Fly Me to the Moon

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"Fly Me to the Moon" is a classic jazz standard, most famously performed by Frank Sinatra, that became closely associated with the early era of space exploration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
song
song recording
album It Might as Well Be Swing
arranger Quincy Jones
associatedWith Apollo program
NASA
composer Bart Howard
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalAssociation early era of space exploration
firstPublicationYear 1954
firstPublisher Kaye Ballard
firstRecordingArtist Kaye Ballard
genre jazz
traditional pop
hasFamousVersion Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra version)
linked to: Fly Me to the Moon
hasForm 32-bar AABA form
hasNotableLyric Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars
In other words, baby, kiss me
In other words, hold my hand
includedIn Great American Songbook
key A minor
language English
lyricist Bart Howard
notablePerformer Astrud Gilberto
Bobby Womack
Diana Krall
Frank Sinatra
Julie London
Nat King Cole
Olivia Ong
Peggy Lee
Sarah Vaughan
Tony Bennett
orchestra Count Basie Orchestra
originalTitle In Other Words
performanceContext big band arrangements
lounge music
vocal jazz performance
performer Frank Sinatra
popularIn jazz repertoire
recordLabel Reprise Records
releaseYear 1964
tempo medium swing
theme romantic love
space travel
timeSignature 4/4
usedDuring Apollo 10 mission
linked to: Apollo 10

Apollo 11 mission
linked to: Apollo 11

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Frank Sinatra notableWork Fly Me to the Moon
Fly Me to the Moon hasFamousVersion Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra version)
linked to: Fly Me to the Moon