"I 'm on the Outside (Looking In) '' is a 1964 hit song by Little Anthony and the Imperials, issued on DCP Records. It was a Billboard Top 20 Pop hit, peaking at number 15. Written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein, this was the group 's comeback single, ending a long period of inactivity. After the group 's first hit - making period, with such hits as "Tears on My Pillow '', "Two People In The World '', and "Shimmy Shimmy Ko - Ko Bop '', lead singer "Little Anthony '' Gourdine left the group for a solo career. Both he and the group released records separately, but none of them were hits. By 1963, both entities had faded from the charts. In the interim, The Imperials had gone through some membership changes as well. While original members Ernest Wright and group founder Clarence Collins had remained with the group, the other original members, Tracy Lord and Nathanial Rogers, left the group, and Sammy Strain joined the group.
who sings i'm on the outside looking in
Little Anthony and the Imperials