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Killing Me Softly with His Song

Single information
NameKilling Me Softly with His Song
ArtistRoberta Flack
AlbumKilling Me Softly
B-side"Just Like a Woman"
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1973
Format7" single
Recorded1972
GenreSoul
Length4:46
LabelAtlantic
SongwriterCharles Fox
Norman Gimbel
Previous single"Where Is the Love"
(1972)
Next single"Jesse"
(1973)

Killing Me Softly with His Song

Single information
NameKilling Me Softly
ArtistThe Fugees
AlbumThe Score
ReleasedMay 31, 1996
FormatCD Single
Recorded1995
GenreHip hop soul
Length4:16
LabelRuff House
Previous single"Fu-Gee-La"
(1996)
Next single"Ready or Not"
(1996)

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"Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a 1971 song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. It has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Roberta Flack, whose version topped the U.S. pop singles charts, and won a Grammy Award.

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He Writes the (TV Theme) Songs - MOG (blog) Tweet this news
MOG (blog)---His- autobiography -Killing Me Softly-: My Life in Music goes into great detail about -his- life's work, but Charles was kind enough to tell us about some of ... - Date : Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:34:35 GMT+00:00
Ms. Lauryn Hill to appear at the Wellmont Theatre - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Tweet this news
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com--Hill's version of "-Killing Me Softly With His Song-," released on the Fugees' album "The Score," became a Top Ten hit on both sides of the Atlantic. ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:20:42 GMT+00:00
Jazz and Soul concerts announced - Rundtownnews.co.uk Tweet this news
Rundtownnews.co.uk--'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' won the 1973 Grammy Record of the Year, and '-Killing Me Softly With His Song-' won the same award in 1974. ... - Date : Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:55:06 GMT+00:00
Roberta Flack's beatlemania - AsiaOne Tweet this news
AsiaOne--She says of -Killing Me Softly-: "Every time I get on stage to sing the -song-, it's a different experience. I'm so preoccupied with singing with my heart, ... - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:14:05 GMT+00:00
Wyclef Jean abandons Haitian presidential bid after ineligibility ruling - OnTheRedCarpet.com Tweet this news
OnTheRedCarpet.com---...- 1990s when he was a member of the R&B and reggae group The Fugees, which released hits such as "Ready or Not" and a cover of the -song- "-Killing Me Softly-".--- - Date : Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:58:14 GMT+00:00
平井堅が"音楽の奇跡"に出会う夜。 WOW FES! presents The Miracle of Music Ken ... - 毎日新聞 Tweet this news
毎日新聞--一人は日本人にとっても色あせない永遠の名曲の1つ「-Killing me softly with his song-」(やさしく歌って)やダニー・ハザウェイ、ピーボ・ブライソン等とのデュエット ... - Date : Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:18:07 GMT+00:00
Bars & Clubs: The Big Takeover takes on the Gilded Otter - Times Herald-Record Tweet this news
Times Herald-Record--"We all happened to be doing laundry at the same time, and he asked -me- to sing for him. I sang Lauryn Hill's '-Killing Me Softly-' and when I was done he said ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:12:50 GMT+00:00
Koncert Możdżera podczas festiwalu Solidarity of Arts - Onet.pl Tweet this news
Onet.pl--Wraz z Normanem Gimble napisał w 1971 r. szlagier "-Killing me Softly with His Song-". Na gdański festiwal artysta przygotował specjalnie 10-minutową impresję ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:08:54 GMT+00:00
Impulsa Fher debut de Sheila Ríos - El Mañana de Nuevo Laredo Tweet this news
El Mañana de Nuevo Laredo---...- "Poquita Fe" y "-Killing Me Softly with His Song-". "Me junté con Fernando Quintana y platicamos sobre las canciones que queríamos en el álbum. ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:09:08 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
"Unchained Melody" by Robson & Jerome
Top selling single of the year (UK)
1996
Succeeded by
"Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John

