My Girl
The Temptations | Artist Essentials
First released: 1964 (year verified)
Original 1964 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The opening instrumental figures create a clear frame for the warm lead and group replies.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1964 (year verified)
The label history documents the original Gordy single in December 1964. The retained annual entry is from 1965. Only the original 1964 year is assigned, without equating annual appearance and first release.
Recording: Original 1964 studio recording
Credit: The Temptations
Role in this collection: Original group performance
Original single: My Girl
Complete Motown Singles - original 1964 program
The chronological original program includes The Way You Do the Things You Do and the December 1964 My Girl single. Later chart and album appearances do not replace their original year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
My Girl - label publication documenting the original Gordy single
The Universal publication explicitly states that the Gordy single was released in December 1964. This supports the original year independently of its 1965 chart success and subsequent album placement. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
In the yearly lists
These are listening-list appearances, separate from the first-release date.
Reviewed original title, retained performer credit and documented recording identify the same performance. Annual placement and original release remain separate.
Complete Motown Singles - original 1964 program
The chronological original program includes The Way You Do the Things You Do and the December 1964 My Girl single. Later chart and album appearances do not replace their original year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
My Girl - label publication documenting the original Gordy single
The Universal publication explicitly states that the Gordy single was released in December 1964. This supports the original year independently of its 1965 chart success and subsequent album placement. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Other catalog appearances
About The Temptations
The Temptations developed in Detroit and signed to Motown in 1961. Their recordings paired carefully arranged vocal harmonies with coordinated stage movement, making the group sound and visual presentation closely connected. The Way You Do the Things You Do and My Girl helped establish their 1960s repertoire. Later recordings explored funk and psychedelic soul as the membership changed. Those phases remain part of the group's history, distinct from the solo work of singers who passed through it.
Artist background sources
The Temptations - official group history
Detroit and 1961 Motown signing, harmonies/choreography, early repertoire, changing historical lineups and funk/psychedelic soul; current membership and chart totals are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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