There 's a Moon Out Tonight - Wikipedia There 's a Moon Out Tonight `` There 's a Moon Out Tonight '' Single by The Capris B - side `` Indian Girl '' Released 1958 ( limited ) 1960 Format Vinyl, 7 ``, 45 RPM Recorded 1958 Genre Doo - wop Length 2 : 10 Label Planet ( 1958 ) Lost Nite ( 1960 ) Old Town ( 1960 ) Songwriter ( s ) Joseph Luccisano, Anthony Gentile & Alfred Striano `` There 's a Moon Out Tonight '' is a song originally released in 1958 by The Capris. The initial release on the Planet label saw very limited sales, and the Capris disbanded. In 1960, after a disk jockey played the song on air, the public interest in the song that was generated led to it being re-released on the Lost Nite label, and later that year the Old Town label. The group reunited shortly thereafter. In early 1961, `` There 's a Moon Out Tonight '' spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at No. 3, while reaching No. 11 on Billboard 's Hot R&B Sides, and No. 14 on Canada 's CHUM Hit Parade. The song was ranked No. 50 on Billboard 's end of year `` Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year '' and No. 51 on Cash Box 's `` Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961 ''. Chart performance Chart ( 1961 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot R&B Sides 11 Canada - CHUM Hit Parade 14 References ^ Jump up to : Rosalsky, Mitch ( 2002 ). Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo - Wop Vocal Groups, Scarecrow Press. p. 51. Retrieved February 13, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Warner, Jay ( 2006 ). American Singing Groups : A History from 1940s to Today, Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 89 - 91. Retrieved February 13, 2018. ^ Jump up to : The Doo - Wop Society of Southern California ( DWS ) : The Capris, Electricearl.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018. Jump up ^ Hoffmann, Frank ( 2004 ). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound, Routledge. p. 654. Retrieved February 13, 2018. Jump up ^ Hot 100 - The Capris There 's a Moon Out Tonight Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018. Jump up ^ Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs - The Capris There 's a Moon Out Tonight Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Music Week Hot R&B Sides '', Billboard, February 13, 1961. p. 34. Retrieved February 14, 2018. Jump up ^ `` 1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts : Chart No. 201 ''. CHUM. April 13, 1961. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Chart Toppers '', Billboard, December 25, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved February 13, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961 '', Cash Box, December 30, 1961. p. 11. Retrieved March 11, 2018. This 1950s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=There%27s_a_Moon_Out_Tonight&oldid=846429409 '' Categories : 1958 songs 1958 singles 1960 singles Doo - wop songs 1950s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Norsk nynorsk Edit links This page was last edited on 18 June 2018, at 18 : 48 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who sang there's a moon out tonight
Answer: The Capris