At the time, the band's lineup consisted of lead vocalist Reg Presley, guitarist Chris Britton, bassist Pete Staples and drummer Ronnie Bond.
The song had a cleaner, British Invasion-inspired sound and a catchy guitar riff, much like the pop-rock bands dominating the charts after the Beatles hit big.
There wasn't much time to spare when the band got to recording, either. The Troggs recorded "With a Girl Like You" at Olympic Studios during the very same session as "Wild Thing," knocking out both songs in just two takes because studio time was so tight.
"[Page] said, 'There might be 10 to 15 minutes left at the end of the session, and I think we could fit in a bit of a recording,'" Britton said. "We got there and unloaded all the gear, and in the last 10 or 15 minutes of the studio time we jumped into the studio.”
Despite the time crunch, the song became a hit. The Troggs topped the charts back home in the U.K., though “With a Girl Like You" only climbed to No. 29 in the U.S Billboard Hot 100.
Fontana later released “With a Girl Like You” as an A-side single in July 1966, with “I Want You” as the B-side. The single featured the same track pairing as the U.K. release, where the song went on to top the charts.
Record Mirror predicted the song "should be every bit as big as 'Wild Thing,'" pointing to the band's vocals and youthful energy. Cash Box also dubbed it a "low-down, funky, blues-soaked romancer.”
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