Rainbow Connection

"Rainbow Connection" is a song from the 1979 film The Muppet Movie, with music and lyrics written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher. The song was performed by Jim Henson – as Kermit the Frog – in the film. "Rainbow Connection" reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1979, with the song remaining in the Top 40 for seven weeks in total. Williams and Ascher received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 52nd Academy Awards.

This article is about the song from The Muppet Movie. For the 2001 Willie Nelson album, see Rainbow Connection (album). For the concept in graph theory, see Rainbow coloring.

"Rainbow Connection"
International single cover
Single by Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog
from the album The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording
B-side"I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along"
ReleasedJune 1979 (1979-06)
Recorded1978
StudioA&M Studios
Genre
Length3:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Paul Williams
  • Jim Henson

In 2020, "Rainbow Connection" was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry.

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