Save It for Me

{{Infobox song

| name = Save It for Me

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = The Four Seasons

| album = Rag Doll

| B-side = Funny Face (from the same album)

| released = August 1964{{Citation |last=Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons |title=Greatest Hits, Volume 1 |date=1991-11-19 |url=http://archive.org/details/cd_greatest-hits-volume-1_frankie-valli-the-4-seasons |others=Internet Archive |publisher=Warner Special Products |access-date=2023-01-30}}

| recorded = July 1964

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop rock{{cite web|work=AllMusic|title=Save It For Me song review|first=Richie|last=Unterberger|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/save-it-for-me-mt0006055230|accessdate=6 October 2022}}

| length = 2:35

| label = Philips

| writer = Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe

| producer = Bob Crewe

| prev_title = Rag Doll

| prev_year = 1964

| next_title = Sincerely

| next_year = 1964

}}

"Save It for Me" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe. A song recorded in 1964 by The Four Seasons for their Rag Doll album, it was released as the follow-up record to the album's title song, which had hit the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in July 1964. "Save It for Me" was also a success for the quartet, reaching the #10 position on the Billboard singles chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=238}} It featured arrangement work by Denny Randell, who would later go on to become a songwriter for the group.McIntosh, Danny (November 7, 2011). [https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/denny-randell Songfacts Interview with Denny Randell], Retrieved September 27, 2023.

Billboard described the song as a "medium tempo ballad, featuring ethereal organ support," calling it a "smasheroo."{{cite news|newspaper=Billboard|accessdate=2021-04-04|date=August 22, 1964|page=18|title=Singles Reviews|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1964/Billboard%201964-08-22.pdf}} Cash Box said it has "a wild 'Telstar' instrumentation" and "quite a sound."{{cite magazine |title=CashBox Record Reviews |date=August 22, 1964 |page=12 |access-date=2022-01-12 |url=https://worldradiohstory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1964/CB-1964-08-22.pdf |magazine=Cash Box}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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