will you still love me

Will you still love me tomorrow

“Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (sometimes also titled “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”) is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was first recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles for their album Tonight’s the Night; released as a single that November, it became the first song by a girl group to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It has since been recorded by many other artists, including King on her 1971 album Tapestry.

In 1960, the American girl group the Shirelles released the first version of the song as Scepter single 1211, with “Boys” on the B-side, and both songs featured on their debut album Tonight’s the Night. The single’s first pressing was labeled simply “Tomorrow”, then lengthened later. When first presented with the song, lead singer Shirley Owens thought it was “too country”, but relented after a string arrangement was added. Session musicians on the recording included Paul Griffin on piano and Gary Chester on drums. Owens recalled on Jim Parsons’ syndicated radio program Shake Rattle Showtime that some radio stations had banned the record because they felt the lyrics were too sexually charged. The song is in AABA form.