The song's composers, John Barry and Don Black, asked British singer Matt Monro, who was managed by Black at the time, to record the song for the film's soundtrack. The producers of the film considered the song uncommercial, however, and deleted it from the print shown at its Royal Command premiere in London.
John Barry and Don Black, the songwriters, asked Matt Monro, who was managed by Black, to record the song for the film's soundtrack. The producers of the movie thought the song wasn't commercially viable and removed it from the version shown at its Royal Command premiere in London.