Strangers In The Night Lyrics

"Strangers In The Night" (with words by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder, originally recorded by Ivo Robić), was originally recorded as part of Bert Kaempfert's score for the 1965 film A Man Could Get Killed. It became a #1 hit for Frank Sinatra in 1966. This was probably the most worldwide successful pop song written by a German composer. Bert Kaempfert was born in Hamburg where he received his lifelong nickname, Fips - and studied at the School of Music there. A multi-instrumentalist, he was hired by Hans Busch to play with his orchestra before serving as a bandsman in the German Navy during World War II. He later formed his own big band, toured with them, then worked as an arranger and producer, making hit records with Freddy Quinn and Ivo Robić. In 1961, he hired The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan on "My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean)," "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Ain't She Sweet" and "Cry for a Shadow," in a session for Polydor, the Beatles' first commercial recordings. Kaempfert's own first hit with his orchestra had been in 1960, with "Wonderland by Night". Many of his tunes became better known as hits for other artists.