springfield recorded foreign language versions of "wishin' and hopin in july 1964: in italian as "stupido stupido" – which was a combination of lyrics in italian and english, the latter being newly written rather than taken from the original song – and in german as "warten und hoffen". "wishin' and hopin was also a hit for springfield in australia (#2), new zealand (#3), south africa (#2), and canada (#2).