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Today's Morning Edition music is from "I Hear a Symphony" by the Supremes, which was No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago Monday. 

The single that the group released before this one, "Nothing But Heartaches," failed to crack the top 10, breaking a streak of five straight singles that made it to No. 1. So the writing and production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland were instructed to change the familiar formula that the other hits had followed. The result was the more musically-complex "I Hear a Symphony."

Diana Ross has called it one of her favorites to perform even though the key is a bit of a challenge.

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The single that the group released just prior, "Nothing But Heartaches," failed to crack the top 10, breaking a streak of five straight singles that made it to No. 1.

Today's Morning Edition music is from "I Hear a Symphony" by the Supremes which was number one on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago today. The single that the group released before this one, "Nothing But Heartaches," failed to crack the top ten, breaking a streak of five straight singles that made it to number one. So the writing and production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland were instructed to change the familiar formula that the other hits had followed. The result was the more musically-complex "I Hear a Symphony." Diana Ross has called it one of her favorites to perform even though the key is a bit of a challenge.

Supremes song 'I Hear a Symphony' took new approach to hit-making

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