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"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" is a song recorded by Meco, taken from the album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 1, 1977, holding on to the spot for two weeks [1] and peaked at no. 7 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining in the charts for nine weeks. [2]
Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" remained at number one for two weeks and was replaced by "You Light Up My Life" (1977) by Debby Boone. [4] "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" appeared on other Billboard charts, peaking at number six on Dance Club Songs [49] number eight on Hot R&B Songs [50] and number 18 on Adult Contemporary. [51]
"Star Wars (Main Title)" is a musical theme composed and conducted by John Williams. The 1977 London Symphony Orchestra recording peaked at number ten on Billboard Hot 100 and number thirteen in Canada RPM Top Singles. Meco's disco version of "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" from his album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk was a global hit in the ...
John Williams, composer of the music of all nine Skywalker Saga films. The music of the Star Wars franchise is composed and produced in conjunction with the development of the feature films, television series, and other merchandise within the epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas.
Domenico Monardo (November 29, 1939 – May 26, 2023), known as Meco, was an American record producer and musician, as well as the name of his band or production team.Meco is best known for his 1977 space disco version of the Star Wars theme from his album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk; both the single and album were certified platinum in the US.
Mos Eisley is a spaceport town in the fictional Star Wars universe. [1] Located on the planet Tatooine, it first appeared in the 1977 film Star Wars, described by the character Obi-Wan Kenobi (played by Alec Guinness) as a "wretched hive of scum and villainy".
The song became a hit in the United States (#13) and Canada (#12) during the winter of that year. A few months before the release of the song, Williams had released a competing version of Star Wars theme music, " Star Wars (Main Title) ," which reached number 10 on the US Billboard chart, while " Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band " was a number one ...
Star Wars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 1977 film Star Wars, composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Williams' score for Star Wars was recorded over eight sessions at Anvil Studios in Denham, England on March 5, 8–12, 15 and 16, 1977.