Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
~ Song
Annotation
First recording and first theatrical release by Judy Garland (October 7, 1938 / August 12, 1939)
Annotation last modified on 2026-08-05 08:53 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist: | Yip Harburg (in 1938) |
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| composer: | Harold Arlen (in 1938) |
| premiered by: | Judy Garland (in 1939) |
| publisher: | EMI Feist Catalog Inc. EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) EMI Partnership Ltd. EMI United Partnership Ltd. J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. Leo Feist Music Robbins Music Corp. Ltd. United Partnership Ltd. Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) |
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| sub-publisher: | 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch) フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present) |
| part of: | The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) (order: 1) Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner) (order: 31) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Judy-garland-over-the-rainbow-lyrics [info] https://j-lyric.net/artist/a051fb4/l01b505.html [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/5316 [info] |
| Songfacts: | https://www.songfacts.com/facts/judy-garland/over-the-rainbow [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q161402 [info] |
| referred to in medleys: | The Wizard of Oz (for concert band, arranged by James Barnes) (order: 5) The Wizard of Oz, Fantasy for Orchestra (order: 5) |
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| later translated versions: | Har'ey DungDaq vogh 'oH (Over The Rainbow) L’Arc en ciel (Somewhere Over the Rainbow, du film “Le Magicien d’Oz”) Ovan regnbågen Pāri varavīksnei (Over the Rainbow) Sateenkaaren tuolla puolen Sobre o arco‐íris (Over the Rainbow w/ Portuguese lyrics by Arlindo Marques Jr.) Wenn du in meinen Träumen bist שם מעבר לקשת 虹の彼方 (Japanese Version of Over the Rainbow) |
| later versions: | Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Marusha rave version of “Over the Rainbow”) |
| part of: | The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical) The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack) |
| is the basis for: | MAIN THEME (Rainbow Islands) Memories of a Rainbow Over the Rainbow / Simple Gifts Unter dem Meer (Spongebob) あなたの名前呼ぶよ |
| arrangements: | 12 Songs: Over the Rainbow Over the Rainbow (for piano, Shearing) Over the Rainbow (arr. Dave Stapleton) Over the Rainbow (for choir, Pickard) Over the Rainbow (arr. Daniel Powers) Over the Rainbow (for brass band arr. Goff Richards) Over the Rainbow (arr. for string quartet, Ryden) Over The Rainbow (arr. Russo) |
| lyrics quoted in: | The Bloodbells Chime |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1938-10-07 | Over the Rainbow (film version first released in 1956) | Judy Garland | 2:13 | |
| 1938-10-07 | Over the Rainbow (original MGM soundstage version first released in 1939-09) | Judy Garland | 2:48 | |
| 1938-10-07 | Over the Rainbow | Judy Garland | 6:50 | |
| 1938-10-07 | Over the Rainbow (alternate take) | Judy Garland | 2:05 | |
| 1938-10-07 | Over the Rainbow (partial take) | partial | Judy Garland | 0:35 |
| 1938-10-17 | Over the Rainbow (reprise) (outtake/alternate version) | Judy Garland | 1:33 | |
| 1938-12-08 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Larry Clinton & His Orchestra | 3:18 |
| 1938-12-08 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Larry Clinton & His Orchestra | 3:17 |
| 1939-05-08 | End Title (alternate version) | instrumental and partial | The M‐G‐M Studio Orchestra | 0:18 |
| 1939-07-24 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Bob Crosby and His Orchestra | ?:?? |
| 1939-07-28 | Over the Rainbow | Judy Garland | 2:51 | |
| 1939-07-28 | Over the Rainbow (with Victor Young and His Orchestra, Decca recording first released in 1939-09) | Judy Garland | 2:50 | |
| 1939-12-21 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Al Bowlly with orchestra conducted by Ronnie Munro | 3:07 |
| 1939-12-29 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Vera Lynn feat. Arthur Young | 3:08 |
| 1939 | Over the Rainbow (1939 Live) | live | Judy Garland | 3:13 |
