Grease ( song ) - wikipedia Grease ( song ) `` Grease '' Single by Frankie Valli from the album Grease : The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture B - side `` Grease '' ( Instrumental ) Released 6 May 1978 Format 7 '' vinyl single Recorded April 1978 Criteria Studios ( Miami, Florida ) Genre Rock funk disco Length 3 : 21 Label RSO Songwriter ( s ) Barry Gibb Producer ( s ) Gibb - Galuten - Richardson Frankie Valli singles chronology `` Rainstorm '' ( 1977 ) `` Grease '' ( 1978 ) `` Save Me, Save Me '' ( 1978 ) `` Rainstorm '' ( 1977 ) Grease ( 1978 ) `` Save Me, Save Me '' ( 1978 ) `` 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, which was based on the stage play of the same name. It sold over seven million copies worldwide and was featured twice on the film 's soundtrack, as the first track and reprised as the final track. Contents 1 Background 2 Personnel 3 Charts and certifications 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 3.3 Certifications 4 Cover versions 5 References 6 External links Background Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey had written a different title track for Grease for its original version in Chicago. It was discarded when the show was picked up on Broadway and has been heard only once since that time. Barry Gibb wrote a new title song to order for the Robert Stigwood film of the stage musical Grease. The song was recorded separately from, and significantly later than, the rest of the film 's songs. Shortly after filming of the 1978 musical film Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Gibb invited castmate Peter Frampton to play guitar on the Grease session. Gibb himself provides backing vocals. The other musicians were some of those from the Andy Gibb album that was being made around the same time. Valli is known for his powerful falsetto voice, but on this track, as with most of his 1970s work, he does not sing in his upper range. `` Grease '' was one of four original songs in the film that were not part of the original musical, and 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 musically or lyrically. This was especially true of `` Grease, '' which used disco instrumentation and a contemporary 1970s beat ; it was nonetheless left in because of time constraints. `` Grease '' became a No. 1 single in the United States in 1978 ( it would turn out to be Valli 's final No. 1 single ), and also reached No. 40 on the R&B charts in the same year. The Bee Gees later performed the song in their tour One Night Only in 1997 until 1999, and captured on their live offering One Night Only. Personnel Frankie Valli -- lead vocals Barry Gibb -- backing vocals Peter Frampton -- guitar George Terry -- guitar Harold Cowart -- bass Ron Ziegler -- drums Karl Richardson -- engineer Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1978 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 24 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 6 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 7 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 13 US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1978 ) Rank Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 18 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 6 Netherlands ( Nationale Hitparade ) 30 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) 12 UK ( British Market Research Bureau ) 29 US Billboard Hot 100 11 US Cash Box Top 100 11 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 10,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Gold 5,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 500,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 2,000,000 shipments figures based on certification alone Cover versions `` Grease '' was covered by experimental metal band Dog Fashion Disco and included as a hidden track on their album Committed to a Bright Future. The song 's chorus is sung by Mike Patton on the Mr. Bungle song `` Travolta '' from the band 's self - titled major label debut album. The song was covered by Italian singer Mina in her 1986 's album Si, buana. Craig McLachlan covered the song in 1993 and it reached # 44 in the UK. Part of the song was interpolated in `` Joints & Jam '', a 1998 single by The Black Eyed Peas as well as being heard in the song `` Blue Angels '' by Pras released in the same year. The song was covered by UK girl group Girls Aloud. It was also sampled by De La Soul on their 1991 song `` A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays ''. A single `` The Word '' by the group Dope Smugglaz was released in 1998. It was later remixed by PMT for the 2001 soundtrack to the motion picture Swordfish. Both versions contain samples repeating `` is the word '' throughout the song. The opening horn line was sampled in the 2001 single `` Rock the Party '' by British pop group Five, as well as in the track `` I Want You '' by Paris Hilton on her debut album in 2006. In 2011, the song was parodied by The Fringemunks to recap Fringe episode 3.07, `` The Abducted. '' Jessie J performed a special arrangement of the song for the 2016 Fox special Grease : Live. Her performance is shot in one take. Flo Morrissey and Matthew E. White covered the song in their duo album `` Gentlewoman, Ruby Man '' in 2017 References Jump up ^ https://www.superseventies.com/1975_5singles.html. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Bring back our own, original R - rated ' Grease ' ''. