Back Los neños d'El Pireo AST Ta pedia tou Pirea Breton Ta pedia tou Pirea German Τα Παιδιά του Πειραιά Greek Los niños del Pireo Spanish Les Enfants du Pirée French Never on Sunday HE Բիրէային տղաքը (երգ) HYW I ragazzi del Pireo Italian Ta Paidiá tou Peiraiá NB
| "Never on Sunday" | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:NeverOnSundayOST.jpeg) 2002 remastered single | |
| Single by Melina Mercouri[1] | |
| from the album Never on Sunday | |
| B-side | "Hasapico" (Manos Hadjidakis) |
| Released | 1 October 1960[2] |
| Recorded | 1960 |
| Label | United Artists |
| Songwriter(s) | Manos Hatzidakis |
| Producer(s) | Jack Lewis |
| "Never on Sunday" | |
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| Single by Don Costa | |
| B-side | "The Sound of Love" |
| Released | July 25, 1960 |
| Recorded | 1960 |
| Genre | Instrumental |
| Length | 3:01 |
| Label | United Artists |
| Songwriter(s) | Manos Hatzidakis |
| Producer(s) | Don Costa |
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| Single by The Chordettes | ||||
| from the album Never on Sunday | ||||
| B-side | "Faraway Star" | |||
| Released | May 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | Cadence | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Manos Hatzidakis, Billy Towne | |||
| The Chordettes singles chronology | ||||
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"Never on Sunday", also known by its original Greek title "Ta Pediá tou Pireá" ("Τα Παιδιά του Πειραιά", The Children of Piraeus), is a popular song written by Manos Hatzidakis[1] and first sung by Melina Mercouri in the film of the same name, directed by Jules Dassin and starring Mercouri.[1] The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1960, a first for a foreign-language picture.[3] The film score was first released on 1 October 1960 by United Artists Records.[2] The song has since been recorded by numerous artists and has gained various degrees of success throughout the world.
- ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 135. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b "Never On Sunday : Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack (Enhanced)". Amazon. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ Levy, Emanuel (14 January 2003). All about Oscar: the history and politics of the Academy Awards. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-8264-1452-6. Retrieved 27 July 2010.