"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 På nian på lördag, releasing it as a single in January 1968, with Öppna ditt hjärta (Open Your Heart) acting as a B-side. In 1991, a version was featured in the horror movie Popcorn by Ossie D and Stevie G. 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 Tycker om dig: Svängiga låtar från förr. 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.