"Too Beautiful to Last"
Single by Engelbert Humperdinck
from the album In Time
B-side"A Hundred Times A Day"
Released1972
GenreTraditional Pop
Length3:06
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Richard Rodney Bennett & Paul Francis Webster[1]
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology
"Another Time, Another Place"
(1971) 		"Too Beautiful to Last"
(1972) 		"In Time"
(1972)

"Too Beautiful to Last" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was the theme from the 1971 historical biopic Nicholas and Alexandra.[1]

In 1972, the song was released on the album In Time and as a single.[2] The song spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 14,[3] while reaching No. 1 in Hong Kong,[4] No. 9 in South Africa,[5] No. 17 on the Irish Singles Chart,[6] and No. 66 on Canada's "RPM 100".[7] In the United States, the song spent 3 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 86,[8] while reaching No. 16 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[9][10]

Chart performance

Chart (1972) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 14
Hong Kong - Radio Hong Kong[4] 1
South Africa - South African Record Distributors and Manufacturers[5] 9
Ireland - Irish Singles Chart 17
Canada - RPM 100 66
US Billboard Hot 100 86
US Billboard - Easy Listening 16

References

  1. ^ a b Furia, Philip. "American Song Lyricists, 1920-1960", Gale Group, (2002). p. 455.
  2. ^ Engelbert Humperdinck - Too Beautiful to Last, Ultratop. Accessed July 2, 2016.
  3. ^ Engelbert Humperdinck - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 1, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, June 24, 1972. p. 53. Accessed July 1, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, July 1, 1972. p. 49. Accessed July 1, 2016.
  6. ^ Song Title Search Results for "Too Beautiful to Last", The Irish Charts. Accessed July 1, 2016.
  7. ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 17, No. 10, April 22, 1972. Accessed July 1, 2016.
  8. ^ Engelbert Humperdinck - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 1, 2016.
  9. ^ Engelbert Humperdinck - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 1, 2016.
  10. ^ "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, May 13, 1972. p. 34. Accessed July 1, 2016.


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