the Shadows of Love" is a 1966 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the best-known Motown tunes of the 1960s. A direct follow-up to the #1 hit "Reach Out I'll Be There" (even featuring a similar musical arrangement), "Standing in the Shadows of Love" reached #2 on the soul chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.[1] It also reached #6 in the UK.[2]
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