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"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
#1 weeks: 2
weeks: 1961-01-30, 1961-02-06
genre: r&b
artist: The Shirelles
album: Tonight's the Night
writers: Gerry Goffin, Carole King
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lengths: 2:43

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" is the title of a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It has been recorded by many different artists and was ranked among Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at #125. The song is notable for being the first song to reach US #1 by an all-girl group.

In 1960, The Shirelles released their version as Scepter single 1211, with Soldier Boy on the B-side. When first presented with the song, lead singer Shirley Owens (later known as Shirley Allston-Reeves) did not want to record it, because she thought it was "too country." She relented after a string arrangement was added. In 1961, the song went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. However, Owens recalled on Jim Parsons' syndicated oldies radio program, Shake Rattle Showtime, that some radio stations had banned the record because they had felt the lyrics were too sexually charged.

This version of the song is currently ranked as the 101st greatest song of all time, as well as the best song of 1960, by Acclaimed Music.

This song has since been remade by many artists. Notable versions include those by these artists: