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title="Selections from Going My Way">Selections from Going My Way</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">April 1944</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">February 7, 1944</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_pop" title="Traditional pop">Traditional pop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Heusen" title="Jimmy Van Heusen">Jimmy Van Heusen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Burke_(lyricist)" title="Johnny Burke (lyricist)">Johnny Burke</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:khaki">Official audio</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do4wBzWuVTk"><span class="plainlinks">" Swinging on a Star"</span></a> on <a href="/wiki/YouTube_video_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube video (identifier)">YouTube</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Swinging on a Star</b>" is an American <a href="/wiki/Pop_standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Pop standard">pop standard</a> with music composed by <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Heusen" title="Jimmy Van Heusen">Jimmy Van Heusen</a> and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Burke_(lyricist)" title="Johnny Burke (lyricist)">Johnny Burke</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was introduced by <a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a> in the 1944 film <i><a href="/wiki/Going_My_Way" title="Going My Way">Going My Way</a></i>, winning an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Academy Award for Best Original Song</a> that year,<sup id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pc2a_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pc2a-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has been recorded by numerous artists since then. In 2004, it finished at No. 37 in <a href="/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Songs" title="AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs">AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs</a> survey of top tunes in American cinema. </p><p>Many artists have recorded it under the title <b>Would You Like to Swing on a Star</b>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins">Origins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swinging_on_a_Star&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Songwriter <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Heusen" title="Jimmy Van Heusen">Jimmy Van Heusen</a> was at Crosby's house one evening for dinner, and to discuss a song for the film project <i><a href="/wiki/Going_My_Way" title="Going My Way">Going My Way</a></i>. During the meal, one of the children began complaining about how he did not want to go to school the next day. The singer turned to his son <a href="/wiki/Gary_Crosby_(actor)" title="Gary Crosby (actor)">Gary</a> and said to him, "If you don’t go to school, you might grow up to be a mule." Van Heusen thought this clever rebuke would make a good song for the film.<sup id="cite_ref-pc2a_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pc2a-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He pictured Crosby, who played a priest, talking to a group of children acting much the same way as his own child had acted that night. Van Heusen took the idea to his partner <a href="/wiki/Lyricist" title="Lyricist">lyricist</a> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Burke_(lyricist)" title="Johnny Burke (lyricist)">Johnny Burke</a>, who approved. They wrote the song.<sup id="cite_ref-jazzdiscography.com_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jazzdiscography.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swinging_on_a_Star&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"The lyrics follow the usual verse-refrain format".<sup id="cite_ref-Owens_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Owens-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The length of the composition is unusual: the refrain is just 8 bars in length, and the verse is 12 bars.<sup id="cite_ref-Owens_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Owens-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recordings">Recordings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swinging_on_a_Star&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Recordings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The first recording of "Swinging on a Star", with Bing Crosby with <a href="/wiki/John_Scott_Trotter" title="John Scott Trotter">John Scott Trotter</a> and His Orchestra, took place in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> on February 7, 1944, and was released as <a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca Records</a> on Disc No. 18597 paired with "Going My Way". The song topped the US charts in 1944 and Australian charts in 1945. <a href="/wiki/The_Williams_Brothers" title="The Williams Brothers">The Williams Brothers Quartet</a>, including a young <a href="/wiki/Andy_Williams" title="Andy Williams">Andy Williams</a>, sang backup vocals behind Crosby.<sup id="cite_ref-jazzdiscography.com_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jazzdiscography.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A 1963 recording by <a href="/wiki/Big_Dee_Irwin" title="Big Dee Irwin">Big Dee Irwin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Little_Eva" title="Little Eva">Little Eva</a> reached No. 38 in the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> in the US<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WhitburnSingles_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WhitburnSingles-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and No. 7 in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a> in January 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The American <a href="/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom">sitcom</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_This_World_(American_TV_series)" title="Out of This World (American TV series)">Out of This World</a></i> (1987-1991) used a modified, updated version of "Swinging on a Star" as its theme song.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Actors <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Willis" title="Bruce Willis">Bruce Willis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Aiello" title="Danny Aiello">Danny Aiello</a> perform the song in the 1991 action comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Hawk" title="Hudson Hawk">Hudson Hawk</a></i> in order to time out a heist their characters pull. They, however, incorrectly cite the length of the song as five minutes, thirty-two seconds as well as sing the verses in the incorrect order.