Saturday Night at the Movies (song)

"Saturday Night at the Movies" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and performed by American vocal group the Drifters with Johnny Moore as vocalist. The song was arranged and conducted by Teacho Wiltshire and produced by Bert Berns.

The song was released as a 1964 single, peaking at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number 35. The song charted again in the UK in March 1972 when reissued as a double A-side with "At the Club", peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

The song was recorded on August 4, 1964, at Atlantic Studios in New York City.

• Johnny Moore – lead tenor vocal
• Charlie Thomas – tenor vocal
• Eugene Pearson – baritone vocal
• Johnny Terry – bass vocal
• Ernie Hayes – piano
• Everett Barksdale – guitar
• Bill Suyker – guitar
• Bob Bushnell – guitar
• Milt Hinton – bass
• Gary Chester – drums

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Other versions

• Inger Öst recorded the song with lyrics in Swedish by Green as PÃ¥ nian pÃ¥ lördag, releasing it as a single in January 1968, with Öppna ditt hjärta (Open Your Heart) acting as a B-side.
• In 1996, a version was featured as track 5 on the album Take Two, the second and final studio album by English pop-duo Robson and Jerome. It also features on both of the duo's compilation albums, titled "Happy Days – The Best Of" and "The Love Songs".
• In 2002, the song was recorded by Swedish band Barbados on the album Världen utanför.
• In 2008, Swedish band Drifters recorded the song on the album '.
• In 2013, British vocal group The Overtones recorded the song on their album, also called Saturday Night at the Movies.
• In 2017, English singer Joe McElderry recorded the song on his #10 album, also titled Saturday Night at the Movies.