My World Is Empty Without You

"My World Is Empty Without You"
Single by The Supremes
from the album I Hear a Symphony
B-side	"Everything is Good About You"
Released	December 29, 1965
Format	Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded	Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1965
Genre	Baroque pop, soul
Length	2:33
Label	Motown M 1089
Writer(s)	Holland–Dozier–Holland
Producer	Brian Holland Lamont Dozier
The Supremes singles chronology
"I Hear a Symphony" (1965) "My World Is Empty Without You" (1965) "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" (1966)
Music sample "My World Is Empty Without You" Alternative cover

"My World Is Empty Without You"
Single by The Afghan Whigs
Released	December 1, 1991 (1991-12-01)
Format	CD, 12" vinyl
Recorded	1991
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Sub Pop

"My World Is Empty Without You" is a 1965 song recorded and released as a single by The Supremes for the Motown label.

History

Overview

Written and produced by Motown's main production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song's slow tempo accompanies a somber lyric which delves into the feelings of depression which can set in after a breakup; instrumentally, this is showcased with in gothic and dramatic musical arrangement and use of harpsichord, in tow with the trend of baroque pop during the mid-1960s.

"My World Is Empty Without You" was one of the few songs written by the team for The Supremes that didn't go to number one, peaking at number five on the US pop chart for two weeks in February 1966^[1] and at number 10 on the R&B chart; the single failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart. The group performed the song on the CBS hit variety program The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday, February 20, 1966.^[2]

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Diana Ross
• Background vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

Chart history

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart	10

Cover versions and other uses

"My World Is Empty Without You" is sampled on MC Lyte's 1991 socially-conscious rap ballad "Poor Georgie," from the album Act Like You Know. The song is also sampled on J. Cole's "World is Empty" from his The Warm Up mixtape. The song was also released as a single by the band The Afghan Whigs, as noted below: ^{[3] [4]}

All songs written and composed by Greg Dulli, except where noted. 

12" vinyl (SP42/203), CD (SPCD42/203)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My World Is Empty Without You" (cover)	Holland, Dozier, Holland	3:46
2.	"Conjure Me" (album version)	Dulli, McCollum, Curley, Earle	4:04
3.	"You My Flower" (album version)		3:46

References

1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (Nielsen Company) 78 (10): 18. 1966. http://books.google.com/books?id=BikEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA18#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 18 May 2011. 
2. ^ "The Supremes, Dave Clark Five, Richard Kiley". The Ed Sullivan Show. CBS. WCBS, New York City. 20 February 1966. No. 23, season 19.
3. ^ "My World Is Empty Without You". summerskiss. http://www.summerskiss.com/68/my-world-is-empty-without-you/. Retrieved 2010-08-29. 
4. ^ "My World Is Empty Without You". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r790538. Retrieved 2010-08-30.