 Shortly thereafter, Gerry Mcilduff was replaced on drums by Martin Chambers.Hynde named the band "The Pretenders" after The Platters song "The Great Pretender", which was the favourite song of one of her former boyfriends.The band's first single, a cover of the Kinks song "Stop Your Sobbing" (produced by Nick Lowe and recorded at the July Regents Park sessions) was released in January 1979 and gained critical attention.