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Opinion" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view/FAQ#Assert_facts,_not_opinions" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/FAQ"><span title="This statement may be opinion presented as fact. (December 2023)">opinion</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swinging_on_a_Star&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Academy Award for Best Original Song</a> (1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Hall_of_Fame" title="Grammy Hall of Fame">Grammy Hall of Fame</a> (2002)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swinging_on_a_Star&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_number-one_singles_of_1944_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of number-one singles of 1944 (U.S.)">List of number-one singles of 1944 (U.S.)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swinging_on_a_Star&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFRoberts2006" class="citation book cs1">Roberts, David (2006). <i>British Hit Singles & Albums</i> (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 134. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-904994-10-5" title="Special:BookSources/1-904994-10-5"><bdi>1-904994-10-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=British+Hit+Singles+%26+Albums&rft.place=London&rft.pages=134&rft.edition=19th&rft.pub=Guinness+World+Records+Limited&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=1-904994-10-5&rft.aulast=Roberts&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASwinging+on+a+Star" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pc2a-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pc2a_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pc2a_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGilliland1994" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/John_Gilliland" title="John Gilliland">Gilliland, John</a> (1994). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633227/m1/#track/5"><i>Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s</i></a> (audiobook). <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-55935-147-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-55935-147-8"><bdi>978-1-55935-147-8</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/31611854">31611854</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Pop+Chronicles+the+40s%3A+The+Lively+Story+of+Pop+Music+in+the+40s&rft.date=1994&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F31611854&rft.isbn=978-1-55935-147-8&rft.aulast=Gilliland&rft.aufirst=John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdigital.library.unt.edu%2Fark%3A%2F67531%2Fmetadc1633227%2Fm1%2F%23track%2F5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASwinging+on+a+Star" class="Z3988"></span> Tape 2, side A.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-jazzdiscography.com-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-jazzdiscography.com_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jazzdiscography.com_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Crosby/crosby1bDecca.html">A Bing Crosby Discography, Part 1b: Commercial Recordings - The Decca Years</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Owens-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Owens_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Owens_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOwens1996" class="citation book cs1">Owens, Thomas (1996). <i>Bebop: The Music and Its Players</i>. Oxford University Press. p. 207. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-510651-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-510651-0"><bdi>978-0-19-510651-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Bebop%3A+The+Music+and+Its+Players&rft.pages=207&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=978-0-19-510651-0&rft.aulast=Owens&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASwinging+on+a+Star" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBphlQ6as5g"><span class="plainlinks">Swinging on a Star</span></a> on <a href="/wiki/YouTube_video_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube video (identifier)">YouTube</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WhitburnSingles-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WhitburnSingles_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWhitburn2009" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Joel_Whitburn" title="Joel Whitburn">Whitburn, Joel</a> (2009). <i>Top Pop Singles, 12th Edition</i>. 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id="Bing_Crosby_singles" class="fn" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a> singles</div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby_discography" title="Bing Crosby discography">Discography</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Blue_Heaven_(song)" title="My Blue Heaven (song)">My Blue Heaven</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Paul_Whiteman" title="Paul Whiteman">Paul Whiteman</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ol%27_Man_River" title="Ol' Man River">Ol' Man River</a>" <small>(with Paul Whiteman)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Mud" title="Mississippi Mud">Mississippi Mud</a>" <small>(with Paul Whiteman)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Silent_Night" title="Silent Night">Silent Night, Holy Night</a>" <small>(with Paul Whiteman)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Makin%27_Whoopee" title="Makin' Whoopee">Makin' Whoopee</a>" <small>(with Paul Whiteman)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Do_It,_Let%27s_Fall_in_Love" title="Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love">Let's Do It</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/The_Dorsey_Brothers" title="The Dorsey Brothers">Dorsey Brothers</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Louise_(Maurice_Chevalier_song)" title="Louise (Maurice Chevalier song)">Louise</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Three_Little_Words_(song)" title="Three Little Words (song)">Three Little Words</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington" title="Duke Ellington">Duke Ellington</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Surrender_Dear" title="I Surrender Dear">I Surrender Dear</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Gus_Arnheim" title="Gus Arnheim">Gus Arnheim</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_a_Gigolo_(song)" title="Just a Gigolo (song)">Just a Gigolo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/At_Your_Command" title="At Your Command">At Your Command</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stardust_(1927_song)" title="Stardust (1927 song)">Stardust</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Goodnight_Sweetheart_(Ray_Noble,_Jimmy_Campbell_and_Reg_Connelly_song)" title="Goodnight Sweetheart (Ray Noble, Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly song)">Goodnight, Sweetheart</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Where_the_Blue_of_the_Night_(Meets_the_Gold_of_the_Day)" title="Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)">Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)</a>" <small>(Bing's Theme