Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

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"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" is a popular 1956 song made famous by Doris Day, known for its optimistic, philosophical refrain about accepting the future.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
academyAwardCategory Best Original Song ⓘ
associatedCatchphrase Que sera, sera ⓘ
linked to: Que Sera
awardYear 1957 ⓘ
composer Jay Livingston ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coveredBy many artists worldwide ⓘ
culturalStatus popular standard of the 1950s ⓘ
standard ⓘ
era Golden Age of Hollywood ⓘ
filmDirectorAssociated Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ
filmStarAssociated Doris Day ⓘ
James Stewart ⓘ
firstReleaseDecade 1950s ⓘ
genre pop ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
hasChorusLine Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be ⓘ
intendedAudience general popular music audience ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalTheme acceptance of the future ⓘ
optimism ⓘ
philosophical reflection on fate ⓘ
lyricist Ray Evans ⓘ
madeFamousBy Doris Day ⓘ
medium sound recording ⓘ
message the future is uncertain and beyond control ⓘ
mood optimistic ⓘ
reassuring ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
notableFor association with Doris Day’s film career ⓘ
memorable philosophical refrain ⓘ
performer Doris Day ⓘ
questionsAddressedByChild What will I be? ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
refrainMeaning Whatever will be, will be ⓘ
releaseYear 1956 ⓘ
shortTitle Que Sera, Sera ⓘ
structure verse-chorus form ⓘ
tempo moderate ⓘ
title Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) ⓘ
usedAsSignatureSongOf Doris Day ⓘ
usedInFilm The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film) ⓘ
vocalist Doris Day ⓘ
wonAward Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
writer Jay Livingston ⓘ

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AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs → hasPart → "Que Sera, Sera" ⓘ
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Doris Day → notableSong → Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) ⓘ
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Ray Evans → notableWork → Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) ⓘ
Detective Michael Tritter → appearsInEpisode → "Que Será Será" ⓘ
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Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) → title → Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) ⓘ
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Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) → hasChorusLine → Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be ⓘ
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Wi Ha-joon → notableWork → Que Sera, Sera ⓘ
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The Doris Day Show → openingTheme → "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" ⓘ
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Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff → notableWork → Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) ⓘ
Jacob Harold Levison → notableWork → Que Será, Será ⓘ
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Jay Livingston → notableWork → Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) ⓘ
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Whatever Will Be, Will Be → hasNotableLyric → Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be ⓘ
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Livingston and Evans → notableWork → Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) ⓘ
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film) → featuresSong → Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) ⓘ
Hermes House Band → notableWork → Que Sera Sera ⓘ
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