| "Going Down for the Third Time" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Supremes | |
| Released | July 24, 1967 |
| Recorded | 1967 |
| Label |
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| Songwriter | Holland–Dozier–Holland |
| Producers | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier |
"Going Down For the Third Time" is a song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland,[1] and recorded by Motown singing group The Supremes in 1967. The song was issued as the b-side to the popular "Reflections".[2]
The song was one of the last tracks to feature Ballard as a member of the Supremes. Ballard was replaced by Cindy Birdsong a few months after the song was recorded.[2]
Dan Austin, writing for the Detroit Free Press in 2015, considered as good, if not better, then the song "Reflections". He called it "epic" song about "heartbreak that once again manages to make you want to break out your arm-flailing dance moves—like only Motown could seem to do".[2]
Joey DiGuglielmo, writing for the Washington Blade in 2018, called "Going Down for the Third Time", one of the Supremes' "best deep album cuts".[3]
