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| name = Grease |
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| album = [[Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture]] and [[Frankie Valli... Is the Word]] |
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| B-side = "Grease" ([[Instrumental]]) |
| B-side = "Grease" ([[Instrumental]]) |
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| released = May 6, 1978 |
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| format = [[Gramophone record|7" vinyl single]] |
| format = [[Gramophone record|7" vinyl single]] |
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| recorded = {{hlist|April 1978|[[Criteria Studios]]<br /><small>(Miami, Florida)</small>}} |
| recorded = {{hlist|April 1978|[[Criteria Studios]]<br /><small>(Miami, Florida)</small>}} |
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"'''Grease'''" is a song written by [[Barry Gibb]] and performed by [[Frankie Valli]]. "Grease" is the title song for the 1978 musical motion picture ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'', which was based on the [[Grease (musical)|stage play]] of the same name. The song sold over seven million copies worldwide<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.superseventies.com/1975_5singles.html|title="My Eyes Adored You" - Frankie Valli|accessdate=2018 |
"'''Grease'''" is a song written by [[Barry Gibb]] and performed by [[Frankie Valli]]. "Grease" is the title song for the 1978 musical motion picture ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'', which was based on the 1971 [[Grease (musical)|stage play]] of the same name. The song was released as a single by Valli in May 1978 and sold over seven million copies worldwide<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.superseventies.com/1975_5singles.html|title="My Eyes Adored You" - Frankie Valli|accessdate=December 12, 2018}}</ref> and was featured twice on the film's [[Grease (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]: as the first track and reprised as the final track. "Grease" was written specifically for the 1978 musical motion picture; it had not originated from the stage production.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/frankie-valli/grease|title=Grease by Frankie Valli - Songfacts|website=www.songfacts.com|language=en|access-date=October 30, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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[[Jim Jacobs]] and [[Warren Casey]] had written a different title track for ''Grease'' for its original Chicago production, but this song was discarded when the show was picked up on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bring back our own, original R-rated 'Grease'|url=http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2009/01/bring-back-our.html|accessdate=28 June 2015|date=8 January 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117163229/http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2009/01/bring-back-our.html|archivedate=17 November 2013}}</ref> |
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[[Barry Gibb]] was commissioned to compose a new title song for |
[[Jim Jacobs]] and [[Warren Casey]] had written a different title track for ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'' for its original Chicago production, but this song was discarded when the show was picked up on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bring back our own, original R-rated ''Grease''|url=http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2009/01/bring-back-our.html|accessdate=June 28, 2015|date=January 8, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117163229/http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2009/01/bring-back-our.html|archivedate=November 17, 2013}}</ref> [[Barry Gibb]] was commissioned to compose a new title song for [[Robert Stigwood]]'s [[Grease (film)|film]] of the stage musical.<ref name=gibbwriter>{{cite web|title=''Grease'' (1978) Soundtracks|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077631/soundtrack|publisher=IMDB}}</ref> |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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⚫ | The song was recorded separately from, and |
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⚫ | The song was recorded separately from, and later than, the rest of the film's songs. Shortly after the filming of the 1978 musical film [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)|''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'']], Gibb invited castmate [[Peter Frampton]] to play guitar on the ''Grease'' session. Gibb himself provided [[backing vocals]]. The other musicians were some of those from the [[Andy Gibb]] album that was being made around the same time.<ref name="time">{{Cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/78.html|title=Gibb Songs : 1978|website=www.columbia.edu}}</ref> [[Frankie Valli]] could sing in a vocal range similar to Barry's and, as a result, was asked to record it. When Valli recorded "Grease", he did not have a recording contract,<ref name=":0" /> but after the single was released on the RSO label, which issued the soundtrack, Valli quickly landed a deal with [[Warner Bros.|Warner Brothers]]. |
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⚫ | "Grease" was one of four original songs in the film, which were not part of the original musical, and it was the only one not performed by the cast. The film's director, [[Randal Kleiser]], did not like the added songs because they did not fit the late-1950s/early 1960s style either musically or lyrically. This was especially true of "Grease", which used [[disco]] instrumentation and a contemporary 1970s beat; it was nonetheless left in.<ref name="time"/> |
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⚫ | The film's opening title sequence animation was created by animator [[John David Wilson]]'s [[Fine Arts Films]] studio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/animator-john-david-wilson-grease-dies-578125|title=Famed Animator John David Wilson Dies at 93| |
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⚫ | The film's opening title sequence animation was created by animator [[John David Wilson]]'s [[Fine Arts Films]] studio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/animator-john-david-wilson-grease-dies-578125|title=Famed Animator John David Wilson Dies at 93|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en|access-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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⚫ | "Grease" became a number-one single in the United States in 1978 and also reached number forty on the R&B charts in the same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/frankie-valli-p5738/charts-awards/billboard-singles |title=Frankie Valli Billboard |work=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=December 30, 2010}}</ref> In 1978, Valli released a follow-up album, the title of which—''[[Frankie Valli... Is the Word]]''—echoes the "grease is the word" lyric contained in the chorus of "Grease".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/frankie-valliis-the-word-mw0000845745|title=Frankie Valli...Is the Word – Frankie Valli|work=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=June 9, 2018}}</ref> "Grease" remains Valli's most recent hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8317176/grease-soundtrack-olivia-newton-john-more|title='Grease' at 40: Olivia Newton-John, Frankie Valli & John Farrar Reflect on the Blockbuster Songs|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 30, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Personnel== |
