This Magic Moment
1960 song by The Drifters
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"This Magic Moment" is a song composed by lyricist Doc Pomus and pianist Mort Shuman.[3] It was first recorded by The Drifters, with Ben E. King singing lead.
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| Single by The Drifters[1] | ||||
| B-side | "Baltimore" | |||
| Released | January 28, 1960 | |||
| Recorded | December 23, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
| Genre | R&B[2] | |||
| Length | 2:28 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriters | Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman | |||
| Producers | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | |||
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| "This Magic Moment" | ||||
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| Single by Jay and the Americans | ||||
| from the album Sands of Time | ||||
| A-side | "Since I Don't Have You" | |||
| Released | October 28, 1968 | |||
| Recorded | October 16, 1968 | |||
| Studio | O.D.O. Recorders, New York City, N.Y. | |||
| Genre | Blue-eyed soul | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriters | Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman | |||
| Producer | Jay and the Americans | |||
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Original Drifters version
It was recorded first by Ben E. King and the Drifters, at Bell Sound Studios in New York City.[1] The Drifters version spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 16 on April 2, 1960.[4]
Chart history
Jay and the Americans version
In 1968, Jay and the Americans released a version which became the song's most widely successful release. The record spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 6 on March 1, 1969,[8] landing at No. 1 on Canada's "RPM 100"[9] and No. 11 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[10] The song also debuted at No. 4 in the first issue of RPM's "Young Adult" adult contemporary chart.[11] The single earned gold record status from the Recording Industry Association of America.[12]
Chart history
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In popular culture
The original version of the song was used in the following productions:
- The Sandlot, the 1993 sports comedy film directed by David M. Evans
- "Soprano Home Movies", an episode of The Sopranos
- "This Magic Moment", a documentary film from ESPN's 30 for 30 about the Orlando Magic
- "Selena Gomez/Post Malone", an episode from the 47th season of Saturday Night Live, in a sketch about the invention of the whoopee cushion
Lou Reed's version, from a Doc Pomus tribute album, Till the Night is Gone, was featured in David Lynch's film Lost Highway (1997).
Rick James released a version of the song as a single as part of a medley with "Dance With Me " in 1989. It went to No. 74 on the U.S. R&B chart.