<P> The song features the counterpoint of Nick Massi's bass voice and the falsetto of lead singer Frankie Valli . It was their third number one hit, initially reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on March 2, 1963, remaining there for three weeks . "Walk Like a Man" also went to number three on the R&B singles chart </P> <P> During the sessions that produced the hit recording, the fire department received an emergency call from the Abbey Victoria Hotel (the building that housed the Stea - Phillips Recording Studios). As producer Bob Crewe was insisting upon recording the perfect take, smoke and water started to seep into the studio; the room directly above the studio was on fire, but Crewe had blocked the studio door . He continued recording until a few firemen used their axes on the door and pulled Crewe out . </P> <P> Cover versions of the song have been recorded by other musicians such as the Mary Jane Girls (1986), Divine (1985), Dreamhouse and Jan & Dean (1963) off the album Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin . Plastic Bertrand did a cover version in French, entitled C'est Le Rock' n' Roll (1978) and Hungarian band Bon Bon also covered the song with the title Sexepilem (1999). </P> <P> The song features prominently in the 1996 film Sleepers . </P>

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