<P> `` I Think We 're Alone Now '' was a 1967 hit song for Tommy James and the Shondells , reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during a 17 - week stay . The recording was produced by Ritchie Cordell and Bo Gentry . Cordell wrote or co-wrote many songs for James , including the follow - up single `` Mirage '' and its B - side `` Run , Run , Baby , Run '' , and 1968 's `` Mony Mony '' . Rock critic Lester Bangs called the single `` the bubblegum apotheosis '' . </P>
<P> `` I Think We 're Alone Now '' was a 1967 hit song for Tommy James and the Shondells , reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during a 17 - week stay . The recording was produced by Ritchie Cordell and Bo Gentry . Cordell wrote or co-wrote many songs for James , including the follow - up single `` Mirage '' and its B - side `` Run , Run , Baby , Run '' , and 1968 's `` Mony Mony '' . Rock critic Lester Bangs called the single `` the bubblegum apotheosis '' . </P>
who sang i think we 're alone now first
who sang i think we 're alone now first
Tommy James and the Shondells
Tommy James and the Shondells