Player" on bass and backing vocals (as a running gag, the bass player in the film is unnamed), and Guy "Shades" Patterson on drums. In the film, the song is performed by James "Jimmy" Mattingly II on lead vocals and guitar, Leonard "Lenny" Haise on lead guitar and backing vocals, "T.B. Later still, when being interviewed live on radio station KJZZ, Jimmy says of the song, "We wrote it in my garage back in Erie, Pennsylvania." Jimmy begrudgingly corrects himself by saying, " We wrote." Later, when the vinyl 45 is officially released, the label states: Written by James Mattingly II. Lenny takes offense to that by slapping Jimmy on the arm. However, Jimmy walks out on the band before they can produce another record, so they eventually become one-hit wonders.Įarly in the film, when Jimmy and Lenny are asking Guy to join them at the talent competition at the college, Jimmy mentions they'll perform a song he wrote. The following week, "That Thing You Do" climbs to number 7, becoming the quickest-charting song ever on Play-Tone Records. White's guidance, and the song climbs up the Billboard Hot 100, starting at number 93, then 71, 49, and 21. The band is then signed to Play-Tone Records, under Mr.
From there, the band is picked up by a local manager who helps them get more shows in the area, and eventually the song receives radio airplay. The song is a hit with the audience, and they win the talent show. During the performance at the talent show, drummer Guy Patterson produces a much more up-tempo beat and the rest of the band follow suit, turning the song into an upbeat, Beatles-esque rock number. Written by guitarist/vocalist Jimmy Mattingly II, it was originally crafted as a ballad. In 1964, an Erie, Pennsylvania, band named "The Oneders" (later known as The Wonders) goes from a college talent show to climbing up the Billboard charts thanks to the song "That Thing You Do".
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