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'Out in the Streets' is a song written by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry.

It was first recorded by the American girl group The Shangri-Las in 1965 and released as their fifth single. The song was produced by Shadow Morton, arranged by Artie Butler and released on Red Bird Records (RB 10-025) with the Morton composition The Boy on the B-Side, It reached # 53 on the US 'Billboard' Top 100.

It was performed on the TV show 'Shindig!' in 1965.

The song was covered by Blondie in 1975; but this cover was not released until 1994, when it was included on 'The Platinum Collection'. Blondie subsequently covered it again in 1999 for their album 'No Exit'.

The song was used in artist Elizabeth Price's 2012 Turner Prize winning video installation 'The Woolworths Choir of 1979.'

The song is sampled in Sharleen Spiteri's song 'All the Times I Cried'.

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Category:1965 singles

Category:1965 songs

Category:Songs written by Jeff Barry

Category:Songs written by Ellie Greenwich

Category:The Shangri-Las songs

Category:Blondie (band) songs

Category:Red Bird Records singles

Category:Song recordings with Wall of Sound arrangements


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