When She Was My Girl
Introduction

"**When She Was My Girl**" is a 1981 single released by [American](/wiki/United_States "United States") vocal group the [Four Tops](/wiki/Four_Tops "Four Tops"). The song, their first release off [Casablanca Records](/wiki/Casablanca_Records "Casablanca Records"), helped to return the former signature [Motown](/wiki/Motown "Motown") act to the American pop [Top 40](/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100 "Billboard Hot 100") charts, peaking at No. 11 on the US [*Billboard* Hot 100](/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100 "Billboard Hot 100"), No. 10 on the *[Cashbox](/wiki/Cashbox_%28magazine%29 "Cashbox (magazine)")* chart, and reaching No. 1 on the R\&B charts.

Internationally, it reached No. 9 in Canada, No. 6 in New Zealand, and also became their first top 10 hit in the [UK](/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart "UK Singles Chart") in nine years, reaching No. 3\. Their top 40 showing made the group one of the few acts to have top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in three consecutive decades. *[Record World](/wiki/Record_World "Record World")* called it an "infectious dancer." "When She Was My Girl" was a Grammy nominee for best R\&B song. [Bruce Springsteen](/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen "Bruce Springsteen") recorded the song for his 2022 studio album, *[Only the Strong Survive](/wiki/Only_the_Strong_Survive_%28Bruce_Springsteen_album%29 "Only the Strong Survive (Bruce Springsteen album)")*.


How did the song perform internationally?