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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".