"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]

The song was composed as the theme for The Point, a story about Oblio, the pointless boy, and his dog Arrow.^[3]

Chart history

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	52
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[4]	18
Canada RPM Top Singles	17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[5]	34
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	3
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[6]	27

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

References

^ Greenwald, Matthew. "Me and My Arrow". AllMusic.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 177.
^ "The Point". IMDb. 10 July 1973.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-04-24. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 19, 1971
^ "Blazing Arrow". whosampled.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ Jeff Koch (23 September 2018). "To The Point - Plymouth Arrow". hemmings.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ Tuesday, August 21, 2018 social media entry from the official Twitter account of the Harry Nilsson estate explaining the song's use in marketing the Plymouth Arrow. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

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Studio albums	Spotlight on Nilsson Pandemonium Shadow Show Aerial Ballet Harry Nilsson Sings Newman The Point! Nilsson Schmilsson Son of Schmilsson A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night Pussy Cats Duit on Mon Dei Sandman ...That's the Way It Is Knnillssonn Flash Harry Losst and Founnd
Soundtracks	Skidoo The Point! Son of Dracula Popeye
Remixes	Aerial Pandemonium Ballet
Compilations	Early Tymes Nilsson The RCA Albums Collection
Singles	"All for the Beatles" "Sixteen Tons" "Without Her" "You Can't Do That" "River Deep – Mountain High" "One" "Everybody's Talkin'" "Me and My Arrow" "Without You" "Jump into the Fire" "Coconut" "Spaceman" "As Time Goes By" "Subterranean Homesick Blues" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Many Rivers to Cross" "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" "Sail Away" "Just One Look/Baby I'm Yours (medley)"
Other songs	"Gotta Get Up" "Old Dirt Road" "The Puppy Song" "Ten Little Indians" "This Could Be the Night" "You're Breakin' My Heart"
Collaborations	Pussy Cats Every Man Has a Woman Ringo Son of Dracula Walls and Bridges Goodnight Vienna Ringo's Rotogravure Stop and Smell the Roses Two Sides of the Moon Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films
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