Frank Sinatra - | Strangers In The Night

Despite his personal distaste, the track became a cultural juggernaut, earning multiple Grammy Awards and marking Sinatra's return to the top of the charts during the height of the rock 'n' roll era. The Unlikely Origin: From Movie Score to Pop Standard

The melody was originally composed by German orchestra leader as an instrumental piece titled "Beddy Bye" for the 1966 film A Man Could Get Killed . Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night

: The famous "doo-be-doo-be-doo" scatting during the song's fade-out was improvised by Sinatra in the studio. CBS executive Fred Silverman later cited this scatting as the inspiration for the name of the cartoon character Scooby-Doo . Despite his personal distaste, the track became a

: By July 2, 1966, the song knocked The Beatles' "Paperback Writer" off the #1 spot. It remained on the charts for 15 weeks and became Sinatra's first million-selling single. CBS executive Fred Silverman later cited this scatting

: Music publisher Hal Fine recruited Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder to write English lyrics. They drew inspiration from a scene in the film where two characters fall in love after a chance encounter at a bar.

Strangers In The Night by Frank Sinatra | Concord - Label Group