Too Beautiful to Last

1972 single by Engelbert Humperdinck

"Too Beautiful to Last"

Single by Engelbert Humperdinck
from the album  In Time
B-side| "A Hundred Times A Day"
Released| 1972
Genre| Traditional Pop
Length| 3:06
Label| Decca
Songwriter(s)| Richard Rodney Bennett & Paul Francis Webster[1]
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology
| "Another Time, Another Place"
(1971)  | "Too Beautiful to Last"
(1972)  | "In Time"
(1972)

|
|

"Too Beautiful to Last" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was the theme from the 1971 historical biopic Nicholas and Alexandra.[1]

In 1972, the song was released on the album In Time and as a single.[2] The song spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 14,[3] while reaching No. 1 in Hong Kong,[4] No. 9 in South Africa,[5] No. 17 on the Irish Singles Chart,[6] and No. 66 on Canada's "RPM 100".[7] In the United States, the song spent 3 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 86,[8] while reaching No. 16 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[9][10]

## Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1972)  | Peak
position

|

UK Singles Chart  | 14
Hong Kong - Radio Hong Kong[4] | 1
South Africa - South African Record Distributors and Manufacturers[5] | 9
Ireland - Irish Singles Chart  | 17
Canada - RPM 100  | 66
US Billboard Hot 100  | 86
US Billboard \- Easy Listening  | 16

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Furia, Philip. "American Song Lyricists, 1920-1960", Gale Group, (2002). p. 455.
2. ^ Engelbert Humperdinck - Too Beautiful to Last, Ultratop. Accessed July 2, 2016.
3. ^ Engelbert Humperdinck - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 1, 2016.
4. ^ a b "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, June 24, 1972. p. 53. Accessed July 1, 2016.
5. ^ a b "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, July 1, 1972. p. 49. Accessed July 1, 2016.
6. ^ Song Title Search Results for "Too Beautiful to Last", The Irish Charts. Accessed July 1, 2016.
7. ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 17, No. 10, April 22, 1972. Accessed July 1, 2016.
8. ^ Engelbert Humperdinck - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 1, 2016.
9. ^ Engelbert Humperdinck - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 1, 2016.
10. ^ "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, May 13, 1972. p. 34. Accessed July 1, 2016.

* v
* t
* e

Engelbert Humperdinck

* Discography

Singles|

* "Release Me"
* "There Goes My Everything"
* "The Last Waltz"
* "Am I That Easy to Forget"
* "A Man Without Love"
* "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize"
* "The Way It Used to Be"
* "I'm a Better Man"
* "Winter World of Love"
* "Sweetheart"
* "When There's No You"
* "Another Time, Another Place"
* "Too Beautiful to Last"
* "After the Lovin'"
* "This Moment in Time"
* "Lesbian Seagull"
* "Love Will Set You Free"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

|

This 1970s single–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template