The Way It Used to Be (Engelbert Humperdinck song) explained

The Way It Used to Be
Type:single
Artist:Engelbert Humperdinck
Album:Engelbert
B-Side:A Good Thing Going
Released:1969
Genre:Traditional pop
Label:Decca (UK)
Parrot (US)
Producer:Peter Sullivan
Prev Title:Les Bicyclettes de Belsize
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:I'm a Better Man (For Having Loved You)
Next Year:1969

"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, No. 7 on Norway's VG-lista,[8] No. 7 in Wallonia, and No. 9 in South Africa.[9] 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,[10] while reaching No. 4 on Billboards Easy Listening chart.[11] [12] The song was ranked No. 26 on Billboards year-end ranking of 1969's "Top Easy Listening Singles".[13]

Chart performance

Chart (1969)Peak
position
Canada - RPM 100[14] 18
Canada - RPM Adult contemporary[15] 4
Flanders1
Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)3
Netherlands (Parool Top 20)[16] 19
Netherlands (Veronica Top 40)[17] 21
New Zealand Listener[18] 18
Norway (VG-lista)7
Singapore (Radio Singapore)1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)9
UK Singles Chart3
US Billboard Hot 10042
US Billboard Easy Listening4
US Cash Box Top 100[19] 26
US Record World 100 Top Pops[20] 24
US Record World Top Non-Rock[21] 4
US Record World Juke Box Top 25[22] 8
Wallonia[23] 7
Yugoslavia (Novi Džuboks)5

Other versions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Engelbert – Engelbert Humperdinck. AllMusic. March 27, 2018.
  2. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/41e7d/Engelbert-Humperdinck-The-Way-It-Used-To-Be Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way it Used to Be
  3. "From the Music Capitals of the World", Billboard, April 19, 1969. p. 26. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Isabella+Iannetti&titel=Melodia&cat=s Isabella Iannetti - Melodia
  5. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17134/engelbert-humperdinck/ Engelbert Humperdinck - Full Official Chart History
  6. "Hits of the World", Billboard, April 26, 1969. p. 64. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  7. "Hits of the World", Billboard, July 5, 1969. p. 77. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  8. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Engelbert+Humperdinck&titel=The+Way+It+Used+To+Be&cat=s Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be
  9. "Hits of the World", Billboard, April 5, 1969. p. 64. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  10. https://www.billboard.com/artist/engelbert-humperdinck/chart-history/hsi/ Hot 100 - Engelbert Humperdinck The Way It Used to Be Chart History
  11. https://www.billboard.com/artist/engelbert-humperdinck/chart-history/asi/ Adult Contemporary - Engelbert Humperdinck The Way It Used to Be Chart History
  12. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, April 26, 1969. p. 50. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  13. "Top Records of 1969", Billboard, December 27, 1969. p. 17. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  14. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 9, April 28, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  15. "Young Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 9, April 28, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  16. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Engelbert+Humperdinck&titel=The+Way+It+Used+To+Be&cat=s Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way it Used to Be
  17. https://www.top40.nl/engelbert-humperdinck/engelbert-humperdinck-the-way-it-used-to-be-8779 Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be
  18. http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=622#n_view_location NZ Listener chart summary
  19. "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, May 3, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  20. "100 Top Pops", Record World, Vol. 23, No. 1141, Special Section. April 26, 1969. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  21. "Top Non-Rock", Record World, Vol. 23, No. 1141, Special Section. April 26, 1969. p. 20. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  22. "Juke Box Top 25", Record World, April 12, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  23. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/41e7d/Engelbert-Humperdinck-The-Way-It-Used-To-Be Engelbert Humperdinck - The Way It Used to Be
  24. Web site: Traces of Love – Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra. AllMusic. March 27, 2018.
  25. "Hits of the World", Billboard, June 21, 1969. p. 94. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  26. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/56ad9/Jimmy-Fontana-Melodia Jimmy Fontana - Melodia

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