Complex sentence: Released as a two-part single in 1965, it was Brown's first song to reach the "Billboard" Hot 100 Top Ten, peaking at number eight, and was a number-one R&B hit, topping the charts for eight weeks.
Split into simpler sentences: Released as a two-part single in 1965, it was Brown's first song to reach the "Billboard" Hot 100 Top Ten, peaking at number eight. It was also a number-one R&B hit, topping the charts for eight weeks.