Runaround Sue - wikipedia Runaround Sue `` Runaround Sue '' Single by Dion from the album Runaround Sue B - side `` Runaway Girl '' Released September 1961 Genre Doo - wop rock and roll Length 2 : 41 Label Laurie Songwriter ( s ) Dion DiMucci Ernie Maresca Producer ( s ) Gene Schwartz Dion singles chronology `` Somebody Nobody Wants '' ( 1961 ) `` Runaround Sue '' ( 1961 ) `` The Wanderer '' ( 1961 ) `` Somebody Nobody Wants '' ( 1961 ) `` Runaround Sue '' ( 1961 ) `` The Wanderer '' ( 1961 ) `` Runaround Sue '' is a pop song, in a modified doo - wop style, originally a US No. 1 hit for the singer Dion during 1961 after he split with the Belmonts. The song ranked No. 351 on the Rolling Stone list of `` The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ''. The song was written by Dion with Ernie Maresca, and tells the story of a disloyal lover. Contents 1 Lyrics 2 Recording 3 Chart performance 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Leif Garrett cover 5 Chart performance 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 6 Other cover versions and samples 7 References 8 External links Lyrics The lyrics are sung from the point of view of a man whose former girlfriend, named Sue, was extremely unfaithful. He warns all potential lovers to avoid her at all costs, as Sue `` runs around '' with every guy she meets and never settles down with any man in particular. He advises ; `` now people let me put you wise, Sue goes out with other guys '' and suggests that potential suitors should ' keep away from Runaround Sue '. Dion stated in his autobiography `` The Wanderer '' that although his wife 's name was Susan, Runaround Sue had nothing to do with her. However, during a 1990 interview with his wife on the Oprah Winfrey Show, they presented the story that the song was indeed about her. Recording The song was recorded at Bell Sound in New York City in the summer of 1961. The musicians included : Teacho Wiltshire, piano Buddy Lucas, saxophone Mickey Baker, guitar Bucky Pizzarelli, rhythm guitar Milt Hinton, bass Panama Francis, drums Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1961 - 62 ) Peak position Canada New Zealand UK 11 US Billboard Hot 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1961 ) Rank U.S. Billboard 46 Leif Garrett cover `` Runaround Sue '' Single by Leif Garrett from the album Leif Garrett B - side `` I Wanna Share a Dream With You '' Released November 1977 Genre Pop Label Atlantic 3110 Songwriter ( s ) Dion DiMucci Ernie Maresca Producer ( s ) Michael Lloyd Leif Garrett singles chronology `` Surfin ' USA '' ( 1977 ) `` Runaround Sue '' ( 1977 ) `` Put Your Head on My Shoulder '' ( 1978 ) `` Surfin ' USA '' ( 1977 ) `` Runaround Sue '' ( 1978 ) `` Put Your Head on My Shoulder '' ( 1978 ) `` Runaround Sue '' was covered by Leif Garrett in 1977. The song was the second of four releases from his debut album, all of which became U.S. chart hits. All four songs were covers of major hits from 1959 to 1963, including Dion 's two biggest hits. Of the four, `` Runaround Sue '' was the most successful for Garrett. In early 1978, his version reached number 13 on Billboard and number 18 on Cash Box. The song also reached number 15 in Canada. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1977 - 78 ) Peak position Australia 8 Canada RPM Top Singles 15 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 7 Germany 19 New Zealand 23 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 13 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 48 Year - end charts Chart ( 1978 ) Rank Australia 70 Canada 119 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 101 Other cover versions and samples An answer song `` I 'm No Run Around, '' with the same melody but different lyrics, was released in 1961 by Ginger Davis and the Snaps. In 1977, Australian group Ol ' 55 covered the song on their album, Fiveslivejive. In 1980, English group Racey released a cover version which reached number 13 on the UK charts. John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band covered the song in 1983, for the movie Eddie and the Cruisers. Gary Glitter also covered it on C'mon... C'mon The Gary Glitter Party Album ( 1997 ). G - Eazy sampled the song in his 2011 album The Endless Summer. Human Nature covered the song on their 2014 album Jukebox. Meghan Trainor sampled the song for her 2015 hit Dear Future Husband. Hibernian F.C. fans have used the song 's backing track to their own lyrics from May 2016. References Jump up ^ Strong, M.C. ( 1995 ). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh : Canongate Books Ltd. p. 220. ISBN 0 - 86241 - 385 - 0. Jump up ^ Richie Unterberger. `` Runaround Sue - Dion Song Info ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ `` 500 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 February 2014. Jump up ^ The Real - Life `` Runaround Sue '' Who Inspired the Legendary Song ( posted to YouTube on Aug 18, 2016 by OWN ) Jump up ^ Myers, Marc, ' ' Anatomy of a Song : The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop, ' ' Grove Press, New York, 2016 p. 38 Jump up ^ `` flavour of new zealand - Lever hit parades ''. Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/runaround-sue/ Jump up ^ `` Dion Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1961 / Top 100 Songs of 1961 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. ^ Jump up to : Steffen Hung. `` Forum - 1970 ( ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts ) ''. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 12. Jump up ^ `` NZ Top 40 Singles Chart The Official New Zealand Music Chart ''. Nztop40.co.nz. 1978 - 04 - 02. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1993 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993. Record Research. p. 94. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ `` 1978 Year End ''. Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ Caramanica, Jon ( March 28, 2014 ). `` A Rapper Appropriating Dion 's Cool ''. New York Times. Jump up ^ Stewart, Allison ( February 14, 2013 ). `` G - Eazy 's musical education is an ongoing process ''. Chicago Tribune. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Story behind Runaround Sue Dion DiMucci Albums Born to Be with You Streetheart Singles `` Lonely Teenager '' `` Runaround Sue '' `` The Wanderer '' `` Lovers Who Wander '' `` Little Diane '' `` Love Came to Me '' `` Ruby Baby '' `` Sandy '' `` Come Go with Me '' `` Donna the Prima Donna '' `` Drip Drop '' `` I 'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man '' `` Shout '' `` Johnny B. Goode '' `` Abraham, Martin and John '' `` Purple Haze '' `` And the Night Stood Still '' `` Sea Cruise '' Book : Dion DiMucci Leif Garrett Albums Leif Garrett Feel the Need The Leif Garrett Collection Singles `` Come Back When You Grow Up '' `` Surfin ' U.S.A. '' `` Runaround Sue '' `` Put Your Head on My Shoulder '' `` The Wanderer '' `` I Was Made for Dancin ' '' `` Sheila '' `` Feel the Need '' `` When I Think of You '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Runaround_Sue&oldid=847138399 '' Categories : 1961 songs 1961 singles 1977 singles Songs written by Ernie Maresca Songs written by Dion DiMucci Dion DiMucci songs Leif Garrett songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Atlantic Records singles Doo - wop songs Songs about infidelity Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Nederlands Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 23 June 2018, at 06 : 02 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: what movie was the song runaround sue in
Answer: Eddie and the Cruisers