Never on Sunday (song)

This article is about the song. For the 1960 film, see Never on Sunday. For other uses, see Never on Sunday (disambiguation).

"Never on Sunday"
2002 remastered single
Single by Melina Mercouri[1]
from the album Never on Sunday
B-side"Hasapico" (Manos Hadjidakis)
Released1 October 1960[2]
Recorded1960
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)Manos Hatzidakis
Producer(s)Jack Lewis
"Never on Sunday"
Single by Don Costa
B-side"The Sound of Love"
ReleasedJuly 25, 1960
Recorded1960
GenreInstrumental
Length3:01
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)Manos Hatzidakis
Producer(s)Don Costa
"Never on Sunday"
Single by The Chordettes
from the album Never on Sunday
B-side"Faraway Star"
ReleasedMay 1961
Recorded1961
GenreTraditional pop
Length2:40
LabelCadence
Songwriter(s)Manos Hatzidakis, Billy Towne
The Chordettes singles chronology
"A Broken Vow"
(1960) 		"Never on Sunday"
(1961) 		"Faraway Star"
(1961)

"Never on Sunday", also known by its original Greek title "Ta Pediá tou Pireá" ("Τα Παιδιά του Πειραιά", The Children of Piraeus), is a song written by Manos Hatzidakis[1] and first sung by Melina Mercouri in the film of the same name, directed by Jules Dassin and starring Mercouri.[1] The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1960, a first for a foreign-language picture.[3] The film score was first released on 1 October 1960 by United Artists Records.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 135. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ a b "Never On Sunday : Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack (Enhanced)". Amazon. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  3. ^ Levy, Emanuel (14 January 2003). All about Oscar: the history and politics of the Academy Awards. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-8264-1452-6. Retrieved 27 July 2010.