| "Wild is the Wind" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Mathis | ||||
| B-side | "No Love (But Your Love)" | |||
| Released | November 11, 1957 | |||
| Recorded | 1957 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:22 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Composer(s) | Dimitri Tiomkin | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Ned Washington | |||
| Johnny Mathis singles chronology | ||||
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"Wild Is the Wind" is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington for the 1957 film Wild Is the Wind. Johnny Mathis recorded the song for the film and released it as a single in November 1957. Mathis' version reached No. 22 on the Billboard chart. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1958, but lost to "All the Way" by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn from The Joker is Wild.[1]
The song has been recorded many times, by many performers. The best known versions are those recorded by Nina Simone (from her 1966 album of the same name) and by David Bowie (from his 1976 album Station to Station).[2]
In 1999, George Michael recorded a version for his album Songs From The Last Century.[citation needed]
- ^ "The 30th Academy Awards | 1958". Oscars.org. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Pegg 2011, p. 278.