Strangers in the Night
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- This article is about the song. For the album by Frank Sinatra, see Strangers in the Night (Frank Sinatra album).
- For the album by UFO, see Strangers in the Night (UFO album).
"Strangers in the Night" is a song made famous by Frank Sinatra, who recorded it in 1966. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the title song for his most successful album. One of the song's most recognized features is Sinatra beginning the melody again with the syllables "doo-be-doo-be-doo," as the track fades to the end. The song was featured in the film "A Man Could Get Killed" starring James Garner.
[edit] Origins
The English lyrics were written by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. The music was originally composed by Ivo Robić for the music festival in Split, Croatia. Robić later sang the song in German ("Fremde in der Nacht") and in Croatian ("Stranci u Noći"). A thorough adaptation and an arrangement of the piece was done for Sinatra's version by Bert Kaempfert.
[edit] Cover Versions
- Cake covered this song for the Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse" videogame soundtrack.
- José Feliciano covered this song as "Extraños En La Noche" on the album Sombras... Una Voz, Una Guitarra in 1967.
- A cover version by Bette Midler was released from her 1976 album Songs For The New Depression, but failed to chart aside from a minor placing on the Adult Contemporary charts.
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| Preceded by: "Paperback Writer" by The Beatles | Billboard Hot 100 number one single July 2, 1966 | Succeeded by: "Hanky Panky" by Tommy James & the Shondells |