Song)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Waltzing_in_a_Dream" title="Waltzing in a Dream">Waltzing in a Dream</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Brother,_Can_You_Spare_a_Dime%3F" title="Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?">Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Stand_a_Ghost_of_a_Chance_with_You" title="I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You">I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Temptation_(Nacio_Herb_Brown_and_Arthur_Freed_song)" title="Temptation (Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed song)">Temptation</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Did_You_Ever_See_a_Dream_Walking%3F" title="Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?">Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/June_in_January" title="June in January">June in January</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Is_Just_Around_the_Corner" title="Love Is Just Around the Corner">Love Is Just Around the Corner</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Wished_on_the_Moon" title="I Wished on the Moon">I Wished on the Moon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Ain%27t_Necessarily_So" title="It Ain't Necessarily So">It Ain't Necessarily So</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Escape_from_You_(Bing_Crosby_song)" title="I Can't Escape from You (Bing Crosby song)">I Can't Escape from You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pennies_from_Heaven_(song)" title="Pennies from Heaven (song)">Pennies from Heaven</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Silent_Night" title="Silent Night">Silent Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Adeste_Fideles" class="mw-redirect" title="Adeste Fideles">Adeste Fideles</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sweet_Leilani" title="Sweet Leilani">Sweet Leilani</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blue_Hawaii_(song)" title="Blue Hawaii (song)">Blue Hawaii</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_in_a_Million_Years_(1937_song)" title="Never in a Million Years (1937 song)">Never in a Million Years</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sail_Along,_Silv%27ry_Moon" title="Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon">Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Reverie" title="My Reverie">My Reverie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Must_Have_Been_a_Beautiful_Baby" title="You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby">You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_Bless_America" title="God Bless America">God Bless America</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ciribiribin" title="Ciribiribin">Ciribiribin (They're So in Love)</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/The_Andrews_Sisters" title="The Andrews Sisters">Andrews Sisters</a>)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Tumbling_Tumbleweeds" title="Tumbling Tumbleweeds">Tumbling Tumbleweeds</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Only_Forever_(song)" title="Only Forever (song)">Only Forever</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Always_You" title="It's Always You">It's Always You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Rose" title="San Antonio Rose">New San Antonio Rose</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Bob_Crosby" title="Bob Crosby">Bob Crosby</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dolores_(song)" title="Dolores (song)">Dolores</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Deep_in_the_Heart_of_Texas" title="Deep in the Heart of Texas">Deep in the Heart of Texas</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Woody_Herman" title="Woody Herman">Woody Herman</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Easter_Parade_(song)" title="Easter Parade (song)">Easter Parade</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)" title="White Christmas (song)">White Christmas</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moonlight_Becomes_You_(song)" title="Moonlight Becomes You (song)">Moonlight Becomes You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sunday,_Monday,_or_Always" title="Sunday, Monday, or Always">Sunday, Monday, or Always</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/People_Will_Say_We%27re_in_Love" title="People Will Say We're in Love">People Will Say We're in Love</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Trudy_Erwin" title="Trudy Erwin">Trudy Erwin</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Oh,_What_a_Beautiful_Mornin%27" title="Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'">Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'</a>" <small>(with Trudy Erwin)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pistol_Packin%27_Mama" title="Pistol Packin' Mama">Pistol Packin' Mama</a>" <small>(with Andrews Sisters)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Home_for_Christmas" title="I'll Be Home for Christmas">I'll Be Home for Christmas</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jingle_Bells" title="Jingle Bells">Jingle Bells</a>" <small>(with Andrews Sisters)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Poinciana_(song)" title="Poinciana (song)">Poinciana</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Love_You_(Cole_Porter_song)" title="I Love You (Cole Porter song)">I Love You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Seeing_You_(song)" title="I'll Be Seeing You (song)">I'll Be Seeing You</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Swinging on a Star</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Is_You_Is_or_Is_You_Ain%27t_My_Baby" title="Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby">Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby</a>" <small>(with Andrews Sisters)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hot_Time_in_the_Town_of_Berlin" title="Hot Time in the Town of Berlin">Hot Time in the Town of Berlin</a>" <small>(with Andrews Sisters)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Too_Ra_Loo_Ra_Loo_Ral" title="Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral">Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Amor_(Gabriel_Ruiz_song)" title="Amor (Gabriel Ruiz song)">Amor</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Long_Ago_(and_Far_Away)" title="Long Ago (and Far Away)">Long Ago (and Far Away)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Fence_Me_In_(song)" title="Don't Fence Me In (song)">Don't Fence Me In</a>" <small>(with Andrews Sisters)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate_the_Positive" title="Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive">Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive</a>" <small>(with Andrews Sisters)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Belong_to_My_Heart" title="You Belong to My Heart">You Belong to My Heart</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Along_the_Navajo_Trail_(song)" title="Along the Navajo Trail (song)">Along