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Songwriter Richie Cordell wrote ( or co-wrote ) and produced many of the group's hits, among them the classic good-timing " I Think We're Alone Now ", " Mirage ", and " Mony Mony ".

The creation of " Mony Mony " was a group effort, involving Cordell, James, Shondells band member Peter Lucia, producer Bo Gentry, and Bobby Bloom.

James and Cordell set out to create a party rock single working out everything except the song's title, which eluded them even after much effort.

They took a break from their creative endeavors on James ' apartment terrace, when they looked up at the Mutual of New York Insurance Company's large neon sign bearing the abbreviation for the company: M-O-N-Y.

Both knew instantaneously their song now had a name.