“You've Lost That Lovin Feeling” by Righteous Brothers

The Righteous Brothers cut "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" in 1964 with Phil Spector producing, and some critics have held it up as the purest statement of his Wall of Sound. Spector wrote it with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Philles put it out, and by early February 1965 it sat at number one in both America and Britain; it also gave the duo the title track of their 1965 album.

Its afterlife is staggering. BMI named it the most-played song on American radio and TV of the 20th century, racking up more than 8 million plays by 1999 and closing in on 15 million by 2011, and it held that crown until 2019. It's in the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry in 2015, and Rolling Stone ranked it 34 among the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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