“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.

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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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Perry Como notableWork “Catch a Falling Star”