| 1940-09-24 | Over the Rainbow (live, 1940-09-28: Golden Gate International Exposition, Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, USA) | Judy Garland | 3:09 | |
| 1943-07-04 | Over the Rainbow (broadcast recording, 1943-07-04) | live | Judy Garland | 4:16 |
| 1943-11-13 | Over the Rainbow (part of "Songs that Won the War"; 1943-11-13 Command Performance broadcast) | live | Judy Garland | ?:?? |
| 1945-05-01 | Over the Rainbow (original studio master) | cover | Frank Sinatra | 3:16 |
| 1945-05-01 | Over the Rainbow (playback) | cover | Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra | 3:19 |
| 1945-11-09 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Jo Stafford | 3:17 |
| 1945 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Frank Sinatra | 3:18 |
| 1946-01-02 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Frank Sinatra | 4:13 |
| 1946-01-02 | Over The Rainbow | cover | Frank Sinatra | 4:05 |
| 1947-12-13 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Stan Kenton and His Orchestras | ?:?? |
| 1948-09-30 | Over the Rainbow | cover and live | Judy Garland with Al Jolson and Oscar Levant | 0:48 |
| 1949-01 – 1949-02 | Over the Rainbow (1949-01‒1949-02) | cover | Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli | 2:44 |
| 1949-03-29 | Over the Rainbow | instrumental | Erroll Garner | 3:02 |
| 1949-05-09 | Over the Rainbow | cover and live | Charlie Ventura | 3:46 |
| 1949-10-18 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | James Moody | ?:?? |
| 1949-10-18 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | James Moody and His Cool Cats | 2:52 |
| 1950 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Lucky Thompson & His Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 1951-04-19 | Over the Rainbow (studio, 1951-04-19: Blue Star mx. 12605) | cover and instrumental | Don Byas Quartet | 2:51 |
| 1951-04-19 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Don Byas | ?:?? |
| 1951-05-01 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Bud Powell | 2:55 |
| 1951-05-01 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Bud Powell Trio | 2:57 |
| 1951-05-01 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Bud Powell | ?:?? |
| 1951-05-01 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Bud Powell | 2:58 |
| 1951-10-08 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Shorty Rogers and His Giants | 3:01 |
| 1951-10-08 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Shorty Rogers and His Giants | 3:00 |
| 1951-10-08 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Shorty Rogers and His Giants | 3:02 |
| 1951-10-08 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Jimmy Giuffre | 3:02 |
| 1952-02-24 | Over the Rainbow (live, 1952-02-24: The Palace Theater, New York, NY, USA) | live | Judy Garland | 5:23 |
| 1952-04-18 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Paul Smith | ?:?? |
| 1952-10-02 | Over the Rainbow | cover, instrumental and live | The Dave Brubeck Trio | 5:05 |
| 1952-10-12 | Summer Song/Over the Rainbow | instrumental, live and medley | Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond | 5:14 |
| 1952-10-22 | Over the Rainbow | cover, instrumental and live | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 5:07 |
| 1952 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Rosemary Clooney | 3:26 |
| 1953-01-28 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Stan Kenton and His Orchestra | 3:05 |
| 1953-01-28 – 1953-01-30 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Stan Kenton | 3:03 |
| 1953-12-28 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Art Tatum | 3:44 |
| 1953 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Rita Reys with the Lars Gullin Quartet | 2:45 |
| 1954-01-22 | Over the Rainbow (live, 1954-01-22: Messehalle, Cologne, Germany) | cover and live | Billie Holiday & Buddy DeFranco Quartet | 4:51 |
| 1954-02-19 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Maynard Ferguson | 3:03 |
| 1954-03-12 | Over the Rainbow | cover | The Checkers | 2:17 |
| 1954-04-12 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | James Moody and His Band | 3:06 |
| 1954-06-29 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Claude Williamson Trio | 3:22 |