the Navajo Trail</a> <small>(with Andrews Sisters)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/On_the_Atchison,_Topeka_and_the_Santa_Fe" title="On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe">On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Loved_You" title="If I Loved You">If I Loved You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Been_a_Long,_Long_Time" title="It's Been a Long, Long Time">It's Been a Long, Long Time</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Les_Paul" title="Les Paul">Les Paul Trio</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Begin_to_Tell_You" title="I Can't Begin to Tell You">I Can't Begin to Tell You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Symphony_(Bing_Crosby_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Symphony (Bing Crosby song)">Symphony</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Bells_of_St._Mary%27s_(song)" title="The Bells of St. Mary's (song)">The Bells of St. Mary's</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/McNamara%27s_Band" title="McNamara's Band">McNamara's Band</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sioux_City_Sue" title="Sioux City Sue">Sioux City Sue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/South_America,_Take_It_Away" title="South America, Take It Away">South America, Take It Away</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(Get_Your_Kicks_on)_Route_66" title="(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66">(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66</a>" <small>(with Andrews Sisters)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Night_and_Day_(song)" title="Night and Day (song)">Night and Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus_Is_Comin%27_to_Town" title="Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town">Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town</a>" <small>(with Andrews Sisters)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Galway_Bay_(song)" title="Galway Bay (song)">Galway Bay</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ballerina_(Sidney_Keith_Russell_and_Carl_Sigman_song)" title="Ballerina (Sidney Keith Russell and Carl Sigman song)">Ballerina</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Now_Is_the_Hour_(song)" title="Now Is the Hour (song)">Now Is the Hour</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/But_Beautiful_(song)" title="But Beautiful (song)">But Beautiful</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Far_Away_Places" title="Far Away Places">Far Away Places</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Careless_Hands" title="Careless Hands">Careless Hands</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(Ghost)_Riders_in_the_Sky:_A_Cowboy_Legend" title="(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend">Riders in the Sky</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Some_Enchanted_Evening" title="Some Enchanted Evening">Some Enchanted Evening</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dear_Hearts_and_Gentle_People" title="Dear Hearts and Gentle People">Dear Hearts and Gentle People</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mule_Train" title="Mule Train">Mule Train</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Quicksilver_(song)" title="Quicksilver (song)">Quicksilver</a>" <small>(with Andrews Sisters)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Have_I_Told_You_Lately_That_I_Love_You%3F" title="Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?">Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?</a>" <small>(with Andrews Sisters)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chattanoogie_Shoe_Shine_Boy" title="Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy">Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Play_a_Simple_Melody" title="Play a Simple Melody">Play a Simple Melody</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Gary_Crosby_(actor)" title="Gary Crosby (actor)">Gary Crosby</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sam%27s_Song_(song)" title="Sam's Song (song)">Sam's Song</a> " <small>(with Gary Crosby)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/La_Vie_en_rose" title="La Vie en rose">La Vie en rose</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_My_Love_(Patti_Page_song)" title="All My Love (Patti Page song)">All My Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Beyond_the_Reef" title="Beyond the Reef">Beyond the Reef</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Harbour_Lights_(song)" title="Harbour Lights (song)">Harbor Lights</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (song)">Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Marshmallow_World" title="A Marshmallow World">A Marshmallow World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sparrow_in_the_Treetop" title="Sparrow in the Treetop">Sparrow in the Treetop</a>" <small>(with Andrews Sisters)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gone_Fishin%27_(song)" title="Gone Fishin' (song)">Gone Fishin'</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Louis_Armstrong" title="Louis Armstrong">Louis Armstrong</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_the_Cool,_Cool,_Cool_of_the_Evening" title="In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening">In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Jane_Wyman" title="Jane Wyman">Jane Wyman</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Innisfree" title="Isle of Innisfree">The Isle of Innisfree</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Zing_a_Little_Zong" title="Zing a Little Zong">Zing a Little Zong</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Jane_Wyman" title="Jane Wyman">Jane Wyman</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Silver_Bells" title="Silver Bells">Silver Bells</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Carol_Richards" title="Carol Richards">Carol Richards</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Down_by_the_Riverside" title="Down by the Riverside">Down by the Riverside</a>" <small>(with Gary Crosby)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Young_at_Heart_(Frank_Sinatra_song)" title="Young at Heart (Frank Sinatra song)">Young at Heart</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Count_Your_Blessings_(Instead_of_Sheep)" title="Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)">Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stranger_in_Paradise_(song)" title="Stranger in Paradise (song)">Stranger in Paradise</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_a_Little_Spanish_Town" title="In a Little Spanish Town">In a Little Spanish Town</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Cole_(musician)" title="Buddy Cole (musician)">Buddy Cole</a> Trio)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/True_Love_(Cole_Porter_song)" title="True Love (Cole Porter song)">True Love</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Grace_Kelly" title="Grace Kelly">Grace Kelly</a>)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Now_You_Has_Jazz" title="Now You Has Jazz">Now You Has Jazz</a>" <small>(with Louis Armstrong)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Well,_Did_You_Evah!" title="Well, Did You Evah!">Well, Did You Evah!