 The Gold Disc was awarded to Richard on 17 January 1960, on the "Sunday Night at the Palladium" again, the night the show achieved its biggest audience and broke previous UK viewing records.It was the first number 1 in the UK Singles Chart for Cliff Richard and the Drifters; although their debut single "Move It", released the previous year, is often cited as their first number 1, in fact that peaked at number 2.The song also won writer Lionel Bart an Ivor Novello Award for best song.