Walk Like a Man (The Four Seasons song)




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"Walk Like a Man"

Walk like a Man by The Four Seasons US vinyl A-side label.jpg
A-side label of US single


Single by The Four Seasons
from the album Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others
B-side "Lucky Ladybug"
Released January 1963
Format 7-inch single
Recorded January 1963
Genre Rock
Length 2:17
Label Vee-Jay
Songwriter(s)
Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Producer(s) Bob Crewe

The Four Seasons singles chronology





"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
(1962)
 "Walk Like a Man"
(1963)
 "Ain't That a Shame!"
(1963)


"Walk Like a Man" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by the Four Seasons.[1]




Contents






  • 1 The Four Seasons' version


  • 2 Charts


  • 3 Divine cover


    • 3.1 Track listing


    • 3.2 Charts




  • 4 References





The Four Seasons' version


The song features the counterpoint of Nick Massi's bass voice and the falsetto of lead singer Frankie Valli. It was their third number one hit, initially reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on March 2, 1963, remaining there for three weeks. "Walk Like a Man" also went to number three on the R&B singles chart [2]


During the sessions that produced the hit recording, the fire department received an emergency call from the Abbey Victoria Hotel (the building that housed the Stea-Phillips Recording Studios). As producer Bob Crewe was insisting upon recording the perfect take, smoke and water started to seep into the studio; the room directly above the studio was on fire, but Crewe had blocked the studio door. He continued recording until a few firemen used their axes on the door and pulled Crewe out.[3]


Cover versions of the song have been recorded by other musicians such as the Mary Jane Girls (1986), Divine (1985), Dreamhouse and Jan & Dean (1963) off the album Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin. Plastic Bertrand did a cover version in French, entitled C'est Le Rock 'n' Roll (1978) and Hungarian band Bon Bon also covered the song with the title Sexepilem (1999).


The song features prominently in the 1996 film Sleepers.


The song "Walk Like a Man" is part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.[4]



Charts























Chart (1963)
 Peak
position
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[5]
 1

UK [6]
 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7]
 1
U.S. Billboard R&B [8]
 3


Divine cover



























"Walk Like a Man"

Single by Divine
Released 1985
Format
CD single, Maxi single
Genre
Hi-NRG[9]
Label Proto Records, Liberation Records
Songwriter(s)
Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio

Divine singles chronology





"T Shirts and Tight Blue Jeans"
(1984)
 "Walk Like a Man"
(1985)
 "Twistin' The Night Away"
(1985)


Divine covered "Walk Like a Man" and released it as a single from the album Maid in England in 1985.



Track listing



  1. "Walk Like a Man" – 3:50

  2. "Man Talk" – 3:23



Charts



























Chart (1985)
 Peak
position

Australian Singles Chart[10]
 75

German Singles Chart[11]
 52

Irish Singles Chart
 23

Swiss Singles Chart[12]
 28

UK Singles Chart[13]
 23


References





  1. ^ The Four Seasons interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)


  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 212..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Sasfy, Joe. Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons: 1961-1967, Time-Life Records "The Rock 'N' Roll Era" (1987)


  4. ^ "500 Songs That Shaped Rock". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 15, 2014.


  5. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 28 March 1963


  6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 210. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.


  7. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
    ISBN 0-89820-089-X


  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 212.


  9. ^ Eddy, Chuck (15 January 2012). "The 25 Best "Bad" Cover Songs – 9. Divine "Walk Like A Man" (1985)". Complex. Retrieved 31 March 2015.


  10. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 91. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.


  11. ^ Divine - Singles Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2010-06-12.


  12. ^ Divine - Discography Swiss Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-12.


  13. ^ "Divine". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-06-12.












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