Saturday Night at the Movies (song)

"Saturday Night at the Movies"
Single by The Drifters
Released 1964
Genre Soul, doo-wop
Writer(s) Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
The Drifters chronology
"I've Got Sand in My Shoes" (1964) "Saturday Night at the Movies" (1964) "The Christmas Song"/"I Remember Christmas" (1964)

Saturday Night at the Movies is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, and recorded by The Drifters from the United States with Johnny Moore as vocalist, released as a 1964 single, peaking at #18th position at the Billboard Hot 100[1] and #3 at the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Inger Öst recorded the song with lyrics in Swedish by Green as På nian på lördag, releasing it as a single in January 1968, with Öppna ditt hjärta (Open Your Heart) acting as a B-side.[3]

In 2002, the song was recorded by Swedish band Barbados on the album Världen utanför.[4]

In 2008, Swedish band Drifters recorded the song on the album Tycker om dig: Svängiga låtar från förr.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "1964". Retrohits. 1964. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Drifters". Every Hit. 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  4. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  5. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
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