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Written by Harold Arlen, also Last Night When We Were Young (Frank Sinatra), One for My Baby (Frank Sinatra) and I’ve Got the World on a String (Frank Sinatra)
Released on Turner Classic Movies Music, also If I Only Had a Brain (extended version) (Ray Bolger), Follow the Yellow Brick Road / You’re Off to See the Wizard (Judy Garland) and The Merry Old Land of Oz (Frank Morgan)
Part of The Wizard of Oz (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture), also If I Only Had a Brain (extended version) (Ray Bolger), Follow the Yellow Brick Road / You’re Off to See the Wizard (Judy Garland) and The Merry Old Land of Oz (Frank Morgan)
Written by Yip Harburg, also Last Night When We Were Young (Frank Sinatra), April in Paris (Ella Fitzgerald) and It’s Only a Paper Moon (Miles Davis)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Harold Arlen wrote 79 songs on fono
Yip Harburg wrote 47 songs on fono
Harold Arlen’s most frequent co-writer is Yip Harburg (28 songs together)
Harold Arlen first appears on fono in 1931, 8 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
- Released on
- Turner Classic Movies Music
- Written by
- Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
- Released on
- Turner Classic Movies Music
Connected by credits
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Same writer: Harold Arlen
Same label: Turner Classic Movies Music
Same writer: Harold Arlen
Same writer: Yip Harburg
Same label: Turner Classic Movies Music
Same writer: Harold Arlen
Same writer: Yip Harburg
Same label: Turner Classic Movies Music
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1MusicBrainz If I Were King of the Forest (extended version) was written by Harold Arlen
If I Were King of the Forest (extended version) was written by Harold Arlen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz If I Were King of the Forest (extended version) was written by Yip Harburg
If I Were King of the Forest (extended version) was written by Yip Harburg
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz If I Were King of the Forest (extended version) is part of the release The Wizard of Oz (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
If I Were King of the Forest (extended version) is part of the release The Wizard of Oz (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Turner Classic Movies Music is the label of the song If I Were King of the Forest (extended version)
Turner Classic Movies Music is the label of the song If I Were King of the Forest (extended version)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz If I Were King of the Forest (extended version) was released on 1939-08-25
If I Were King of the Forest (extended version) was released on 1939-08-25
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026