About The Song
“Needles and Pins” is a rock song credited to American writers Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono, with Jackie DeShannon recording the original version in 1963. The Searchers’ rendition of “Needles and Pins” reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart in 1964. The Searchers performed “Needles and Pins” on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.
The song depicts heartbreak and longing, with lyrics expressing the pain of unrequited love and the struggle to move on. The song’s lyrics depict a longing and heartache, expressed through imagery like “I saw her today, I saw her face…” and “But still they begin, ah. Needles…”. Despite its release in the 1960s, the song remains popular, with its emotional resonance enduring through various cover versions and adaptations over the years.