“Catch a Falling Star”
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“Catch a Falling Star” is a popular 1957 pop song, famously recorded by Perry Como, that became one of his signature hits and the first single ever certified gold by the RIAA.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Catch a Falling Star” canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| certification | RIAA Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificationAuthority | Recording Industry Association of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chart |
Billboard Hot 100
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Lee Pockriss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1950s ⓘ |
| distribution | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | pop ⓘ |
| hasBside | "Magic Moments" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatalogNumber | RCA Victor 47-7100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine | "Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
orchestra
ⓘ
vocal ⓘ |
| hasISWC | T-070.018.510-3 ⓘ |
| hasKey | major key ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | "Save it for a rainy day" ⓘ |
| hasRecordingLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRhythm | moderate tempo ⓘ |
| hasStyle | traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
good fortune
ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ |
| hasType | A-side single ⓘ |
| includedOn | album "We Get Letters" (reissues and compilations) ⓘ |
| influenced | later easy listening and pop standards repertoire ⓘ |
| label | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:31 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Vance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first single ever certified gold by the RIAA ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Perry Como NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Perry Como discography ⓘ |
| performer | Perry Como NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Joe Reisman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | RCA Victor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Perry Como NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-10-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Perry Como NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
film "The Princess Diaries"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various television shows and commercials ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.