Dec. 2, 1965: Supremes release ‘My World Is Empty Without You’

On this day in 1965, the Supremes’ “My World is Empty Without You” is released by Motown Records.

Produced by the Holland-Dozier-Holland team, the single will peak at No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1966.

Ken Coleman

Ken Coleman, the author of On this Day: African-American Life in Detroit, is a native Detroiter and former news reporter. He served on the Detroit Charter Revision Commission. He lives in Detroit with his wife, Kim Trent, and their son, Jackson Coleman.