To Sir, with Love (song)
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| “To Sir, with Love” | ||
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| Single by Lulu from the album To Sir, with Love |
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| B-side | "It's Getting Harder All the Time" (The Mindbenders) | |
| Released | 1967 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 2:47 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Writer(s) | Don Black, Mark London | |
"To Sir, with Love" is the theme from the 1967 film To Sir, with Love. The song was written by Don Black and Mark London.
"To Sir, with Love" was initially recorded by Lulu (with The Mindbenders, who also acted in the film). Her single was released in 1967 and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, remaining in the top position for five weeks and earning the number one position for the entire year.
In Lulu's native UK, the song was never released in its own right, instead appearing as the B-side to the 1967 #11 hit "Let's Pretend."
Lulu performed the song again on the American Idol elimination episode on March 21, 2007, almost 40 years after it was originally released.
[edit] Cover versions
- Vicki Sue Robinson covered the song in 1983.
- The song was performed by 10,000 Maniacs with Michael Stipe at the MTV inaugural ball for Bill Clinton in 1993.
- Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles recorded a version in 1997 and included it as an uncredited bonus track on her self-titled CD.
- Soul Asylum recorded a live version in 1997 and included it on the album After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997
[edit] Tina Arena
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| Single by Tina Arena from the album Songs of Love & Loss |
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| Released | November 24, 2007 | ||||
| Format | Digital | ||||
| Recorded | 2007 in London | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:38 | ||||
| Label | EMI | ||||
| Producer | Duck Blackwell, Paul Guardiani | ||||
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Australian singer Tina Arena released her version of the song as the first single from her 2007 album Songs of Love & Loss.
| Preceded by "The Letter" by Box Tops |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single by Lulu October 21, 1967 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Incense and Peppermints" by Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| Preceded by "Ballad of the Green Berets" by Barry Sadler |
Billboard Hot 100 Number one single of the year 1967 |
Succeeded by "Hey Jude" by The Beatles |
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