"In the Still of the Nite", also subsequently titled "In the Still of the Night", is a song written by Fred Parris and recorded by his band the Five Satins in 1956.

24 on the national pop charts), it has received considerable airplay over the years and is notable as one of the best known doo-wop songs, recorded by artists such as Boyz II Men and Debbie Gibson.

It has been featured in several films and television series, such as The Buddy Holly Story, Dirty Dancing, The Irishman and The Offer.

[6] Parris was inspired to write the song while working guard duty in the U.S. Army, after seeing a pretty woman walk by him that day.

[1] Normally, the quintet sang with five singers, but for this recording there were only 4 -- Al Denby (low tenor), Eddie Martin (baritone), Jim Freeman (bass) and Fred Parris.

The rhythm section was Doug Murray (bass), Bobby Mapp (drums) and Curlee Glover (piano).

When it was released, Parris was in Japan, so the label used another singer, Bill Baker, to promote the single and record more music (Warner, pg.

The original Five Satins version of the song featured prominently in Martin Scorsese's 2019 epic crime film The Irishman, including the opening scene and end credits.

The original song also appeared in its entirety in David Cronenberg's 1988 psychological horror film Dead Ringers.

It pops just after Butch Gilzean confesses to not sharing equally stolen meat to a gang friend.

Then after the confession, he shoots him and It's all In The Game is heard right after he exits Saviannos' vehicle and just about when the credits for the episode start to roll.