 Cameron, whose rendition peaked at number 38 on the "Billboard" R&B singles chart that same year.Perren also composed the instrumental score for "Cooley High", and the B-side to "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" features two of his score compositions from the film.The composition was recorded in an a cappella rendition by contemporary R&B Motown group Boyz II Men 16 years later.