"Too Beautiful to Last" | ||||
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Single by Engelbert Humperdinck | ||||
from the album In Time | ||||
B-side | "A Hundred Times A Day" | |||
Released | 1972 | |||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||
Length | 3:06 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Songwriter(s) | Richard Rodney Bennett & Paul Francis Webster [1] | |||
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology | ||||
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"Too Beautiful to Last" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was the theme from the 1971 historical biopic Nicholas and Alexandra. [1]
In 1972, the song was released on the album In Time and as a single. [2] The song spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 14, [3] while reaching No. 1 in Hong Kong, [4] No. 9 in South Africa, [5] No. 17 on the Irish Singles Chart, [6] and No. 66 on Canada's " RPM 100". [7] In the United States, the song spent 3 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 86, [8] while reaching No. 16 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart. [9] [10]
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart | 14 |
Hong Kong - Radio Hong Kong [4] | 1 |
South Africa - South African Record Distributors and Manufacturers [5] | 9 |
Ireland - Irish Singles Chart | 17 |
Canada - RPM 100 | 66 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 86 |
US Billboard - Easy Listening | 16 |
"Too Beautiful to Last" | ||||
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Single by Engelbert Humperdinck | ||||
from the album In Time | ||||
B-side | "A Hundred Times A Day" | |||
Released | 1972 | |||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||
Length | 3:06 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Songwriter(s) | Richard Rodney Bennett & Paul Francis Webster [1] | |||
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology | ||||
|
"Too Beautiful to Last" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was the theme from the 1971 historical biopic Nicholas and Alexandra. [1]
In 1972, the song was released on the album In Time and as a single. [2] The song spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 14, [3] while reaching No. 1 in Hong Kong, [4] No. 9 in South Africa, [5] No. 17 on the Irish Singles Chart, [6] and No. 66 on Canada's " RPM 100". [7] In the United States, the song spent 3 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 86, [8] while reaching No. 16 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart. [9] [10]
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart | 14 |
Hong Kong - Radio Hong Kong [4] | 1 |
South Africa - South African Record Distributors and Manufacturers [5] | 9 |
Ireland - Irish Singles Chart | 17 |
Canada - RPM 100 | 66 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 86 |
US Billboard - Easy Listening | 16 |