Me and My Arrow
1971 single by Harry Nilsson
| "Me And My Arrow" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Harry Nilsson | ||||
| from the album The Point! | ||||
| B-side | "Are You Sleeping?" | |||
| Released | March 1971 (1971) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:03 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harry Nilsson | |||
| Producer(s) | Harry Nilsson | |||
| Harry Nilsson singles chronology | ||||
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"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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