Magic Moments

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"Magic Moments" is a popular song.

The music was written by Burt Bacharach, the lyrics by Hal David, one of the first compositions by that duo. The song was published in 1957.

The biggest hit version of the song was recorded by Perry Como in 1957, and became a hit in early 1958. The peak position is hard to track precisely, due to the multiple charts used in Bilboard. The overall impact of the song probably fell just below the top ten. The song was also a 1958 hit in the United Kingdom in a version recorded by Ronnie Hilton, reaching #22 on the UK Singles Chart.

Synthpop duo Erasure recorded the song for their 1997 album Cowboy. Their version is featured in the Clive Barker film Lord of Illusions, providing the background music to a magicians' convention.

Magic Moments is also the name given to a Surprise, Surprise style show within the BBC television film Pat and Margaret. Its theme music is the song itself and as the coach carrying various members of the audience sets off at the start of the film, they start singing it.

This song was used in the television commercial for a brand of confectionery, "Quality Street" in the UK in the late 80's.

The song is also occasionally sung by Ulster Rugby fans at away matches, particularly after 'magic moments' of play.

This song was played during a video on ebaumsworld.com of a girl trying to commit Suicide. The video is no longer up.

Preceded by "The Story of My Life" by Michael Holliday

UK number one single 15 September 1958 (2 weeks)

Succeeded by "Whole Lotta Woman" by Marvin Rainwater