Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

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"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", performed by Christopher Cross, is the theme song from the 1981 film Arthur starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli.

The song was written in collaboration between Cross, pop music composer Burt Bacharach, and his frequent writing partner Carole Bayer Sager. A fourth writing credit goes to Minnelli's ex-husband and Australian songwriter Peter Allen, also a frequent collaborator with Bayer Sager; the line "When you get caught between the moon and New York City" from the chorus is taken from an unreleased song they had previously written together.

The song won the 1981 Academy Award for Best Original Song. The award was presented by singer Connie Francis, who was a long time friend and music collaborator of Burt Bacharach.

This song was also featured in the musical The Boy From Oz, about Peter Allen, in which Peter and Liza perform the song as a duet in Act 1.

Pianist/keyboardist Bradley Joseph arranged an instrumental cover version of this song on his 2005 album, For the Love of It.

Preceded by "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie	Billboard Hot 100 number one single October 17, 1981	Succeeded by "Private Eyes" by Daryl Hall and John Oates
Preceded by "Fame" from Fame	Academy Award for Best Original Song 1981	Succeeded by "Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman