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"Catch a Falling Star" is a song written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss. It is best known and was made famous by Perry Como's hit version, recorded and released in late 1957.[1]

"Catch a Falling Star"
Single by Perry Como
B-side	"Magic Moments"
Released	December 3, 1957
Recorded	October 9, 1957
Genre	Pop
Length	2:23
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss
Producer(s)	Joe Reisman

Background and chart performance

The song's melody is based on a theme from Brahms' Academic Festival Overture. Perry Como's version features the Ray Charles Singers, who sing the refrain as a repeated round.[1]

It was Como's last number one hit in the US,[2] reaching number 1 on the Billboard "Most Played by Jockeys" chart but not in the overall top 100, where it reached number 3.[3] It was the first single to receive a Recording Industry Association of America gold record certification, on March 14, 1958.[4] Overseas, in 1958, the song also topped the Australian charts. In the UK Singles Chart, "Catch a Falling Star" peaked at number nine, whereas its B-side "Magic Moments" topped the charts.[5]

Accolades

The single won Como the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male.

In popular culture

The song has been featured in several films, including:

• The Princess Diaries
• Love Actually
• Everybody's Fine
• Welcome to Me
• Never Been Kissed
• It was often featured in the TV series Lost, and was most often associated with Claire Littleton and her baby, Aaron.
• It is also featured in an episode of the FX black comedy Mr Inbetween.
• A musical phrase from the song appears in John Williams's score for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull during the motorcycle chase through the college.[6]
• It was also in the musical Forever Plaid

References

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