 Author John Atkins describes the song as a "delightful pop song in the Everly Brothers mold", while Charlesworth suggests that, regardless of the lyrics, the song "would have been a winner on melody alone".Grantley and Parker describe the vocals as a cross between The Mamas and the Papas and Simon and Garfunkel.The acoustic guitar version of the song on "The Who Sell Out" was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios on 24 October 1967.