Swinging on a Star

For the Bing Crosby compilation volume, see Swinging on a Star (album).
"Swinging on a Star"
Single by Bing Crosby with the Williams Brothers Quartet and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
from the album Selections from Going My Way
ReleasedApril 1944
RecordedFebruary 7, 1944
GenreTraditional pop
Songwriter(s)
Official audio
" Swinging on a Star" on YouTube

"Swinging on a Star" is an American pop standard with music composed by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke.[1] It was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song that year,[1][2] and has been recorded by numerous artists since then. In 2004, it finished at No. 37 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

Many artists have recorded it under the title Would You Like to Swing on a Star.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 134. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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