<P> In 1988, the band rerecorded the song with the hip hop group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five . The track appeared on their reunion album On the Strength . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1968 - 69) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria KMR </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada RPM Top Singles </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand (Listener) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <H3> Year - end charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1968) </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1968 - 69) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria KMR </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada RPM Top Singles </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand (Listener) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <H3> Year - end charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1968) </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1968 - 69) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria KMR </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada RPM Top Singles </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand (Listener) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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