| "Rainbow Connection" | |
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 International single cover | |
| Single by Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog | |
| from the album The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording | |
| B-side | "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along" |
| Released | June 1979 |
| Recorded | 1978 |
| Studio | A&M Studios |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:15 |
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"Rainbow Connection" is a song from the 1979 film The Muppet Movie, with music and lyrics written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher.[1] The song was performed by Jim Henson – as Kermit the Frog – in the film. "Rainbow Connection" reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1979, with the song remaining in the Top 40 for seven weeks in total.[2] Williams and Ascher received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 52nd Academy Awards.[3]
In 2020, "Rainbow Connection" was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry.[4]
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- ^ "Casey Kasem American Top 40 - 10/11/79". www.oldradioshows.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
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- ^ Kiefer, Halle. "Ryan Murphy Is Still Haunted by The Muppet Movie's Best Song Oscar Loss". Vulture. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 24, 2021). "Janet Jackson and Kermit the Frog Added to National Recording Registry". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.