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| "Young at Heart" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Frank Sinatra | |
| Published | 1953 by Sunbeam Music |
| Released | January 1954 |
| Recorded | December 1953 |
| Genre | Traditional pop, vocal pop |
| Label | Capitol Records |
| Composer(s) | Johnny Richards |
| Lyricist(s) | Carolyn Leigh |
"Young at Heart" is a pop standard ballad with music by Johnny Richards and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. [1]
The song was written and published in 1953, with Leigh contributing the lyrics to what was originally a Richards instrumental called "Moonbeam". Frank Sinatra was the first performer to record the song, which became a million-selling hit in late 1953 (and spilling over with popularity into 1954) where it reached the No. 2 spot in the Billboard chart. [2]
The song was such a hit that a movie Sinatra was filming at the same time with Doris Day was renamed to match the song title, and the song was included in the opening and closing credits of the movie.
Although Frank Sinatra was the first performer to record the song, many other performers who have recorded versions of "Young at Heart" include
On the 1988 TV Special, Magic in the Magic Kingdom, [7] George Burns, 92, sang "Young at Heart" during a musical break. In 2016, at age 90, Dick Van Dyke recorded a duet with his wife, Arlene, at Capitol Records Studio in Los Angeles, filmed for the HBO special on aging If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast , starring Carl Reiner and featuring Mel Brooks, Norman Lear, Stan Lee, Betty White and others over 90 years old. [8] Van Dyke was recorded using Frank Sinatra's microphone.
Wild Man Fischer recorded an eccentric version that was included on The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records .
The song has also been used on the soundtracks of other films, including
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