Walk Like a Man

"Walk Like a Man" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by The Four Seasons.

The song features the counterpoint of Nick Massi's bass voice and the falsetto of lead singer Frankie Valli. It was their third number one hit, initially reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on March 2, 1963, remaining there for three weeks.

During the sessions that produced the hit recording, the fire department received an emergency call from the Abbey Victoria Hotel (the building that housed the Stea-Phillips Recording Studios). As producer Bob Crewe was insisting upon recording the perfect take, smoke and water started to seep into the studio as the group repeated their efforts upon Crewe's insistence: the room directly above the studio was on fire, yet Crewe blocked the studio door and continued recording until a few firemen used their axes on it and pulled Crewe out.^[1]

Cover versions of the song have been recorded by other musicians such as the Mary Jane Girls and Divine.

In popular culture

A parody of the song entitled "Now You're a Man" appeared on the animated series Captain N: The Game Master.

In 1993, the song is heard in the hit movie Mrs. Doubtfire, Heart and Souls, and the Barry Levinson drama Sleepers.

In 2009,the song was also heard in the TV animated series American Dad! in the episode"Bar Mitzvah Shuffle" being played by a stage band

The song also features in the opening sequence of the film The Wanderers.

The song was featured in the Tony Award winning Musical Jersey Boys. The song is interpreted twice during the musical, both times in the Act I: first time is sung by "The Four Seasons" and then its reprised is played by the entire company as the closing number of Act I.

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