Other versions :
Country Artist Title Translated title Lyrics by
Sweden Lill Lindfors (1973), Lotta Engberg (1997) "Sången han sjöng var min egen" "The song he sang was my own"
Norway Inger Lise Rypdal "Sangen han sang var min egen" "The song he sang was my own"
Denmark Sanne Salomonsen "Søgte mit indre" "Sought my innermost"
Denmark Shu-Bi-Dua "Kylling med Soft Ice" "Chicken with soft serve" (parody)
Denmark Clemens "Flammende Oprør" (Rap containing samples from Sanne Salomonsen "Søgte mit indre") "Flaming rebellion"
Italy Marcella Bella (1973), Lara Saint Paul (1973), Ornella Vanoni (1973) "Mi fa morire cantando" "He kills me singing"
Estonia Els Himma (1974) "Millest sa elad ja hingad" "Of what you live and breathe" Vally Ojavere
Brazil Joanna (1991) "Morrendo de amor" "Dying of love"
Brazil Zezé Di Camargo (1986) "Faz eu perder o juízo" "Makes me lose my mind" Alf Soares
Mexico Pandora "Mátame muy suavemente" "Kill me very softly"
Japan Mariko Takahashi, AI, Misato Watanabe, Saori Minami "Yasashiku Utatte" "Sing to me tenderly"
Argentina Sergio Denis "Matándome suavemente" "Killing me softly"
Spain Tino Casal "Tal como soy" "The way I am"
Spain Pitingo "Suavemente me matas con tu canción" "You kill me softly with your song"
Germany Manuela (Singer) "Etwas in mir wurde traurig" "Something inside me became sad"
Czech Republic Helena Vondráčková (1974) "Dvě malá křídla tu nejsou" "Two little wings are not here" Zdeněk Borovec
Finland Päivi Paunu (1973) "Jokainen päivä on liikaa" "Every day is too much"
Poland Anna Jantar "Zabijasz mnie swoją piosenką" "You're killing me with your song"
France Gilbert Montagné "Elle chantait ma vie en musique" "She was singing my life in music"
Cuba Omara Portuondo (2006) "Matándome suavemente" "Killing me softly"
Vietnam Khánh Hà , Thùy Hương "Nỗi Đau Dịu Dàng" "Soft pain"
Vietnam Thuy Chi ft. Vuong Khang "Lac Loi" "Lost Along The Way"
Greece Αλέκα Καννελίδου "Πόσο γλυκά με σκοτώνεις" "How sweetly you kill me" Δημήτρης Ιατρόπουλος
Bulgaria Йорданка Христова (1973) "Всичко започна през юни" "It all started in June" Хр. Платов
Netherlands De Foetsies (1996) "Hij maakte me gek (...met z'n vingers)" "He made me crazy (...with his fingers)"

Grammy Award for Record of the Year

1959
1960s
"Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)" * "Mack the Knife" * "Theme from A Summer Place" * "Moon River" * "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" * "Days of Wine and Roses" * "The Girl from Ipanema" * "A Taste of Honey" * "Strangers in the Night" * "Up, Up and Away" * "Mrs. Robinson" |
1970s"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" * "Bridge over Troubled Water" * "It's Too Late" * "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" * "Killing Me Softly with His Song" * "I Honestly Love You" * "Love Will Keep Us Together" * "This Masquerade" * "Hotel California" * "Just the Way You Are" |
1980s"What a Fool Believes" * "Sailing" * "Bette Davis Eyes" * "Rosanna" * "Beat It" * "What's Love Got to Do with It" * "We Are the World" * "Higher Love" * "Graceland" * "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
1990s"Wind Beneath My Wings" * "Another Day in Paradise" * "Unforgettable" * "Tears in Heaven" * "I Will Always Love You" * "All I Wanna Do" * "Kiss from a Rose" * "Change the World" * "Sunny Came Home" * "My Heart Will Go On" |
2000s"Smooth" * "Beautiful Day" * "Walk On" * "Don't Know Why" * "Clocks" * "Here We Go Again" * "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" * "Not Ready to Make Nice" * "Rehab" * "Please Read the Letter" |
2010s"Use Somebody" |



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