Me and My Arrow

"Me And My Arrow"
side-A label
Side A of the US single
Single by Harry Nilsson
from the album The Point!
B-side"Are You Sleeping?"
ReleasedMarch 1971 (1971)
GenrePop
Length2:03
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Harry Nilsson
Producer(s)Harry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson singles chronology
"I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City"
(1969)
"Me And My Arrow"
(1971)
"Without You"
(1972)

"Me and My Arrow" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson for his 1970 album The Point![1] It was also released as a single in 1971, reaching number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2]

The song was composed as the theme for The Point, a story about Oblio, the pointless boy, and his dog Arrow.[3]

Chart history

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 52
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4] 18
Canada RPM Top Singles 17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 34
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 3
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[6] 27

References

  1. ^ Greenwald, Matthew. "Me and My Arrow". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 177.
  3. ^ "The Point". IMDb. 10 July 1973.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-04-24. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 19, 1971
  7. ^ "Blazing Arrow". whosampled.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. ^ Jeff Koch (23 September 2018). "To The Point - Plymouth Arrow". hemmings.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  9. ^ Tuesday, August 21, 2018 social media entry from the official Twitter account of the Harry Nilsson estate explaining the song's use in marketing the Plymouth Arrow. Retrieved May 15, 2023.