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1969 single by Engelbert Humperdinck
"The Way It Used to Be " is a song recorded by
Engelbert Humperdinck , which was released on the album Engelbert and as a single in 1969.
[1]
[2] It is an English language adaptation of the
Italian language song "Melodia",
[3] which was originally released by Isabella Iannetti in 1968.
[4]
[2]
The song was a top ten hit in multiple countries, and spent 14 weeks on the
UK Singles Chart , peaking at No. 3,
[5] while reaching No. 1 in
Flanders
[2] and Singapore,
[6] No. 3 in Malaysia,
[6] No. 5 in
Yugoslavia ,
[7] No. 6 on the
Irish Singles Chart ,
[8] No. 7 on Norway's
VG- lista ,
[9] No. 7 in
Wallonia ,
[10] and No. 9 in South Africa.
[11] The song was a hit in other nations as well.
In the United States, the song spent 11 weeks on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 42,
[12] while reaching No. 4 on
Billboard ' s
Easy Listening chart.
[13]
[14] The song was ranked No. 26 on Billboard ' s year-end ranking of 1969's "Top Easy Listening Singles".
[15]
Chart performance
Other versions
An instrumental version was released by
Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra, on his 1969 album Traces of Love .
[25]
Fredi released a
Finnish language adaptation titled "Se päivä tulee kerran" in 1969, which reached No. 2 in Finland.
[26]
Jimmy Fontana released a version of "Melodia" in 1969, which bubbled under the top 50 in Wallonia.
[27]
Milyo Naryo released a
Tagalog language adaptation titled "Naka-Table Na Kita".
References
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"Engelbert – Engelbert Humperdinck" .
AllMusic . Retrieved March 27, 2018 .
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Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way it Used to Be ,
Ultratop . Accessed July 4, 2016.
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From the Music Capitals of the World ",
Billboard , April 19, 1969. p. 26. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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Isabella Iannetti - Melodia , norwegiancharts.com . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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Engelbert Humperdinck - Full Official Chart History ,
Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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b
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Hits of the World ",
Billboard , April 26, 1969. p. 64. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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b "
Hits of the World ",
Billboard , July 5, 1969. p. 77. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Way it Used to Be" .
Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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b
Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be , norwegiancharts.com . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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a
b
Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be ,
Ultratop . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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a
b "
Hits of the World ",
Billboard , April 5, 1969. p. 64. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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a
b
Hot 100 - Engelbert Humperdinck The Way It Used to Be Chart History , Billboard.com . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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Adult Contemporary - Engelbert Humperdinck The Way It Used to Be Chart History , Billboard.com . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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a
b "
Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening ",
Billboard , April 26, 1969. p. 50. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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Top Records of 1969 ",
Billboard , December 27, 1969. p. 17. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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RPM 100 ",
RPM Weekly , Volume 11, No. 9, April 28, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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Young Adult ",
RPM Weekly , Volume 11, No. 9, April 28, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way it Used to Be , Dutch Charts. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be ,
Media Markt Top 40. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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NZ Listener chart summary , Flavour of New Zealand . Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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Cash Box Top 100 ",
Cash Box , May 3, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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100 Top Pops ",
Record World , Vol. 23, No. 1141, Special Section. April 26, 1969. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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Top Non-Rock ",
Record World , Vol. 23, No. 1141, Special Section. April 26, 1969. p. 20. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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Juke Box Top 25 ",
Record World , April 12, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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"Traces of Love – Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra" .
AllMusic . Retrieved March 27, 2018 .
^ "
Hits of the World ",
Billboard , June 21, 1969. p. 94. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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Jimmy Fontana - Melodia ,
Ultratop . Retrieved March 27, 2018.