Mack the Knife / Was There a Call for Me

by Bobby Darin

Mack the Knife / Was There a Call for Me cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: August 1959
  • Label: Atco
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 6:12
  • Community rating: 4.14/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Transforming a grim murder ballad from 'The Threepenny Opera' into an upbeat, swinging pop standard, this arrangement masterfully contrasts dark lyricism with a breezy vocal delivery. The recording dominated the pop charts and earned multiple Grammy Awards.

Genres

Descriptors: crime, violence, death, lyrical-dissonance, homicide

Tracklist

  1. Mack The Knife (3:04)
  2. Was There A Call For Me (3:08)

Credits

  • Bobby Darin - primary artist
  • Bertolt Brecht - written-by
  • Kurt Weill - written-by
  • Marc Blitzstein - written-by
  • Marty Holmes - written-by
  • Woody Harris - written-by

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