"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" on YouTube
A commercial success in the United States, it reached the top of both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary charts in October 1981, remaining at the top of the Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks. The song topped the VG-lista chart in Norway and was a top-ten hit in several other countries.
The song was written in collaboration between Cross, pop music composer Burt Bacharach, and Bacharach's frequent writing partner and then-wife Carole Bayer Sager. A fourth writing credit went to Minnelli's ex-husband, Australian songwriter Peter Allen,[2] a frequent collaborator with Bayer Sager. The line in the chorus "When you get caught between the moon and New York City" was taken from an unreleased song written by Allen and Bayer Sager.[3] Allen came up with the line while his plane was in a holding pattern during a night arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport.[4]
Releaseedit
The song "Minstrel Gigolo" served as the record's B-side, having previously backed Cross's debut single, "Ride Like the Wind".
Cross included "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" as a bonus track exclusive to cassette and CD versions of his 1983 album Another Page.
Music videoedit
The music video consists of two acts, which are edited together in fade outs. In one, Christopher Cross performs the song with musicians in a recording studio, and the other is the story the song illustrates.
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Not to be confused with the theme song for the animated educational television series Arthur Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do is a song performed and co written by American singer songwriter Christopher Cross as the main theme for the 1981 film Arthur starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli It was recognized as the year s Best Original Song at both the 54th Academy Awards and 39th Golden Globe Awards 2 Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do Single by Christopher Crossfrom the album Arthur The AlbumB side Minstrel Gigolo ReleasedAugust 14 1981Recorded1981GenrePop 1 Length3 53LabelWarner Bros Songwriter s Christopher CrossBurt BacharachCarole Bayer SagerPeter AllenProducer s Michael OmartianChristopher Cross singles chronology Spinning 1980 Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do 1981 All Right 1983 Music video Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do on YouTubeA commercial success in the United States it reached the top of both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary charts in October 1981 remaining at the top of the Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks The song topped the VG lista chart in Norway and was a top ten hit in several other countries The song ranked No 79 among the AFI s 100 Years 100 Songs survey in 2004 Contents 1 Background 2 Release 3 Music video 4 Personnel 5 Charts and certifications 5 1 Charts 5 2 Year end charts 5 3 All time charts 5 4 Certifications 6 See also 7 ReferencesBackground editThe song was written in collaboration between Cross pop music composer Burt Bacharach and Bacharach s frequent writing partner and then wife Carole Bayer Sager A fourth writing credit went to Minnelli s ex husband Australian songwriter Peter Allen 2 a frequent collaborator with Bayer Sager The line in the chorus When you get caught between the moon and New York City was taken from an unreleased song written by Allen and Bayer Sager 3 Allen came up with the line while his plane was in a holding pattern during a night arrival at John F Kennedy International Airport 4 Release editThe song Minstrel Gigolo served as the record s B side having previously backed Cross s debut single Ride Like the Wind Cross included Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do as a bonus track exclusive to cassette and CD versions of his 1983 album Another Page Music video editThe music video consists of two acts which are edited together in fade outs In one Christopher Cross performs the song with musicians in a recording studio and the other is the story the song illustrates Personnel editChristopher Cross lead and backing vocals guitar Michael Omartian keyboards synthesizers string arrangements Michael Boddicker synthesizer programming Steve Lukather guitar Marty Walsh guitar David Hungate bass Jeff Porcaro drums Paulinho da Costa percussion Ernie Watts saxophoneCharts and certifications editCharts edit Chart 1981 1982 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 13Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 5 1Canada Top Singles RPM 6 2Ireland IRMA 7 7Italy FIMI 8 5New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 9 10Norway VG lista 10 1South Africa Springbok SA Top 20 11 7Spain AFYVE 12 14Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 13 6UK Singles The Official Charts Company 2 7US Adult Contemporary Billboard 14 1US Billboard Hot 100 15 1US Mainstream Rock Billboard 16 13 Year end charts edit Year end chart 1981 RankItaly FIMI 17 19US Top Pop Singles Billboard 18 64Year end chart 1982 RankUS Top Pop Singles Billboard 19 98All time charts edit Chart 1958 2018 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 20 246Certifications edit Region Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 21 Gold 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone See also edit nbsp 1980s portalAcademy Award for Best Original Song Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1981 List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 1981 List of number one hits in NorwayReferences edit Deggans Eric 1998 Christopher Cross In Graff Gary Durchholz Daniel eds MusicHound Rock The Essential Album Guide Detroit Visible Ink Press p 293 a b c Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 136 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 Bremer K 2013 04 26 Peter Allen Blue Desert Music Archived from the original on 2001 07 20 Retrieved 2013 04 30 Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do by Christopher Cross Songfacts Archived from the original on 2013 10 15 Retrieved 2017 03 18 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca Retrieved 2012 01 04 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca Retrieved 2012 01 04 Irish Singles Chart Search for song Irish Recorded Music Association Archived from the original on June 9 2009 Retrieved July 6 2011 Christopher Cross Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do Top Digital Download Christopher Cross Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do Top 40 Singles Christopher Cross Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do VG lista SA Charts 1965 1989 As presented on Springbok Radio Radio Orion Retrieved February 27 2018 Salaverri Fernando September 2005 Solo exitos ano a ano 1959 2002 1st ed Spain Fundacion Autor SGAE ISBN 84 8048 639 2 Christopher Cross Arthur s Theme Best That You Can Do Swiss Singles Chart Christopher Cross Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Christopher Cross Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Christopher Cross Chart History Mainstream Rock Billboard Top Annuali Single 1981 Retrieved 29 January 2022 Number One Awards Billboard s 1981 Year End Charts Pop Singles Billboard Vol 93 no 51 December 26 1981 p YE 9 Retrieved 5 April 2020 Talent in Action Top Pop Singles Billboard 94 51 TIA 20 December 25 1982 Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart Billboard Retrieved 10 December 2018 Arthur s Theme The Best You Can Do Retrieved December 26 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur 27s Theme Best That You Can Do amp oldid 1196437245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
