Complex sentence: It was originally intended that the song "Midnight Hour" would be the group's first single, with "96 Tears" as the B-side, but at the insistence of Rudy Martinez, "96 Tears" was chosen as the A-side.
Split into simpler sentences: It was originally intended that the song "Midnight Hour" would be the group's first single, with "96 Tears" as the B-side. However, at the insistence of Rudy Martinez, "96 Tears" became the A-side.