I 'm on the Outside ( Looking In ) - wikipedia I 'm on the Outside ( Looking In ) `` I 'm on the Outside ( Looking In ) '' Song by Little Anthony and the Imperials Language English Released 1964 Recorded 1964 Genre Doo - wop Length 3 : 07 Label DCP Records Songwriter ( s ) Teddy Randazzo Bobby Weinstein Producer ( s ) Teddy Randazzo Don Costa `` I 'm on the Outside ( Looking In ) '' is a 1964 hit song by Little Anthony and the Imperials, issued on DCP Records. It was a Billboard Top 20 Pop hit, peaking at number 15. Written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein, this was the group 's comeback single, ending a long period of inactivity. After the group 's first hit - making period, with such hits as `` Tears on My Pillow '', `` Two People In The World '', and `` Shimmy Shimmy Ko - Ko Bop '', lead singer `` Little Anthony '' Gourdine left the group for a solo career. Both he and the group released records separately, but none of them were hits. By 1963, both entities had faded from the charts. In the interim, The Imperials had gone through some membership changes as well. While original members Ernest Wright and group founder Clarence Collins had remained with the group, the other original members, Tracy Lord and Nathanial Rogers, left the group, and Sammy Strain joined the group. In late 1963, writer and producer Teddy Randazzo, a childhood friend of some of the group members and now a songwriter for Don Costa Productions, contacted the group, saying that he had written a song that he wanted them to record, and from that point on, things began to change for The Imperials. Gourdine, Wright, Collins, and Strain went to the studio and recorded `` I 'm On The Outside ( Looking In ) ''. With the help of New York disk jockey Murray the K, the song became an immediate hit and re-established The Imperials as a hitmaking force. This song was the first of a long string of hits by Randazzo for the group, which helped them transcend their status as a teen doo - wop group and established them as successful in the adult contemporary radio format. Cover versions were recorded by The Miracles, Johnny Mathis, Baby Washington, The Moments, and others. Gourdine, Wright, Collins, and Strain reunited in 2003 and performed the song 39 years after they originally recorded it on the PBS special : Soul Spectacular : 40 Years of R&B. Credits : The Imperials `` Little Anthony '' Gourdine Clarence `` Wah - hoo '' Collins Sammy Strain Ernest Wright Producers : Teddy Randazzo and Don Costa Sources When Rock Was Young, pgs 178 - 181 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits : Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 372. Little Anthony and the Imperials Singles `` Tears on My Pillow '' `` I 'm on the Outside ( Looking In ) '' `` Goin ' Out of My Head '' `` Hurt So Bad '' `` Take Me Back '' `` Hurt '' `` Better Use Your Head '' Related articles Teddy Randazzo Book : Little Anthony and the Imperials Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I%27m_on_the_Outside_(Looking_In)&oldid=761765485 '' Categories : 1964 songs Little Anthony and the Imperials songs Doo - wop songs Songs written by Teddy Randazzo Songs written by Bobby Weinstein Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 24 January 2017, at 18 : 18. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings i'm on the outside looking in
Answer: Little Anthony and the Imperials