"Magic Moments" is a popular

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 song with music by Burt Bacharach

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 and lyrics by Hal David

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, one of the first compositions by that duo. The song was published in 1957

1957 in music

-Events:*January 5 – Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba.*January 6 – Elvis Presley makes his final appearance on the The Ed Sullivan Show.*January 16 – The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool, UK....

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The biggest hit version

Cover version

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 of the song was recorded by Perry Como

Perry Como

Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...

 in 1957

1957 in music

-Events:*January 5 – Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba.*January 6 – Elvis Presley makes his final appearance on the The Ed Sullivan Show.*January 16 – The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool, UK....

, and became a hit in early 1958

1958 in music

-Events:*February - 45,000 peoplein one week watch performances of "rokabirī" music by Japanese singers at the first Nichigeki Western Carnival....

. The peak position is hard to track precisely, due to the multiple charts used in Billboard. The overall impact of the song probably fell just below the top ten.
The song was also a 1958 hit in Italy

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, while in the United Kingdom

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 it spent eight weeks at number one, becoming Como's biggest ever hit there. A much less successful UK cover version recorded by Ronnie Hilton

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 reached #22 on the UK Singles Chart

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Amanda Lear

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 recorded this song for her 1985 EP "A L

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Synthpop

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 duo Erasure

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 recorded the song for their 1997 album Cowboy

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. Their version is featured in the Clive Barker

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 film Lord of Illusions

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, providing the background music to a magicians' convention.

Magic Moments is also the name given to a Surprise, Surprise style show within the BBC

BBC

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 television film Pat and Margaret

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. Its theme music is the song itself and as the coach carrying various members of the audience sets off at the start of the film, they start singing it.

This song was used in the television commercial for Quality Street, a confectionery

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 brand in the UK in the 1980s and continues to be used each year for the brand's Christmas advertisements.

The song is also occasionally sung by Ulster Rugby

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 fans at away matches, particularly after 'magic moments' of play.

The Perry Como

Perry Como

Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...

 version is featured in the 1998 film, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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, when Raoul arrives at a Vegas hotel where Dr. Gonzo is located, briefly in Dogma (film)

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 (1999), Two Weeks Notice

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(2002), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

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# Will Young - "Your Love Is King"# Jamelia - "Stop"# Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"# Joss Stone - "Super Duper Love Pt. 1"# Mary J...

(2004) and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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(2005).