Around the World (1956 song)

"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.

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.

References

  1. ^ Around the World in 80 Days (1956) - Soundtracks from Internet Movie Database
  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. ^ "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d British Hit Singles & Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Ltd. 2004. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  10. ^ "Eddie Fisher". 45cat.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  11. ^ "Buddy Greco". 45cat.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  12. ^ "Joni James : 100 Strings & Joni in Hollywood". Discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  13. ^ "Steve Lawrence : Winners!". Discogs.com. 1963. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  14. ^ "Matt Monro : From Hollywood With Love". Discogs.com. 1964. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  15. ^ "Jane Morgan". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  16. ^ "Kay Starr". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.