A Beautiful Morning - Wikipedia A Beautiful Morning `` A Beautiful Morning '' Single by The Rascals B - side `` Rainy Day '' Released March 1968 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1967 Genre Rock, soul Length 2 : 32 Label Atlantic Songwriter ( s ) Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati Producer ( s ) The Rascals The Rascals singles chronology `` It 's Wonderful '' ( 1967 ) `` A Beautiful Morning '' ( 1968 ) `` People Got to Be Free '' ( 1968 ) `` It 's Wonderful '' ( 1967 ) `` A Beautiful Morning '' ( 1968 ) `` People Got to Be Free '' ( 1968 ) `` A Beautiful Morning '' is a song written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and recorded by The Rascals. Coming out in early 1968, it was the group 's first single released under that name rather than The Young Rascals. The first album on which the song appeared was Time Peace : The Rascals ' Greatest Hits. It continued the theme of carefree optimism that had distinguished the previous year 's `` Groovin ' ''. The song was a big hit in the United States, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and also reaching number 36 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart. It was RIAA - certified as a Million Seller on June 28, 1968. Contents 1 Chart performance 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Other versions 3 In other media 4 References 5 External links Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1968 ) Peak position Australia KMR 36 Canada RPM Top 100 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard R&B 36 US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1968 ) Rank Canada 15 US Billboard Hot 100 35 Other versions Renée Geyer covered the song on her album Dedicated ( 2007 ). In other media A Beautiful Morning was used in advertisements for the drug Vioxx produced by Merck & Co., for Bounce fabric softener, and in the early 1990s for the Days Inn hotel chain. The song also featured in a Scrubs episode, at the start of a season 6 episode with Zach Braff who plays J.D. dancing to it. It was also featured at the end of a second season episode of The Greatest American Hero in which Ralph had to disarm a nuclear missile. It was also featured in the movie Kingpin immediately following the scene that shows how Roy got his rubber hand. The song was featured during the 1969 college graduation scene in The First Wives Club. The song was also used in the 1993 movie A Bronx Tale opening the racetrack scene, as well as on Arrow at the end of the eighteenth episode of the fifth season, titled `` Disbanded. '' References ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 482. Jump up ^ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5786&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5786.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5786 Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 -- 2002 Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1968 / Top 100 Songs of 1968 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Arrow recap : ' Disbanded ' ''. Entertainment Weekly. March 29, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017. External links Song Review from Allmusic The Rascals Felix Cavaliere Eddie Brigati Gene Cornish Dino Danelli David Brigati Robert Popwell Danny Weis The Young Rascals The Young Rascals ( 1966 ) Collections ( 1967 ) Groovin ' ( 1967 ) The Rascals Once Upon a Dream ( 1968 ) Freedom Suite ( 1969 ) See ( 1970 ) Search and Nearness ( 1971 ) Peaceful World ( 1971 ) The Island of Real ( 1972 ) Compilations Time Peace : The Rascals ' Greatest Hits ( 1968 ) The Very Best of The Rascals ( 1993 ) Singles `` I Ai n't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore '' `` Good Lovin ' '' `` You Better Run '' `` Groovin ' '' `` How Can I Be Sure '' `` It 's Wonderful '' `` A Beautiful Morning '' `` People Got to Be Free '' Book : The Rascals This 1960s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Beautiful_Morning&oldid=790025024 '' Categories : 1968 singles The Rascals songs Songs written by Felix Cavaliere Songs written by Eddie Brigati Atlantic Records singles 1967 songs 1960s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 11 July 2017, at 03 : 33. 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 the song it's a beautiful morning
Answer: The Rascals