| "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" | |
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 Cover art of the 2010 re-release | |
| Single by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | |
| from the album Ka ʻAnoʻi and Facing Future | |
| Released | November 23, 1990 (KʻA) November 1, 1993 (FF) |
| Recorded | 1989 (KʻA) 1988 (FF) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 5:08 |
| Label | Big Boy Records |
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| Music video | |
| "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" on YouTube | |
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"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" (also known as "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World") is a medley of "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland and "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong, recorded by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. First released on the 1990 album Ka ʻAnoʻi, an acoustic rendition of the medley became notable after its release on his 1993 album Facing Future.
The song became a sleeper hit, after charting across Europe in 2010 and 2011 and in the meanwhile being featured in numerous film and TV soundtracks throughout the 2000s and 2010s. In 2020, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[1]
- ^ "National Recording Registry Adds 'Rhythm Nation' Among 25 New Selections". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 25, 2021.