Grease (song)

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"Grease" was a number one single in the United States during 1978 by the singer Frankie Valli. It is the title song for the musical motion picture of the same name, which was based on the stage play of the same name. The song was written by Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees; that group would later perform the song in concert, as captured on their live offering One Night Only.

"Grease" was covered by experimental rock band Dog Fashion Disco and included as a hidden track on their album Committed to a Bright Future and sampled in the track "I Want You" by Paris Hilton on her first studio album.

Preceded by "Three Times a Lady" by Commodores

Billboard Hot 100 number one single August 26, 1978

Succeeded by "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste of Honey