It's Cold Outside

This article is about the rock song by The Choir. For the 1940s song written by Frank Loesser, see Baby, It's Cold Outside.
"It's Cold Outside"
1966 Swedish picture sleeve.
Single by The Choir
B-side"Going Home"
ReleasedSeptember 1966
April 1967 (re-issue)
RecordedJuly 1966
GenreGarage rock
Length2:49
LabelCanadian-American
Roulette (re-issue)
Songwriter(s)Dan Klawon
The Choir singles chronology
"It's Cold Outside"
(1966) 		"No One Here to Play With"
(1967)

"It's Cold Outside" is a song by the American garage rock band the Choir, written by member Dann Klawon, and first released on Canadian-American Records in September 1966. It was later re-released in 1967 on Roulette, with Dann's last name incorrectly spelled "Klawson". The song is considered a classic of the musical genre of garage rock, and became the group's only national hit. The song has since been featured on several compilation albums. At the time of the recording, the band consisted of: Wally Bryson - lead guitar, Dave Smalley - guitar/vocals, Dave Burke - bass, Jim Bonfanti - drums, and Dann Klawon - multiple instruments/vocals. The group changed members over the years, but Bryson, Smalley and Bonfanti would team up with songwriter Eric Carmen a few years later, and form the power pop group Raspberries.