Movie director Bob Rafelson and TV producer Bert Schneider invented a TV show about a rock band that wanted to become the Beatles but never did. Don Kirshner, who was Bobby Darin's partner in the Brill Building, handled the music. The Wrecking Crew provided the musical beds for the four guys, but eventually they learned to play instruments and become a real band. Their show only lasted two years.
The song was by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, two veterans of the Brill Building.