Moonlight Becomes You (song)

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"Moonlight Becomes You"
Single by Bing Crosby
B-side "Constantly"
PublishedOctober 2, 1942 (1942-10-02) by Famous Music Corp., New York [1]
ReleasedNovember 19, 1942 (1942-11-19)
RecordedJune 12, 1942 (1942-06-12) [2]
Studio Decca Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California [2]
Length3:09 [2]
Label Decca 18513
Composer(s) Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyricist(s) Johnny Burke
Bing Crosby singles chronology
"White Christmas"
(1942)
"Moonlight Becomes You"
(1942)
"Sunday, Monday, or Always"
(1943)

"Moonlight Becomes You" is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Burke. [3] The song was written for the Paramount Pictures release Road to Morocco (1942) and published in 1942 in connection with the film. Vic Schoen (staff arranger for Paramount) wrote the arrangement.

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The song has been recorded many times, becoming a standard, but the recording by Bing Crosby on June 12, 1942 [4] is the best known. This topped the Billboard charts in 1942 and spent a total of 17 weeks in the lists. [5]

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