Me and My Arrow
1971 single by Harry Nilsson
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"Me and My Arrow" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson for his 1970 album The Point![1] It was also released as a single in 1971, reaching number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
| "Me And My Arrow" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Harry Nilsson | ||||
| from the album The Point! | ||||
| B-side | "Are You Sleeping?" | |||
| Released | March 1971 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:03 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter | Harry Nilsson | |||
| Producer | Harry Nilsson | |||
| Harry Nilsson singles chronology | ||||
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The song was composed as the theme for The Point, an animated television show about Oblio, the pointless boy, and his dog Arrow.[3]
Chart history
In popular culture
- Sampled in the "Blackalicious" song "Blazing Arrow" on their 2002 album by the same name.[7]
- Featured in the season 24 episode "To Cur with Love" of The Simpsons as the theme for Homer Simpson and his dog Bongo.
- Used in a series of television commercials promoting the Plymouth Arrow compact car.[8] According to the official Twitter account of the Harry Nilsson estate, the songwriter agreed to let Plymouth use the song in exchange for a new car of which Chrysler agreed. The corporation originally balked at Nilsson's request for a Mercedes-Benz instead of a Plymouth but eventually relented.[9]
- Performed by Adrian Belew on the album For the Love of Harry: Everyone Sings Nilsson