#Song raindrops keep falling on my head movie#

In 1970, from January 24 to March 13, it was the number-one hit (for seven weeks) in Australia on the Go-Set National Top 40 for Johnny Farnham.In 1970, Barbara Mason's cover reached U.S.The song has been covered numerous times.

#Song raindrops keep falling on my head movie#

But, when the movie came out it hit hugely and sold about 200,000 to 300,000 records a day for about three years.Īll-time charts Chart (1958-2018) So nowadays, it sounds pretty tame, but back then, radio resisted it to some degree. It was a very unique and different sounding song, Bacharach and David never had any qualms about trying to do anything different, or push the envelope so to speak. The song, initially when it came out, I believe it was October of 69, the movie didn't come out until December, it did get some bad reviews. Billboard Magazine also ranked the song 15th on its Top 50 Movie Songs of All Time list in 2014. In 2008, the single was ranked 85th on Billboard's Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs and placed 95th in the 55th Anniversary edition of the All-Time Hot 100 list in 2013. The same year, it finished at number 23 on AFI's 100 Years.100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. The song was featured during the 2004 superhero film Spider-Man 2 over a montage sequence when Peter Parker ( Tobey Maguire) initially renounces his identity as Spider-Man. Gold record presented to backup singer Linda November for her work on 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' Carol Kaye played electric bass on the song. The trumpet solos in the song are performed by Chuck Findley. Bob Dylan is supposed to have been approached for the song, but he reportedly declined too. He chose instead to record the song ' Sunday Morning Coming Down', written by Kris Kristofferson. Ray Stevens was first offered the opportunity to record it for the film, but turned it down. The film version featured a separate vaudeville-style instrumental break in double time while Paul Newman performed bicycle stunts. In the film version of the song, Thomas had been recovering from laryngitis, which made his voice sound huskier than in the 7-inch release. Thomas in seven takes, after Bacharach expressed dissatisfaction with the first six. According to Billboard magazine, it had sold over 2 million copies by March 14, 1970, with eight-track and cassette versions also climbing the charts. The song also spent seven weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in January 1970 and was also the first American No. 1 on charts in the United States, Canada and Norway, and reached No. The uplifting lyrics describe somebody who overcomes his troubles and worries by realizing that 'it won't be long 'till happiness steps up to greet me.' ' Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' on YouTube From the motion picture, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidįrom the album Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head