Around the World (1956 song)

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"Around the World"
Song
Written1956
Published1956
Songwriter(s) Harold Adamson, Victor Young

"Around the World" is the theme tune from the 1956 movie Around the World in 80 Days . [1] In the film, only an instrumental version of the song appeared, although the vocal version has become the better known one. The song was written by Harold Adamson and Victor Young; Young died in 1956, several weeks after the film's release, and he received the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture posthumously. [2] Young's orchestral version was a #13 hit on the Billboard charts in 1957. [3] The recording by Bing Crosby was the B-side of the Victor Young version in 1957, on Festival SP45-1274 in Australia, and was a joint charting success.

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Recorded versions

The song has been recorded by, among others:

The Buddy Greco recording was the first piece of music heard in the first episode of the 2012 television series Pan Am .

The song is used multiple times in various forms throughout the 2015 Japanese animated film The Anthem of the Heart .

The song is featured prominently in season 2, episode 6 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel .

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  2. ↑ "Around the World in 80 Days - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 694. ISBN   0-8230-7499-4.
  4. ↑ "Brook Benton : Endlessly". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Chordettes : Never On Sunday". Discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Nat King Cole Discography". Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ray Conniff". 45cat.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 British Hit Singles & Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Ltd. 2004. ISBN   1-904994-00-8.
  9. ↑ "Eddie Fisher". 45cat.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Buddy Greco". 45cat.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Joni James : 100 Strings & Joni in Hollywood". Discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Steve Lawrence : Winners!". Discogs.com. 1963. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Matt Monro : From Hollywood With Love". Discogs.com. 1964. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Jane Morgan". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Kay Starr". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
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