| 1954-08-06 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Count Basie | 2:50 |
| 1954-11-16 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Oscar Peterson | 3:33 |
| 1955-03-14 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Erroll Garner | 10:39 |
| 1955-07-03 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Art Tatum | 3:10 |
| 1955-10-27 | Over the Rainbow (alternate take) | cover | Sarah Vaughan | 3:31 |
| 1955-10-27 | Over the Rainbow (original LP mono mix) | cover | Sarah Vaughan | 3:30 |
| 1955-12-16 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Stan Getz | 5:26 |
| 1955-12-16 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Stan Getz | 5:28 |
| 1955-12-16 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Stan Getz | 5:25 |
| 1955 | Over the Rainbow (1955 album version) | Judy Garland | 3:31 | |
| 1956-01-22 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | The Modern Jazz Quartet | 3:55 |
| 1956-06-20 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Kenny Burrell | 5:59 |
| 1956-08 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | The Marty Paich Quartet featuring Art Pepper | 2:20 |
| 1956-10-05 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | The Bud Powell Trio | 3:22 |
| 1956-10-05 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Bud Powell | 3:22 |
| 1956-11-03 | Over the Rainbow | cover, instrumental and live | Hal McKusick | 4:05 |
| 1956-11-03 | Over the Rainbow | cover, instrumental and live | The Hal McKusick Quartette | 3:55 |
| 1956 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | The Marty Paich Quartet feat. Art Pepper | 2:20 |
| 1957-02-05 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Donald Byrd & Gigi Gryce | 8:18 |
| 1957-02-05 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Donald Byrd | 8:21 |
| 1957-02-18 | Over the Rainbow (alternate take, take 3) | cover and instrumental | Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. | 4:34 |
| 1957-02-18 | Over the Rainbow (take 4 - master) | cover and instrumental | Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, et. al. | 4:19 |
| 1957-04-07 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Dizzy Gillespie Big Band | 4:37 |
| 1957-04-07 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Dizzy Gillespie | 4:38 |
| 1957-08 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Rusty Bryant | 3:13 |
| 1957-09 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | The Ed Higgins Trio | ?:?? |
| 1957-10-03 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | John T. Williams Septet | 2:29 |
| 1957-11-29 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Bud Shank | 4:20 |
| 1958-05-01 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Stan Tracey | 4:39 |
| 1958-08-05 | Over the Rainbow (live, 1958-08-05: Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Judy Garland | 5:01 |
| 1958-08-05 | Over the Rainbow (live, 1958-08-05: Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | Judy Garland | ?:?? |
| 1958 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Caterina Valente | 3:00 |
| 1959-07-14 – 1959-08-09 | Over the Rainbow | instrumental | Oscar Peterson | 2:17 |
| 1959 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Harold Nicholas et son orchestre | 2:00 |
| 1959 | Over the Rainbow (version 1 – live at the Cellar, 1959) | cover and live | Art Pepper | 5:05 |
| 1959 | Over the Rainbow (version 2 – live at the Cellar, 1959) | cover and live | Art Pepper | 6:01 |
| 1960-08-01 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Aretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo | 2:40 |
| 1960-08-04 | Over the Rainbow (compilation edit) | Judy Garland | 3:38 | |
| 1960-09-27 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Richard Williams | 8:44 |
| 1960-12-10 | Over the Rainbow (Theme) (live, 1960-12-10: Pathé Tuschinski, Amsterdam, Netherlands) | live | Judy Garland | ?:?? |
| 1960 | Over the Rainbow | cover | Ella Fitzgerald | 4:19 |
| 1961-01 | Over the Rainbow | cover and instrumental | Sam Jones | 6:39 |
| 1961-04-23 | Chicago (live, 1961-04-23: Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, USA) | instrumental, live and partial | Judy Garland | 4:52 |
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