Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
"Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" | ||||
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Single by Deodato | ||||
from the album Prelude | ||||
B-side | "Spirit of Summer" | |||
Released | 1973 [1][2] | |||
Recorded | September 12–14, 1972 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz-funk | |||
Length | 9:00 (Album version) 5:06 (Single version) | |||
Label | CTI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Richard Strauss | |||
Producer(s) | Creed Taylor | |||
Deodato singles chronology | ||||
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"Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" is an instrumental by Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato, from his 1973 album Prelude.[1][2] It is a heavily jazz-funk styled rendition of the introduction from the Richard Strauss composition Also sprach Zarathustra.
Released as the album's first single in early 1973, his rendition peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 31 March 1973 and number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It won the 16th Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.[3][1][2]
The track has appeared on many compilation and re-issue albums since 1973.[4]
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM 100 Singles Chart[5] | 3 |
UK Singles Chart | 7 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1973) | Position |
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US Billboard Year-End[6] | 90 |
In popular culture[]
- The track was used in the 1979 film Being There[7] starring Peter Sellers, as his character leaves home for the very first time.
- Retired professional wrestler and pop culture personality Ric Flair used several versions of the opening fanfare as his entrance theme for the majority of his in-ring career.[8]
- In 2001 it was used by the University of South Carolina Gamecocks football team in their entrance onto the field.[citation needed]
Lead musicians[]
- Eumir Deodato - piano, electric piano
- Ron Carter - electric bass, double bass
- Stanley Clarke - electric bass
- Billy Cobham - drums
- John Tropea - electric guitar
- Jay Berliner - guitar
- Airto Moreira - percussion
- Ray Barretto - congas
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d DESOUTEIRO, Arnaldo. 40 Years of Eumir Deodato's iconic "Prelude". Publicado em Jazz Station – Arnaldo DeSouteiro’s Blog (jazz, bossa e Beyond), Los Angeles – Based Jazz Historian, Educator and Record Producer. Voting member of Naras-Grammy, Jazz Journalists Association and Los Angeles Jazz Society. Founder & Ceo of Jazz Station Records (JSR), a division of Jazz Station Marketing & Consulting – Los Angeles, Califórnia – 30 de setembro de 2013. Página visitada em 1º de março de 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c DEODATO, Eumir. About/Introduction/History (link) Archived 2015-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. Publicado no site official de Eumir Deodato. Página visitada em 3 de maio de 2015.
- ^ "GRAMMY Award Results for Eumir Deodato". GRAMMYS. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Cti Covers: Eumir Deodato". Dougpayne.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Billboard Top Songs 1973 Musicoutfitters.com
- ^ "Being There (1979) Soundtrack". IMDB. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Ric Flair – Also Sprach Zarathustra". Classic FM. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
Categories:
- 1973 debut singles
- 1970s instrumentals
- Adaptations of works by Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1973 songs
- Thus Spoke Zarathustra