- Strangers in the Night is a 1966 traditional pop tune composed by Bert Kaempfert with English lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. Kaempfert originally wrote it as an instrumental called Beddy Bye for the film A Man Could Get Killed.
- The lyrics were inspired by a bar scene in the film where the leads exchange glances, and Frank Sinatra’s recording helped transform it into a global hit.
- Sinatra recorded it on April 11, 1966 and released the single on April 12, 1966; it appears on the album Strangers in the Night and is notable for its scat outro and a mid song key change.
- The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts in the US, reached No 1 in the UK, and won multiple Grammys including Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Record of the Year; it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.
- Fun facts: Sinatra reportedly disliked the song, and the closing scat inspired the name of Scooby-Doo.
