Because of You (1940 song)

"Because of You"
Single by Tony Bennett
from the album Because of You
B-side"I Won't Cry Anymore"
PublishedSeptember 4, 1940 (1940-09-04) by Broadcast Music, Inc., New York[1]
ReleasedApril 30, 1951 (1951-04-30)
RecordedApril 4, 1951 (1951-04-04)[2]
StudioColumbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenrePopular music[3]
Length2:59
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson
Tony Bennett singles chronology
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
(1950) 		"Because of You"
(1951) 		"Cold, Cold Heart"
(1951)

"Because of You" is a popular song written by Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson in 1940. It was first recorded by Larry Clinton and His Orchestra on December 12, 1940,[4] and was released March 28, 1941 on Bluebird 11094. It charted for one week (June 28) and ranked number 95 in the 1941 year-end list.[5]

It was used in the 1951 film I Was an American Spy.

  1. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1940). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1940 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 35 Pt 3 For the Year 1940. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. ^ "session". 6 September 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ "The iconic Tony Bennett to take the stage in Tulsa May 24". Tahlequah Daily Press. February 27, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Victor matrix BS-053733. Because of you / Bluebird Orchestra ; Larry Clinton ; Peggy Mann - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.