</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a>)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_What_Life_Is_All_About" title="That's What Life Is All About">That's What Life Is All About</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Peace_on_Earth/Little_Drummer_Boy" title="Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy">Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Academy Award for Best Original Song"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Academy Award for Best Original Song</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1934–1940</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Continental_(song)" title="The Continental (song)">The Continental</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Con_Conrad" title="Con Conrad">Con Conrad</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Magidson" title="Herb Magidson">Herb Magidson</a> (1934)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lullaby_of_Broadway_(song)" title="Lullaby of Broadway (song)">Lullaby of Broadway</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Al_Dubin" title="Al Dubin">Al Dubin</a> (1935)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Way_You_Look_Tonight" title="The Way You Look Tonight">The Way You Look Tonight</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Kern" title="Jerome Kern">Jerome Kern</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Fields" title="Dorothy Fields">Dorothy Fields</a> (1936)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sweet_Leilani" title="Sweet Leilani">Sweet Leilani</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Owens" title="Harry Owens">Harry Owens</a> (1937)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thanks_for_the_Memory" title="Thanks for the Memory">Thanks for the Memory</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Rainger" title="Ralph Rainger">Ralph Rainger</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Leo_Robin" title="Leo Robin">Leo Robin</a> (1938)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Over_the_Rainbow" title="Over the Rainbow">Over the Rainbow</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Yip_Harburg" title="Yip Harburg">E. Y. Harburg</a> (1939)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_You_Wish_Upon_a_Star" title="When You Wish Upon a Star">When You Wish Upon a Star</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Harline" title="Leigh Harline">Leigh Harline</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Ned_Washington" title="Ned Washington">Ned Washington</a> (1940)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1941–1950</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Last_Time_I_Saw_Paris_(song)" title="The Last Time I Saw Paris (song)">The Last Time I Saw Paris</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Kern" title="Jerome Kern">Jerome Kern</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Hammerstein_II" title="Oscar Hammerstein II">Oscar Hammerstein II</a> (1941)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)" title="White Christmas (song)">White Christmas</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Irving_Berlin" title="Irving Berlin">Irving Berlin</a> (1942)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27ll_Never_Know" title="You'll Never Know">You'll Never Know</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Mack_Gordon" title="Mack Gordon">Mack Gordon</a> (1943)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Swinging on a Star</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Heusen" title="Jimmy Van Heusen">Jimmy Van Heusen</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Burke_(lyricist)" title="Johnny Burke (lyricist)">Johnny Burke</a> (1944)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Might_as_Well_Be_Spring" title="It Might as Well Be Spring">It Might as Well Be Spring</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Rodgers" title="Richard Rodgers">Richard Rodgers</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Hammerstein_II" title="Oscar Hammerstein II">Oscar Hammerstein II</a> (1945)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/On_the_Atchison,_Topeka_and_the_Santa_Fe" title="On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe">On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer">Johnny Mercer</a> (1946)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" title="Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah">Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Allie_Wrubel" title="Allie Wrubel">Allie Wrubel</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Gilbert" title="Ray Gilbert">Ray Gilbert</a> (1947)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Buttons_and_Bows" title="Buttons and Bows">Buttons and Bows</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Livingston" title="Jay Livingston">Jay Livingston</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Evans" title="Ray Evans">Ray Evans</a> (1948)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Baby,_It%27s_Cold_Outside" title="Baby, It's Cold Outside">Baby, It's Cold Outside</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Loesser" title="Frank Loesser">Frank Loesser</a> (1949)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mona_Lisa_(Nat_King_Cole_song)" title="Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song)">Mona Lisa</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Evans" title="Ray Evans">Ray Evans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jay_Livingston" title="Jay Livingston">Jay Livingston</a> (1950)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1951–1960</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/In_the_Cool,_Cool,_Cool_of_the_Evening" title="In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening">In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Hoagy_Carmichael" title="Hoagy Carmichael">Hoagy Carmichael</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer">Johnny Mercer</a> (1951)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Ballad_of_High_Noon" title="The Ballad of High Noon">High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Dimitri_Tiomkin" title="Dimitri Tiomkin">Dimitri Tiomkin</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Ned_Washington" title="Ned Washington">Ned Washington</a> (1952)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Secret_Love_(Doris_Day_song)" title="Secret Love (Doris Day song)">Secret Love</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Fain" title="Sammy Fain">Sammy Fain</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Francis_Webster" title="Paul Francis Webster">Paul Francis Webster</a> (1953)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Three_Coins_in_the_Fountain_(song)" title="Three