Swinging on a Star
"Swinging on a Star" is an American pop standard with music composed by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song that year, and has been recorded by numerous artists since then. In 2004, it finished at No. 37 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
| "Swinging on a Star" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Bing Crosby with the Williams Brothers Quartet and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra | |
| from the album Selections from Going My Way | |
| Released | April 1944 |
| Recorded | February 7, 1944 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
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| Official audio | |
| " Swinging on a Star" on YouTube | |
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