Neil Sedaka’s first US Top 10 hit from 1959. It reached #1 on the Italy and Israel top charts..

The song was written for his high school classmate Carole King whom he has dated (or not – depends on the version one reads).
Another class member was Neil Diamond.

The song was written “to become a hit” – after extensive research By Neil Sedaka into different attributes of contemporary hits of that time, having a similar vibe to songs such as “Diana” and “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.”