As of 2000, the song had been recorded by more than 180 different artists worldwide. • On the
U.S. "Easy Listening" chart, there were versions by
Johnny Mathis,
Vikki Carr, and
Connie Francis during that same year. In fact, at least one source claims that three different versions were on the
Billboard charts at the same time in 1966. •
Andy Williams released a version in 1966 on his album,
In the Arms of Love. •
The Angels released a version of the song in 1967 entitled "So Nice" as the
B-side to their "Merry Go Round". • Notable versions include those by
Astrud Gilberto and by
Bebel Gilberto, both of which have been used in several television programs and in widely broadcast TV advertisements. • A slower version was put out by
Brasil '65 with
Wanda de Sah and
Sergio Mendes. • The song was covered by
Emma Bunton in 2004 and was released as a b-side on the commercial CD single to her single "
Crickets Sing For Anamaria" (also written by Marcos Valle), taken from her critically acclaimed second album,
Free Me. This song features the
Hammond B-3 organ, a staple of the sixties in the recording studio. • The song appears in the film
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me as well as
Click. It also is a major theme in the game
Destroy All Humans!, largely as an intentional music joke when the player idles for over five minutes, as the video game is set in 1959, five years before the song's release. • A cover by
Thai singer Nadia appears in the 2002 film
Blissfully Yours. •
Eliane Elias included the song in her 2004 album
Dreamer. ==See also==