"Out in the Streets" is a song written by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry.
It was first recorded by the American girl group the Shangri-Las in 1965 and released as their fifth single.
The song was produced by Shadow Morton, arranged by Artie Butler and released on Red Bird Records (RB 10-025) with the Morton composition "The Boy" on the B-Side.
[2] The Shangri-Las performed "Out in the Streets" on the TV show Shindig!
[6] The song was used in artist Elizabeth Price's 2012 Turner Prize winning video installation The Woolworths Choir of 1979.