Coins in the Fountain (song)">Three Coins in the Fountain</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jule_Styne" title="Jule Styne">Jule Styne</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Cahn" title="Sammy Cahn">Sammy Cahn</a> (1954)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Is_a_Many-Splendored_Thing_(song)" title="Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song)">Love Is a Many Splendored Thing</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Fain" title="Sammy Fain">Sammy Fain</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Francis_Webster" title="Paul Francis Webster">Paul Francis Webster</a> (1955)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Que_Sera,_Sera_(Whatever_Will_Be,_Will_Be)" title="Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)">Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Livingston" title="Jay Livingston">Jay Livingston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Evans" title="Ray Evans">Ray Evans</a> (1956)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_the_Way_(Frank_Sinatra_song)" title="All the Way (Frank Sinatra song)">All the Way</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Heusen" title="Jimmy Van Heusen">Jimmy Van Heusen</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Cahn" title="Sammy Cahn">Sammy Cahn</a> (1957)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gigi_(song)" title="Gigi (song)">Gigi</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Loewe" title="Frederick Loewe">Frederick Loewe</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Jay_Lerner" title="Alan Jay Lerner">Alan Jay Lerner</a> (1958)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/High_Hopes_(Frank_Sinatra_song)" title="High Hopes (Frank Sinatra song)">High Hopes</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Heusen" title="Jimmy Van Heusen">Jimmy Van Heusen</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Cahn" title="Sammy Cahn">Sammy Cahn</a> (1959)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_on_Sunday_(song)" title="Never on Sunday (song)">Never on Sunday</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Manos_Hatzidakis" title="Manos Hatzidakis">Manos Hatzidakis</a> (1960)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1961–1970</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Moon_River" title="Moon River">Moon River</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer">Johnny Mercer</a> (1961)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_(song)" title="Days of Wine and Roses (song)">Days of Wine and Roses</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer">Johnny Mercer</a> (1962)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Call_Me_Irresponsible" title="Call Me Irresponsible">Call Me Irresponsible</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Heusen" title="Jimmy Van Heusen">Jimmy Van Heusen</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Cahn" title="Sammy Cahn">Sammy Cahn</a> (1963)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chim_Chim_Cher-ee" title="Chim Chim Cher-ee">Chim Chim Cher-ee</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Sherman" title="Richard M. Sherman">Richard M. Sherman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Sherman" title="Robert B. Sherman">Robert B. Sherman</a> (1964)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Shadow_of_Your_Smile" title="The Shadow of Your Smile">The Shadow of Your Smile</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mandel" title="Johnny Mandel">Johnny Mandel</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Francis_Webster" title="Paul Francis Webster">Paul Francis Webster</a> (1965)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Born_Free_(Matt_Monro_song)" title="Born Free (Matt Monro song)">Born Free</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)" title="John Barry (composer)">John Barry</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Don_Black_(lyricist)" title="Don Black (lyricist)">Don Black</a> (1966)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Talk_to_the_Animals" title="Talk to the Animals">Talk to the Animals</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Bricusse" title="Leslie Bricusse">Leslie Bricusse</a> (1967)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Windmills_of_Your_Mind" title="The Windmills of Your Mind">The Windmills of Your Mind</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Michel_Legrand" title="Michel Legrand">Michel Legrand</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Alan_and_Marilyn_Bergman" title="Alan and Marilyn Bergman">Alan and Marilyn Bergman</a> (1968)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Raindrops_Keep_Fallin%27_on_My_Head" title="Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head">Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" title="Burt Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Hal_David" title="Hal David">Hal David</a> (1969)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/For_All_We_Know_(1970_song)" title="For All We Know (1970 song)">For All We Know</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Karlin" title="Fred Karlin">Fred Karlin</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Robb_Royer" title="Robb Royer">Robb Royer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Griffin" title="Jimmy Griffin">Jimmy Griffin</a> (1970)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1971–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Theme_from_Shaft" title="Theme from Shaft">Theme from <i>Shaft</i></a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a> (1971)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_After_(Maureen_McGovern_song)" title="The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song)">The Morning After</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Al_Kasha" title="Al Kasha">Al Kasha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joel_Hirschhorn" title="Joel Hirschhorn">Joel Hirschhorn</a> (1972)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Way_We_Were_(song)" title="The Way We Were (song)">The Way We Were</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch" title="Marvin Hamlisch">Marvin Hamlisch</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Alan_and_Marilyn_Bergman" title="Alan and Marilyn Bergman">Alan and Marilyn Bergman</a> (1973)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_May_Never_Love_Like_This_Again" title="We May Never Love Like This Again">We May Never Love Like This Again</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Al_Kasha" title="Al Kasha">Al Kasha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joel_Hirschhorn" title="Joel Hirschhorn">Joel Hirschhorn</a> (1974)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Easy_(Keith_Carradine_song)" title="I'm Easy (Keith Carradine song)">I'm Easy</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Carradine" title="Keith Carradine">Keith