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|France ([[Institut français d'opinion publique|IFOP]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70 |publisher= InfoDisc |date=1978 |
|France ([[Institut français d'opinion publique|IFOP]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70 |publisher= InfoDisc |date=October 6, 1978 |accessdate=December 22, 2019 |url=http://infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_V.php/Tubes_Artiste_Choisi.php |language= fr}}</ref> |
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{{singlechart|West Germany|24|artist=Frankie Valli|song=Grease|songid=536|accessdate=3 March 2020}} |
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|[[Ireland]] ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref name="Irish Charts">{{cite web|author=Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Ltd |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/ |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |publisher=Irishcharts.ie |date=1962 |
|[[Ireland]] ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref name="Irish Charts">{{cite web|author=Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Ltd |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/ |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |publisher=Irishcharts.ie |date=October 1, 1962 |accessdate=January 1, 2018}}</ref> |
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|Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_weeks/78/hp781118.htm</ref> |
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|South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|title=SA Charts 1965–March 1989|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(T).html|accessdate= |
|South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|title=SA Charts 1965–March 1989|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(T).html|accessdate=September 5, 2018}}</ref> |
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|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>http://listadesuperventas.blogspot.com/2010/02/1978.html</ref> |
|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://listadesuperventas.blogspot.com/2010/02/1978.html|title=Listas de superventas: 1978|date=February 12, 2010}}</ref> |
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| Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Top 200 Singles of '78 |magazine=RPM |volume=30 |number=14 |date=December 30, 1978 |url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0070a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0070a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0070a |accessdate=April 24, 2016}}</ref> |
| Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Top 200 Singles of '78 |magazine=RPM |volume=30 |number=14 |date=December 30, 1978 |url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0070a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0070a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0070a |accessdate=April 24, 2016}}</ref> |
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| Italy ([[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|FIMI]])<ref name="Italy 2">{{cite web | url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1978.htm | title=I singoli più venduti del 1978 | trans-title= The best-selling singles of 1978 | publisher=[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry]] | accessdate=2019-07-31 | language=Italian}}</ref> |
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| Netherlands ([[Single Top 100|Nationale Hitparade]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1978 |url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1983&cat=s |publisher=Dutch Charts (Hung Medien) }}</ref> |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Selling Singles of 1978 |url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3867 |publisher=Recorded Music NZ |accessdate= |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Selling Singles of 1978 |url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3867 |publisher=Recorded Music NZ |accessdate=June 14, 2016}}</ref> |
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==Cover versions== |
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* [[Craig McLachlan]] covered the song in 1993 and it reached #44 in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27652/craig-mclachlan/|title=CRAIG MCLACHLAN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref> |
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* "Grease" was covered by [[experimental metal]] band [[Dog Fashion Disco]] and included as a [[hidden track]] on their album ''[[Committed to a Bright Future]]''. |
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* The song's chorus is sung by [[Mike Patton]] on the [[Mr. Bungle]] song "[[Travolta (song)|Travolta]]" (later renamed "Quote Unquote") from the band's self-titled major label [[Mr. Bungle (album)|debut album]]. |
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* The song was covered by Italian singer [[Mina (Italian singer)|Mina]] in her 1986 album ''[[Si, buana]]''. |
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* [[Craig McLachlan]] covered the song in 1993 and it reached #44 in the UK. |
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* Part of the song were interpolated in "[[Joints & Jam]]", a 1998 single by [[The Black Eyed Peas]] |
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* "Blue Angels" a 1998 song by [[Pras]] also sampled the song |
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* The song was covered by UK girl group [[Girls Aloud]] |
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* It was sampled by [[De La Soul]] on their 1991 song "A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays". |
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* A single "The Word" by the group [[Dope Smugglaz]] was released in 1998. It was later remixed by [[PMT (musician)|PMT]] for the 2001 [[Swordfish (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the motion picture ''[[Swordfish (film)|Swordfish]]''. |
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* The opening horn line was sampled in the 2001 single "[[Rock the Party]]" by British pop group [[Five (band)|Five]], as well as in the track "I Want You" by [[Paris Hilton]] on her [[Paris (Paris Hilton album)|debut album]] in 2006. |
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* In 2011, the song was parodied by The Fringemunks to recap ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' episode 3.07, "The Abducted." <ref>[http://davidwumusic.com/fringemunks/ Fringemunks website]</ref> |
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* [[Jessie J]] performed a special arrangement of the song for the 2016 [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] special ''[[Grease: Live]]''. Her performance is shot in one take.<ref>{{cite web | title=Carly Rae Jepsen, Jessie J on Board for Fox's Grease: Live | website=PEOPLE.com | date=2015-09-30 | url=https://people.com/tv/carly-rae-jepsen-jessie-j-on-board-for-foxs-grease-live/ | access-date=2020-08-17}}</ref> |
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* [[Flo Morrissey]] and [[Matthew E. White]] covered the song in their duo album "Gentlewoman, Ruby Man" in 2017 <ref>[http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/12/matthew-e-white-and-flo-morrissey-get-funky-on-their-cover-of-grease-listen/ Matthew E. White and Flo Morrissey get funky on their cover of “Grease”]</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist |
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