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` Grease ( 1978 ) Soundtracks ''. IMDB. ^ Jump up to : Gibb Songs 1978 Jump up ^ `` Frankie Valli Billboard ''. Allmusic. Retrieved December 30, 2010. ^ Jump up to : Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, New South Wales : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Frankie Valli -- Grease '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` RPM 100 Singles ''. RPM. Vol. 29 no. 6. September 23, 1978. Retrieved April 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Frankie Valli Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Frankie Valli -- Grease '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Frankie Valli -- Grease ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Frankie Valli -- Grease ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Frankie Valli -- Grease ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Frankie Valli -- Grease ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Frankie Valli Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Frankie Valli Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) '' Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Top 100 ''. Cash Box. September 9, 1978. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Top 200 Singles of ' 78 ''. RPM. Vol. 30 no. 14. December 30, 1978. Retrieved April 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1978 ''. Dutch Charts ( Hung Medien ). Jump up ^ `` Top Selling Singles of 1978 ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 14 June 2016. Jump up ^ Scaping, Peter, ed. ( 1979 ). `` Top 200 Singles in 1978 ''. BPI Year Book 1979 ( 4th ed. ). London, England : The British Phonographic Industry Ltd. pp. 186 -- 89. ISBN 0 - 906154 - 02 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Pop Singles ''. Billboard ( `` Billboard Talent in Action '' supplement ). December 23, 1978. p. TIA - 18. Jump up ^ `` The Cash Box Year - End Charts : 1978 ''. Cash Box. December 30, 1978. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Frankie Valli -- Grease ''. Music Canada. Jump up ^ Scapolo, Dean ( 1997 ). New Zealand Music Charts 1966 -- 1996 : Singles. Wellington, New Zealand : IPL Books. ISBN 978 - 0 - 90887 - 600 - 6. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Frankie Valli -- Grease ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter Grease in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Frankie Valli -- Grease ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ Fringemunks website Jump up ^ http://www.people.com/article/grease-live-carly-rae-jepsen-playing-frenchy-jessie-j-performing Jump up ^ Matthew E. White and Flo Morrissey get funky on their cover of `` Grease '' External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Three Times a Lady '' by Commodores Billboard Hot 100 number - one single 26 August 1978 - 2 September 1978 Succeeded by `` Boogie Oogie Oogie '' by A Taste of Honey Grease Adaptations Grease ( film ) Grease 2 Grease : Live Songs `` Grease '' `` Summer Nights '' `` Hopelessly Devoted to You '' `` Greased Lightnin ' '' `` Beauty School Dropout '' `` Sandy '' `` There Are Worse Things I Could Do '' `` You 're the One That I Want '' `` The Grease Megamix '' Soundtracks / albums Grease ( film ) soundtrack Grease 2 soundtrack 2007 Broadway cast recording TV series Grease : You 're the One That I Want ! Grease Is the Word Grease : The School Musical Miscellaneous Grease ( video game ) Grease Dance Glee : The Music Presents Glease Greased The Four Seasons Frankie Valli Tommy DeVito Bob Gaudio Nick Massi Charles Calello Joe Long Gerry Polci Albums Sherry & 11 Others ( 1962 ) The 4 Seasons Greetings ( 1962 ) Big Girls Do n't Cry and Twelve Others ( 1963 ) The 4 Seasons Sing Ai n't That a Shame and 11 Others ( 1963 ) Golden Hits of the 4 Seasons ( 1963 ) Dawn ( 1964 ) Rag Doll ( 1964 ) Born to Wonder ( 1964 ) Stay and Other Great Hits ( 1964 ) The 4 Seasons Sing Big Hits by Burt Bacharach... Hal David... Bob Dylan ( 1965 ) 4 Seasons Entertain You ( 1965 ) Lets Hang On ( 1965 ) Working My Way Back to You ( 1965 ) On Stage with The Four Seasons ( 1965 ) New Gold Hits ( 1967 ) Edizione D'Oro ( Gold Edition ) ( 1968 ) The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette ( 1969 ) Half and Half ( 1970 ) Chameleon ( 1972 ) Who Loves You ( 1975 ) Helicon ( 1977 ) The Very Best of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons ( 2002 ) Singles `` Bermuda '' `` Sherry '' `` Big Girls Do n't Cry '' `` Santa Claus Is Coming to Town '' `` Walk Like a Man '' `` Ai n't That a Shame '' `` Candy Girl '' `` New Mexican Rose '' `` Dawn ( Go Away ) '' `` Stay '' `` Ronnie '' `` Rag Doll '' `` Alone ( Why Must I Be Alone ) '' `` Save It for Me '' `` Sincerely '' `` Big Man in Town '' `` I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus '' `` Bye, Bye, Baby ( Baby Goodbye ) '' `` Since I Do n't Have You '' `` Girl Come Running '' `` The Sun Ai n't Gonna Shine ( Anymore ) '' `` Let 's Hang On ! '' `` Do n't Think Twice '' `` Working My Way Back to You '' `` Opus 17 ( Do n't You Worry ' bout Me ) '' `` On the Good Ship Lollipop '' `` I 've Got You Under My Skin '' `` The Proud One '' `` Tell It to the Rain '' `` Beggin ' '' `` Ca n't Take My Eyes Off You '' `` C'mon Marianne '' `` Lonesome Road '' `` Watch the Flowers Grow '' `` Will You Love Me Tomorrow '' `` My Eyes Adored You '' `` Our Day Will Come '' `` Who Loves You '' `` December, 1963 ( Oh, What a Night ) '' `` Silver Star '' `` Grease '' Related topics Discography Members Albums Songs The Four Lovers The Wonder Who ? 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Question: who sings the song grease is the word
Answer: Frankie Valli