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"'''Please Mr. Postman'''" is a song written by [[Georgia Dobbins]], William Garrett, [[Freddie Gorman]], [[Brian Holland]] and [[Robert Bateman (songwriter)|Robert Bateman]]. It is the debut single by [[the Marvelettes]] for the Tamla ([[Motown]]) label,<ref name=pc25>{{Gilliland |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19780/m1/ |title=Show 25 – The Soul Reformation: Phase two, the Motown story. [Part 4] }}</ref> notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] pop singles chart. The single achieved this position in late 1961; it hit number one on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B chart]] as well.{{sfn|Whitburn|2004|p=379}} "Please Mr. Postman" became a number-one hit again in early 1975 when [[the Carpenters]]' cover of the song reached the top position of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Please Mr. Postman" has been [[cover version|covered]] several times, including by the British rock group [[the Beatles]] in 1963. The 2017 song "[[Feel It Still]]" by [[Portugal. The Man]] interpolatesdraws on "Please Mr. Postman".<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2017/05/02/526605157/portugal-the-man-on-world-cafe|title=Portugal. The Man On World Cafe|last=Schlanger|first=Talia|date=May 2, 2017|website=NPR.org|publisher=NPR|access-date=June 20, 2017|quote=Then there's the song itself, which bears a certain resemblance to the old Marvelettes song "Please Mr. Postman." And while Portugal. The Man certainly didn't try to pull one over on anybody, and even warned its team about the similarities between the two songs, the band explains why it had to get lawyers involved.|archive-date=June 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618234304/http://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2017/05/02/526605157/portugal-the-man-on-world-cafe|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sanders">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7866213/portugal-the-man-feel-it-still-hot-100-interview|title=Portugal. The Man Explain How Bernie Sanders Inspired Surprise Hit 'Feel It Still'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Havens|first=Lyndsey|date=July 17, 2017|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209005559/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7866213/portugal-the-man-feel-it-still-hot-100-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> and includes a credit for Brian Holland.
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