As recalled by bassist Muff Winwood, the song was conceived, arranged, and rehearsed in just half an hour. At the time, the group was under pressure to come up with another hit, following the relatively poor showing of their previous single, “When I Come Home”, written by Jamaican-born musician Jackie Edwards, who had also penned their earlier number one hits, “Keep On Running” and “Somebody Help Me”. The band auditioned and rejected other songs Edwards offered them, and they let the matter slide until, with a recording session looming, manager Chris Blackwell took them to London, put them in a rehearsal room at the Marquee Club, and ordered them to come up with a new song. In 1966, “Gimme Some Lovin'” reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number seven in the US. The song is ranked number 247 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.