The Letter (song)

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"The Letter" is a song written by Wayne Carson Thompson and made famous by The Box Tops, released in 1967 on the album of the same name. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the UK singles chart. The song was popular during the Vietnam War and was also included in the computer game Battlefield Vietnam. Rolling Stone ranked it #363 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Al Green and Joe Cocker also covered this song.

Preceded by "Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry

Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 23, 1967

Succeeded by "To Sir, with Love" by Lulu

[edit] Trivia

Chris Daughtry of American Idol covered this song for his audition with the judges.