'Standing in the Shadows of Love' was a US and UK top-ten single in 1966/1967 for which musical act?

'Standing in the Shadows of Love' is a 1966 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the best-known Motown tunes of the 1960s.

A direct follow-up to the #1 hit 'Reach Out I'll Be There' (even featuring a similar musical arrangement), 'Standing in the Shadows of Love' reached #2 on the soul chart and #6 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 in 1967. It also reached #6 in the UK.

The Four Tops are an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1953 as the Four Aims. They were one of the most commercially successful American pop music groups of the 1960s and helped propel Motown Records to international fame.

The group's repertoire has incorporated elements of soul, R&B (rhythm and blues), disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. Lead singer Levi Stubbs, along with backing vocalists Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, Renaldo 'Obie' Benson and Lawrence Payton remained together in the group for over four decades, performing until 1997 without a change in personnel.

The Four Tops were inducted into the 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame' in 1990, the 'Vocal Group Hall of Fame' in 1999, and the 'National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame' in 2013. In 2010, 'Rolling Stone' magazine ranked them No. 79 on its list of the '100 Greatest Artists of All Time'.