That Thing You Do! (song)

"That Thing You Do"
Single by the Wonders
from the album That Thing You Do!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side
  • "Voyage Around the Moon (The Saturn 5)" (cassette)
  • "Dance with Me Tonight" (45)
  • "All My Only Dreams" (fictitious 45 from the film)
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996[1]
GenrePower pop[2][3]
Length2:46
LabelPlaytone/Epic
Songwriter(s)Adam Schlesinger

"That Thing You Do" is the titular song appearing in the 1996 film of the same name. Written by Adam Schlesinger, the song is performed by the fictional 1960s band the Wonders, who are the focus of the film. The song peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1997.[4]

  1. ^ Your name here. "The Wonders - N/A - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  2. ^ Borack, John (2006). Shake Some Action. Fort Collins, CO: Not Lame Recording Company. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-9797714-0-8.
  3. ^ Abercrombie, Olivia; Mitchell, Matt (March 10, 2024). "The 50 Best Original Songs Written for Films". Paste. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Hughes, Hilary (April 1, 2020). "With 'That Thing You Do!,' Adam Schlesinger Wrote One of the Best 'Fake' Songs in Film History". Billboard.