Charade (song)

Charade is a pop song by Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics) that was released in 1963.

Mancini and Mercer wrote Charade as the theme song for the crime comedy of the same title (1963, directed by Stanley Donen ), with Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant in the lead roles. The piece then received an Oscar nomination in the category Best Song in 1964 .

Mancini released his soundtrack album, which contained the song both sung (with choir) and in instrumental versions, on RCA Victor (LPM / LSP 2755). Not only the single (# 36), which was released at the end of 1963, but also cover versions of the song by Andy Williams and Sammy Kaye (# 36) were successful in the Billboard Hot 100 in the following year . Charade u. a. Jackie Gleason , Glen Gray , Si Zentner , Shirley Horn , Sahib Shihab , Sarah Vaughan / Quincy Jones , Johnny Hartman , Stan Getz , Ray Anthony , The Four Freshmen , Julie London , Tex Beneke , Blossom Dearie , Joe Pass , Benny Goodman and that Duke Ellington Orchestra . Mancini composed the song in a 64-bar AABA form in minor. Originally written in three-quarter time, many of the recordings (including the hit version by Sammy Kaye) were interpreted in straight time.

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