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Come Fly with Me (1958 song)

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"Come Fly with Me"
Song by Frank Sinatra
from the album Come Fly with Me
Released1958
RecordedOctober 10, 1957
GenreTraditional pop
Length3:19
LabelCapitol
Composer(s)Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
Producer(s)Voyle Gilmore, Billy May

"Come Fly with Me" is a 1957 popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn.

"Come Fly with Me" was written for Frank Sinatra, and was the title track of his 1958 album of the same name. The song sets the tone for the rest of the album, describing adventures in exotic locales, in Bombay, Peru and Acapulco Bay respectively.

It subsequently became part of Sinatra's concert repertoire, and would feature in numerous performances.

Recordings

(numerous compilation albums)

Film, radio and television

The song is featured prominently in the 1963 feature film Come Fly with Me sung by Frankie Avalon. The song was also used as the theme tune to the 1998 television series Airline and it also appears in numerous films, including Raging Bull (1980), Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982), Betsy's Wedding (1990), Air America (1990), Vegas Vacation (1997), Little Voice (1998), Heartbreakers (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), and PanAm (2011), and in two television bio-pics about Sinatra; the 1992 mini-series Sinatra and 1997's The Rat Pack.

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