Up on the Roof (song)

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"Up on the Roof"
Side A of the US single
Single by The Drifters
from the album Our Biggest Hits
B-side	"Another Night with the Boys"
Released	September 17, 1962[1]
Genre	R&B soul pop
Length	2:33
Label	Atlantic Records
Songwriter(s)	Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Producer(s)	Leiber and Stoller
The Drifters singles chronology
"Sometimes I Wonder" (1962) "Up on the Roof" (1962) "On Broadway" (1963)

"Up on the Roof" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded in 1962 by The Drifters. Released late that year, the disc became a major hit in early 1963, reaching number 5 on the U.S. pop singles chart and number 4 on the U.S. R&B singles chart.^[2] In the UK it was a top-ten success for singer Kenny Lynch, whose version was also released in 1962.