Original Version By Tommy James & The Shondells
"I Think We're Alone Now" was a 1967 hit for Tommy James & the Shondells, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 during a 17-week stay. The recording was produced by Ritchie Cordell and Bo Gentry.
Rock critic Lester Bangs called the single "the bubblegum apotheosis".
"I Think We're Alone Now" stands out as one of Tommy James' most successful recordings and was sampled in a scene in the 1980s slasher film Mother's Day.
Cordell wrote or co-wrote many songs for James, including the follow-up single "Mirage" and its B-side "Run, Run, Baby, Run", and 1968's "Mony Mony".
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