the release of "wishin' and hopin as a concurrent uk single release for springfield was precluded by the presence on the uk charts of springfield's single "i just don't know what to do with myself" – one of the songs bacharach had pitched to her when they met in new york city in february 1964. "wishin' and hopin was recorded by uk band the merseybeats whose inaugural single had been another song (reissued in 1982) from the "presenting dionne warwick" album: "it's love that really counts" (uk #24). the merseybeats "wishin' and hopin peaked at #13 on the uk singles chart in 1964, the same week springfield's "i just don't know what to do with myself" spent at its #3 peak. another uk male vocal group the eagles also had a single release of "wishin' and hopin, although it was the b-side of their non-charting single "write me a letter".