Chart performance:
| Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
| 10-Dec-71 | 18 | New | |
| 17-Dec-71 | 17 | +1 | |
| 24-Dec-71 | 14 | +3 | Biggest climber |
| 31-Dec-71 | 14 | 0 | |
| 07-Jan-72* | 12 | +2 | Peak |
| 14-Jan-72 | 13 | -1 | |
| 21-Jan-72 | 17 | -4 | Biggest faller |
| 28-Jan-72 | 13 | +4 | Biggest climber/Star rater |
| 04-Feb-72 | 15 | -2 | |
| 11-Feb-72 | 14 | +1 |
* Marks a 7 year run appearing in the charts for Tom Jones. He was the first of 7 act who would manage such a run. Jones, Cliff Richard would go on to see 8 year runs while Abba managed the all time record of 10 years.
Written by: Charles Danvers & Carl Sigman
Produced by: Gordon Mills
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Decca
| Hit number for artist | 17 |
| Peak position | 12 |
| Weeks | 10 |
| Biggest climber awards | 2 |
| Star rater climbs | 1 |
| Biggest faller awards | 1 |
| Top 20 points | 63 |
| Overall Top 20 points ranking | =1453 |
| Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 14 |
| Top 30 Points | 163 |
| Overall Top 30 points ranking | =1393 |
| Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 12 |
Annual ranking:
| 1971 | =100 |
| 1972 | 68 |
Other chart success:
| Belgium | 7 |
| Canada | 44 |
| Germany | 40 |
| Ireland | 7 |
| UK | 2 |
| US | 41 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 |
SA Radio charts:
| LM Radio | 9 |
The song was derived from a 1957 French one called ‘Prière Sans Espoir’ which was first recorded by a guy called Lucien Lupi. ‘Till’ was first recorded in 1957 by Percy Faith and has since been recorded by a number of artists. Roger Williams, The Angels and The Vogues have all made the US Hot 100 with their versions (peaking at 22, 14 and 27 respectively) while Shirley Bassey, Tony Bennet and Dorothy Squires have all made the UK charts (peaking at 14, 35 and 25 respectively). Jones’ version was denied the top spot in the UK by Slade’s ‘Coz I Luv You’.
Video:
Artist link: Tom Jones
SA Singles Charts 