 Middle of the Road's recording eventually reached #1 in the UK and stayed there for five weeks in June 1971 (the Kissoons' version only reached #41).In the United States, the Kissoons' recording became a greater success, reaching #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 (Lally Stott's original had previously reached only #92).At the time, the song was dismissed by critics as bubblegum, a view initially held by band leader Ken Andrews