I Think We're Alone Now

"I Think We're Alone Now"
Single by Tommy James and the Shondells
from the album I Think We're Alone Now
B-side"Gone, Gone, Gone"
ReleasedJanuary 1967[1]
Recorded1966
Genre
Length2:08
LabelRoulette
Songwriter(s)Ritchie Cordell
Producer(s)Ritchie Cordell
Tommy James and the Shondells singles chronology
"It's Only Love"
(1966)
"I Think We're Alone Now"
(1967)
"Mirage"
(1967)

"I Think We're Alone Now" is a song written and composed by Ritchie Cordell that was first recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells. It was a major hit for the group, reaching number 4 on the US Hot 100 in April 1967. It finished at No. 12 on Billboard magazine's year-end singles chart for 1967.[4]

The song has been covered several times by other artists, most notably by Tiffany Darwish in 1987. The Tiffany recording reached number 1 on the charts of various countries including the US, UK, Canada, and New Zealand. Other cover versions have also charted, including those by the Rubinoos (number 45 US, 1977) and Girls Aloud (number 4 UK, 2006).

  1. ^ "Spotlight Singles". Billboard. January 28, 1967. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Unterberger, Richie (January 1, 1997). "Various Artists - Bubblegum Classics Vol. 1 & 2". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 1064.
  3. ^ Smith, Troy L. (13 May 2021). "Every No. 1 song of the 1980s ranked from worst to best". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Top Records of 1967 – Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 52. December 30, 1967. p. 42. Retrieved December 19, 2014.