: The song reached No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the R&B charts. Artistic Legacy
: Beyond its romantic surface, some modern interpretations view the song as an ode to the Black experience and enduring hope. The Official Lyric Video
The track was written primarily by and Lou Adler , who worked under the pseudonym Barbara Campbell (named after Cooke's high school sweetheart).
: The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014 and appears on Rolling Stone’s "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
