| "The Windmills of Your Mind" | |
|---|---|
 A-side label of UK vinyl single | |
| Single by Noel Harrison | |
| from the album The Thomas Crown Affair | |
| B-side | "Leitch on the Beach" |
| Released | 1968 |
| Label | Reprise |
| Composer(s) | Michel Legrand |
| Lyricist(s) | Alan and Marilyn Bergman (English) Eddy Marnay (French) |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen |
"The Windmills of Your Mind" is a song with music by French composer Michel Legrand and English lyrics written by American lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman. French lyrics, under the title "Les Moulins de mon cœur", were written by Eddy Marnay. It was originally recorded by the English actor Noel Harrison in 1968.
The song (with the English lyrics) was introduced in the film The Thomas Crown Affair (1968),[1] and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[1] In 2004, "Windmills of Your Mind" was ranked 57 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top songs in American cinema. A cover by Sting was used in the 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 135. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.