December, 1963 ( Oh, What a Night ) - wikipedia December, 1963 ( Oh, What a Night ) `` December, 1963 ( Oh, What a Night ) '' Single by The Four Seasons from the album Who Loves You B - side `` Slip Away '' Released December 1975 Format 7 '' Recorded November 1975 Genre Rock disco pop soft rock Length 3 : 36 3 : 20 ( single version ) Label Warner / Curb Songwriter ( s ) Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker Producer ( s ) Bob Gaudio The Four Seasons singles chronology `` Who Loves You '' ( 1975 ) `` December, 1963 ( Oh, What a Night ) '' ( 1975 ) `` Silver Star '' ( 1976 ) Audio `` December, 1963 ( Oh What A Night ! ) '' on YouTube `` December, 1963 ( Oh, What a Night ) '' is a song by the Four Seasons, written by original Four Seasons keyboard player Bob Gaudio and his future wife Judy Parker, produced by Gaudio, and included on the group 's album, Who Loves You ( 1975 ). The song features drummer Gerry Polci on lead vocals, with the usual lead Frankie Valli singing the bridge sections and backing vocals, and bass player Don Ciccone ( former lead singer of The Critters ) singing the falsetto part ( And I felt a rush like a rolling ball of thunder / Spinning my head around and taking my body under ). Contents 1 Song origins 2 Composition 3 1975 release 4 1988 and 1993 remixes 5 Music video 6 Charts 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Year - end charts 7 Clock version 7.1 Charts 8 References 9 External links Song origins According to the co-writer and longtime group member Bob Gaudio, the song lyrics were originally set in 1933 with the title `` December 5th, 1933, '' and celebrated the repeal of Prohibition, but the lyrics were changed at the urgings of Frankie Valli and lyricist Parker to reposition the song as a nostalgic remembrance of a young man 's first affair with a woman, and, more specifically, Gaudio 's courtship with his wife, Judy Parker. Composition The song is an up - tempo, piano - led dance song with a distinct and easily recognizable opening drum and then piano riff. It is written in 4 / 4 and in the key of D - flat major. Whilst the song 's Piano / Bass / Drums / Guitar / Keyboard arrangement is fairly typical of pop songs of the period, there is an unusual introduction of the bass guitar midway through a stanza in the 10th bar of the song 's first verse. 1975 release The single was released in December 1975 and hit number one on the UK Singles Chart on February 21, 1976. It repeated the feat on the US Billboard Hot 100 on March 13, 1976, remaining in the top spot for three weeks and one week on Cash Box. Billboard ranked it as the No. 4 song for 1976. On April 10 the same year, it topped the RPM National Top Singles Chart in Canada. Drummer Gerry Polci sang lead with bassist Don Ciccone and long - time frontman Frankie Valli singing the bridge and refrain. It was the Four Seasons ' final song, as a group, to reach number one. ( Valli would have one final chart - topper as a solo act in 1978 with the theme song to the film Grease. ) 1988 and 1993 remixes In both 1988 and 1993, Dutch DJ and producer Ben Liebrand remixed the song and re-released it as a single. The 1993 re-release spent 27 weeks on the Hot 100 ( matching the chart life of the original 1975 single ). The peak position of the 1993 remix version was # 14. Adding together the two 27 - week chart runs for the 1975 original single and the 1993 remix version ( for a combined total of 54 weeks, two more weeks than a full year ) gave the song the longest tenure ever on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart up to that time. The tenure has since been surpassed many times. Music video A music video was produced to accompany the original 1975 release. The video used the edited single version, which had a Phaser effect during Frankie 's vocals, not heard on any other version of the song. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1975 - 76 ) Peak position Canada UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 18 New Zealand Australia Belgium Netherlands Norway 6 Sweden 11 Germany 16 Ireland Chart ( 1994 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 14 Year - end charts Chart ( 1976 ) Rank Australia 22 Canada 13 New Zealand 8 US Billboard Hot 100 Chart ( 1994 ) Rank US Billboard Hot 100 89 Chart ( 1995 ) Position New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 46 Clock version `` Oh What a Night '' Single by Clock from the album About Time 2 Released Format 12 '' single CD single CD maxi Genre Eurodance euro house Length 3 : 28 Label MCA Records Songwriter ( s ) Bob Gaudio Judy Parker Producer ( s ) P. Pritchard S. Allan Clock singles chronology `` Axel F '' ( 1995 ) `` Oh What a Night '' ( 1996 ) `` U Sexy Thing '' ( 1997 ) British pop / dance act Clock released a dance cover of `` Oh What a Night '' in 1996. It peaked at number 13 in Ireland, number 12 in Scotland and number 13 in the UK. Charts Chart ( 1996 ) Peak position Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) 49 Ireland ( Irish Singles Chart ) 13 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 12 United Kingdom ( UK Singles Chart ) 13 United Kingdom ( UK Dance Singles Chart ) 20 References Jump up ^ `` December 1963 ( Oh What a Night ) ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Gaudio put words in Valli 's mouth ''. Sun-setinel.com. Retrieved 2014 - 12 - 16. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 323. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Frankie Valli & Four Seasons, The - December 1963 ( Oh, What A Night ) ( Ben Liebrand Re-mix ) ( CD ) at Discogs ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Four Seasons, The - December 1963 ( Oh, What A Night ) ( Vinyl ) at Discogs ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ Billboard.com review of album `` Oh, What a Night '' Jump up ^ `` The Four Seasons - December, 1963 ( Oh, What a Night ) ''. YouTube. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1993 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993. Record Research. p. 90. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2017. Jump up ^ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3865 Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1976 ''. Longboredsurfer.com. Archived from the original on 2010 - 01 - 05. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1994 ''. Longboredsurfer.com. Archived from the original on 2009 - 03 - 01. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 27. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 1995 ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Eurochart Hot 100 '' ( PDF ). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Scottish Singles Chart 01 September 1996 - 07 September 1996 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Official UK Dance Singles Chart ( 01 September 1996 - 07 September 1996 ) ''. officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 09. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics 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 ) 4 Seasons Entertain You ( 1965 ) The 4 Seasons Sing Big Hits by Burt Bacharach... Hal David... Bob Dylan ( 1965 ) Working My Way Back to You and More Great New Hits ( 1966 ) Lets Hang On ( 1966 ) 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 '' `` Alone ( Why Must I Be Alone ) '' `` Rag Doll '' `` Silence Is Golden '' `` 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 wrote the song oh what a night
Answer: Bob Gaudio