Carradine</a> (1975)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Evergreen_(Love_Theme_from_A_Star_Is_Born)" title="Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)">Evergreen (Love Theme from <i>A Star Is Born</i>)</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)" title="Paul Williams (songwriter)">Paul Williams</a> (1976)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Light_Up_My_Life_(song)" title="You Light Up My Life (song)">You Light Up My Life</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Brooks_(songwriter)" title="Joseph Brooks (songwriter)">Joseph Brooks</a> (1977)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Last_Dance_(Donna_Summer_song)" title="Last Dance (Donna Summer song)">Last Dance</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Jabara" title="Paul Jabara">Paul Jabara</a> (1978)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Goes_Like_It_Goes" title="It Goes Like It Goes">It Goes Like It Goes</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/David_Shire" title="David Shire">David Shire</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Norman_Gimbel" title="Norman Gimbel">Norman Gimbel</a> (1979)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fame_(Irene_Cara_song)" title="Fame (Irene Cara song)">Fame</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Gore" title="Michael Gore">Michael Gore</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Dean_Pitchford" title="Dean Pitchford">Dean Pitchford</a> (1980)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1981–1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Arthur%27s_Theme_(Best_That_You_Can_Do)" title="Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)">Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" title="Burt Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carole_Bayer_Sager" title="Carole Bayer Sager">Carole Bayer Sager</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Cross" title="Christopher Cross">Christopher Cross</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Allen_(musician)" title="Peter Allen (musician)">Peter Allen</a> (1981)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Up_Where_We_Belong" title="Up Where We Belong">Up Where We Belong</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nitzsche" title="Jack Nitzsche">Jack Nitzsche</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buffy_Sainte-Marie" title="Buffy Sainte-Marie">Buffy Sainte-Marie</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Will_Jennings" title="Will Jennings">Will Jennings</a> (1982)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Flashdance..._What_a_Feeling" title="Flashdance... What a Feeling">Flashdance... What a Feeling</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Giorgio_Moroder" title="Giorgio Moroder">Giorgio Moroder</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Forsey" title="Keith Forsey">Keith Forsey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irene_Cara" title="Irene Cara">Irene Cara</a> (1983)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Just_Called_to_Say_I_Love_You" title="I Just Called to Say I Love You">I Just Called to Say I Love You</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> (1984)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_You,_Say_Me" title="Say You, Say Me">Say You, Say Me</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Richie" title="Lionel Richie">Lionel Richie</a> (1985)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_My_Breath_Away" title="Take My Breath Away">Take My Breath Away</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Giorgio_Moroder" title="Giorgio Moroder">Giorgio Moroder</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Whitlock" title="Tom Whitlock">Tom Whitlock</a> (1986)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I%27ve_Had)_The_Time_of_My_Life" title="(I've Had) The Time of My Life">(I've Had) The Time of My Life</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Franke_Previte" title="Franke Previte">Franke Previte</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_DeNicola" title="John DeNicola">John DeNicola</a> and Donald Markowitz</li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Franke_Previte" title="Franke Previte">Franke Previte</a> (1987)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_the_River_Run" title="Let the River Run">Let the River Run</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Carly_Simon" title="Carly Simon">Carly Simon</a> (1988)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Under_the_Sea" title="Under the Sea">Under the Sea</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Howard_Ashman" title="Howard Ashman">Howard Ashman</a> (1989)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sooner_or_Later_(Madonna_song)" title="Sooner or Later (Madonna song)">Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim" title="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a> (1990)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1991–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(Disney_song)" title="Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)">Beauty and the Beast</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Howard_Ashman" title="Howard Ashman">Howard Ashman</a> (1991)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Whole_New_World" title="A Whole New World">A Whole New World</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1992)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Streets_of_Philadelphia" title="Streets of Philadelphia">Streets of Philadelphia</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> (1993)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Can_You_Feel_the_Love_Tonight" title="Can You Feel the Love Tonight">Can You Feel the Love Tonight</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1994)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Colors_of_the_Wind" title="Colors of the Wind">Colors of the Wind</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Schwartz" title="Stephen Schwartz">Stephen Schwartz</a> (1995)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Must_Love_Me" title="You Must Love Me">You Must Love Me</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" title="Andrew Lloyd Webber">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1996)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Heart_Will_Go_On" title="My Heart Will Go On">My Heart Will Go On</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Will_Jennings" title="Will Jennings">Will Jennings</a> (1997)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_You_Believe" title="When You Believe">When You Believe</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Schwartz" title="Stephen Schwartz">Stephen Schwartz</a> (1998)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27ll_Be_in_My_Heart" title="You'll Be in My Heart">You'll Be in My Heart</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> (1999)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Things_Have_Changed" title="Things Have Changed">Things Have