Saturday Night at the Movies (song)

"Saturday Night at the Movies"
Single by The Drifters
Released 1964
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 USA 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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