Changed</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a> (2000)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2001–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Didn%27t_Have_You_(Disney_song)" title="If I Didn't Have You (Disney song)">If I Didn't Have You</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Newman" title="Randy Newman">Randy Newman</a> (2001)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lose_Yourself" title="Lose Yourself">Lose Yourself</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bass" title="Jeff Bass">Jeff Bass</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luis_Resto_(musician)" title="Luis Resto (musician)">Luis Resto</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2002)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Into_the_West_(song)" title="Into the West (song)">Into the West</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Fran_Walsh" title="Fran Walsh">Fran Walsh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Howard_Shore" title="Howard Shore">Howard Shore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Annie_Lennox" title="Annie Lennox">Annie Lennox</a> (2003)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Al_otro_lado_del_r%C3%ADo" title="Al otro lado del río">Al otro lado del río</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Drexler" title="Jorge Drexler">Jorge Drexler</a> (2004)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Hard_out_Here_for_a_Pimp" title="It's Hard out Here for a Pimp">It's Hard out Here for a Pimp</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Juicy_J" title="Juicy J">Juicy J</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frayser_Boy" title="Frayser Boy">Frayser Boy</a> and <a href="/wiki/DJ_Paul" title="DJ Paul">DJ Paul</a> (2005)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Need_to_Wake_Up" title="I Need to Wake Up">I Need to Wake Up</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Melissa_Etheridge" title="Melissa Etheridge">Melissa Etheridge</a> (2006)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Falling_Slowly" title="Falling Slowly">Falling Slowly</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Glen_Hansard" title="Glen Hansard">Glen Hansard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark%C3%A9ta_Irglov%C3%A1" title="Markéta Irglová">Markéta Irglová</a> (2007)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jai_Ho_(song)" title="Jai Ho (song)">Jai Ho</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Gulzar" title="Gulzar">Gulzar</a> (2008)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Weary_Kind" title="The Weary Kind">The Weary Kind</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Bingham" title="Ryan Bingham">Ryan Bingham</a> and <a href="/wiki/T_Bone_Burnett" title="T Bone Burnett">T Bone Burnett</a> (2009)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Belong_Together_(Randy_Newman_song)" title="We Belong Together (Randy Newman song)">We Belong Together</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Newman" title="Randy Newman">Randy Newman</a> (2010)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2011–2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Man_or_Muppet" title="Man or Muppet">Man or Muppet</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Bret_McKenzie" title="Bret McKenzie">Bret McKenzie</a> (2011)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Skyfall_(song)" title="Skyfall (song)">Skyfall</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele Adkins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Epworth" title="Paul Epworth">Paul Epworth</a> (2012)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_It_Go" title="Let It Go">Let It Go</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Kristen_Anderson-Lopez" title="Kristen Anderson-Lopez">Kristen Anderson-Lopez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lopez" title="Robert Lopez">Robert Lopez</a> (2013)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Glory_(Common_and_John_Legend_song)" title="Glory (Common and John Legend song)">Glory</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Stephens</a> and <a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Lonnie Lynn</a> (2014)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Writing%27s_on_the_Wall_(Sam_Smith_song)" title="Writing's on the Wall (Sam Smith song)">Writing's on the Wall</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Napes" title="Jimmy Napes">James Napier</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Smith" title="Sam Smith">Sam Smith</a> (2015)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/City_of_Stars" title="City of Stars">City of Stars</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hurwitz" title="Justin Hurwitz">Justin Hurwitz</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Benj_Pasek" title="Benj Pasek">Benj Pasek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Paul" title="Justin Paul">Justin Paul</a> (2016)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Remember_Me_(Coco_song)" title="Remember Me (Coco song)">Remember Me</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Kristen_Anderson-Lopez" title="Kristen Anderson-Lopez">Kristen Anderson-Lopez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lopez" title="Robert Lopez">Robert Lopez</a> (2017)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shallow_(Lady_Gaga_and_Bradley_Cooper_song)" title="Shallow (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song)">Shallow</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ronson" title="Mark Ronson">Mark Ronson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rossomando" title="Anthony Rossomando">Anthony Rossomando</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wyatt" title="Andrew Wyatt">Andrew Wyatt</a> (2018)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I%27m_Gonna)_Love_Me_Again" title="(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again">(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Taupin" title="Bernie Taupin">Bernie Taupin</a> (2019)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fight_for_You_(H.E.R._song)" title="Fight for You (H.E.R. song)">Fight for You</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/D%27Mile" title="D'Mile">D'Mile</a> and <a href="/wiki/H.E.R." title="H.E.R.">H.E.R.</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/H.E.R." title="H.E.R.">H.E.R.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tiara_Thomas" title="Tiara Thomas">Tiara Thomas</a> (2020)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2021–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Time_to_Die_(song)" title="No Time to Die (song)">No Time to Die</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Finneas_O%27Connell" title="Finneas O'Connell">Finneas O'Connell</a> (2021)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Naatu_Naatu" title="Naatu Naatu">Naatu Naatu</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. 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