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Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet - wikipedia Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet Jump to : navigation , search See also : A Time For Us <Th_colspan="2"> `` Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet '' <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Henry Mancini <Th_colspan="2"> from the album A Warm Shade of Ivory B - side `` The Windmills of Your Mind '' Released May 1969 Format 7 '' Genre Pop Length 2 : 29 Label RCA Victor Songwriter ( s ) Nino Rota <Th_colspan="2"> Henry Mancini singles chronology <Td_colspan="2"> `` Wait Until Dark '' ( 1967 ) `` Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet '' ( 1969 ) `` Theme from `` Love Story '' ( 1970 ) <Td_colspan="2"> `` Wait Until Dark '' ( 1967 ) `` Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet '' ( 1969 ) `` Theme from `` Love Story '' ( 1970 ) `` Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet '' , also known as `` A Time for Us '' , is an instrumental arranged by Henry Mancini ( from Nino Rota 's music written for Franco Zeffirelli 's film of Romeo and Juliet , starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey ) . It was a number - one pop hit in the United States during the year 1969 . It topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on June 28 , 1969 , and remained there for two weeks ; it was also his only Top Ten single on that chart . Rearranged by Mancini , the song started competing with rock and roll songs from The Beatles and the Rolling Stones on an Orlando , Florida radio station and spread from there . It faced stiff opposition from some radio stations for being too soft . Those stations had to change their mind when the song became number one , ending the five - week run of Get Back by the Beatles as the top song . This release also topped the U.S. easy listening chart for eight weeks where it was Mancini 's sole number one on the chart . Lyrics ( edit ) There are two different sets of English lyrics to the song . The film 's version is called `` What Is a Youth ? '' , featuring lyrics by Eugene Walter , and sung by Glen Weston . This version has been released on the complete score / soundtrack release . An alternate version , called `` A Time for Us '' , featuring lyrics by Larry Kusik and Eddie Snyder . This version has been recorded by Johnny Mathis and Andy Williams , among others . Josh Groban performed `` Un Giorno Per Noi '' , an Italian version of `` A Time for Us '' . A third version is called `` Ai Giochi Addio '' , featuring lyrics by Elsa Morante , and has been performed by opera singers including Luciano Pavarotti and Natasha Marsh . See also ( edit ) Romeo and Juliet ( 1968 film soundtrack ) References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : Bronson , Fred ( 1992 ) . The Billboard Book of Number One Hits - revised & enlarged . New York : Billboard Books . p. 255 . ISBN 0 - 8230 - 8298 - 9 . Jump up ^ Whitburn , Joel ( 2002 ) . Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001 . Record Research . p. 154 . Preceded by `` Happy Heart '' by Andy Williams Billboard Easy Listening Singles number - one single by Henry Mancini June 7 , 1969 ( 8 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Spinning Wheel '' by Blood , Sweat & Tears Preceded by `` Get Back '' by The Beatles Billboard Hot 100 number - one single June 28 , 1969 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` In the Year 2525 ( Exordium and Terminus ) '' by Zager and Evans <Th_colspan="2"> William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet Characters Romeo Juliet Mercutio Tybalt Benvolio Friar Laurence Nurse Paris Rosaline Queen Mab Atomy Sources The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet Pyramus and Thisbe Palace of Pleasure Troilus and Criseyde Ballets Romeo and Juliet ( 1938 , Prokofiev ) Romeo and Juliet ( 1962 , Cranko ) Romeo and Juliet ( 1965 , MacMillan ) Romeo and Juliet ( 1977 , Nureyev ) Romeo and Juliet ( 1965 , Lavery ) Radio and Juliet ( 2005 ) Romeo + Juliet ( 2007 , Martins ) Romeo and Juliet ( 2008 , Pastor ) Operas Romeo und Julie ( 1776 , Benda ) Giulietta e Romeo ( 1796 , Zingarelli ) Giulietta e Romeo ( 1825 , Vaccai ) I Capuleti ei Montecchi ( 1830 , Bellini ) Gloria ( 1874 , Cilea ) Roméo et Juliette ( 1867 , Gounod ) A Village Romeo and Juliet ( 1907 , Delius ) Romeo und Julia ( 1940 , Sutermeister ) Musicals The Belle of Mayfair ( 1906 ) West Side Story ( 1957 ) Once on This Island ( 1990 ) Roméo et Juliette , de la Haine à l'Amour ( 2001 ) Giulietta e Romeo ( 2007 ) Classical Beethoven 's String Quartet No. 1 ( c. 1800 ) Roméo et Juliette ( 1839 , Berlioz ) Romeo and Juliet ( 1870 , Tchaikovsky ) On screen 1900 1908 1916 Metro Pictures 1916 Fox 1936 1953 1954 1955 1968 1978 ( TV ) 1992 ( TV ) 2006 2007 2013 Film adaptations English Beneath the 12 - Mile Reef ( 1953 ) Romanoff and Juliet ( 1961 ) West Side Story ( 1961 ) Gonks Go Beat ( 1965 ) Lonesome Cowboys ( 1968 ) The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet ( 1969 ) Romie - 0 and Julie - 8 ( TV ; 1979 ) The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet ( 1982 ) Valley Girl ( 1983 ) Bullies ( 1986 ) China Girl ( 1987 ) Romeo. Juliet ( 1990 ) Tromeo and Juliet ( 1996 ) Love Is All There Is ( 1996 ) Rose by Any Other Name ... ( 1997 ) The Lion King II : Simba 's Pride ( 1998 ) Shakespeare in Love ( 1998 ) The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns ( 1999 ) Romeo Must Die ( 2000 ) Brooklyn Babylon ( 2001 ) Pizza My Heart ( TV ; 2005 ) West Bank Story ( 2005 ) Life and Lyrics ( 2006 ) Romeo & Juliet : Sealed with a Kiss ( 2006 ) Rome & Jewel ( 2006 ) David & Fatima ( 2008 ) The Cross Road ( 2008 ) Vicious Circle ( 2008 ) Gnomeo & Juliet ( 2011 ) Private Romeo ( 2011 ) Warm Bodies ( 2013 ) Make Your Move ( 2013 ) Romeo & Juliet ( 2013 ) Gnomeo & Juliet : Sherlock Gnomes ( 2018 ) Foreign Ambikapathy ( Tamil 1937 ) Romeo and Juliet ( Spanish 1940 ) Les amants de Vérone ( French 1949 ) Romeo , Juliet and Darkness ( Czech 1960 ) Los Tarantos ( Spanish 1963 ) Fury of Johnny Kid ( Italian 1967 ) Ma che musica maestro ( Italian 1971 ) Maro Charitra ( Telugu 1978 ) Mônica e Cebolinha : No Mundo de Romeu e Julieta ( Portuguese 1979 ) Ek Duuje Ke Liye ( Hindi 1981 ) The Sea Prince and the Fire Child ( Japanese 1981 ) Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak ( Hindi 1988 ) Saudagar ( Hindi 1991 ) The Phantom Lover ( Mandarin 1995 ) 30 : e november ( Swedish / Spanish 1995 ) Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi ( Telugu 1996 ) Chicken Rice War ( Cantonese / English 2000 ) Kalisundam Raa ( Telugu 2000 ) Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein ( Hindi 2002 ) Bollywood Queen ( English / Hindi 2002 ) Amar te duele ( Spanish 2002 ) Ondagona Baa ( Kannada 2003 ) Mamay ( Ukrainian 2003 ) The District ! ( Hungarian 2004 ) O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta ( Portuguese 2005 ) In Fair Palestine : A Story of Romeo and Juliet ( 2006 ) The Bubble ( Hebrew / Arabic 2006 ) Maro Charitra ( Telugu 2010 ) Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram - Leela ( Hindi 2013 ) Issaq ( Hindi 2013 ) Priyatama ( Marathi 2014 ) Arshinagar ( Bengali 2015 ) TV series Sons and Daughters ( 1982 ) Family and Friends ( 1990 ) Villa Quintana ( 1995 ) Yo amo a Paquita Gallego ( 1998 ) Skin ( 2003 ) A Touch Away ( 2006 ) Dangerous ( 2007 ) Romeo × Juliet ( 2007 ) Romeo y Julieta ( 2007 ) Saints & Sinners ( 2007 ) Harina de otro costal ( 2010 ) Villa Quintana ( 2013 ) Westside ( 2013 pilot ) Star - Crossed ( 2014 ) Still Star - Crossed ( 2017 ) Plays Romanoff and Juliet ( 1956 ) Romeo and Juliet ( 2013 ) Songs Lan và Điệp ( 1930s ) `` Montagues and Capulets '' ( 1935 ) `` Fever '' ( 1956 ) Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet ( 1968 ) `` ( Do n't Fear ) The Reaper '' ( 1976 ) `` Angelo '' ( 1978 ) `` Romeo and Juliet '' ( 1978 ) `` Romeo and Juliet '' ( 1981 ) `` Cherish '' ( 1989 ) `` Amor Prohibido '' ( 1994 ) `` Kissing You '' ( 1996 ) `` Exit Music '' ( 1997 ) `` Romeo and Juliet '' ( 1998 ) `` Starcrossed '' ( 2004 ) `` Peut - être toi '' ( 2006 ) `` Mademoiselle Juliette '' ( 2007 ) `` Love Story '' ( 2008 ) `` Love Me Again '' ( 2013 ) Albums Romeo and Juliet ( 1968 ) Romeo + Juliet ( 1996 ) Romeo & Julia ( 2006 ) Tragic Lovers ( 2008 ) Literature Les Chouans The Wandering Jew ( 1844 ) The Stolen Dormouse ( 1941 ) The Faraway Lurs ( 1963 ) Romiette and Julio ( 2001 ) New Moon ( 2006 ) Warm Bodies ( 2010 ) Art Romeo and Juliet : the Tomb Scene ( 1790 ) Romeo and Juliet ( 1978 ) Phrases `` Star - crossed '' `` A rose by any other name would smell as sweet '' Story within a story Nicholas Nickleby 1912 film 1947 film 1980 play 2001 film 2002 film The Picture of Dorian Gray 1910 film 1913 film 1915 film 1916 film 1917 film 1918 film 1945 film 1976 TV special 2009 film Harlequinade W Juliet `` Nothing Broken but My Heart '' Panic Button Bare : A Pop Opera `` '' Into the Light '' Bolji život The Sky Is Everywhere Pay as You Exit The White Mercedes She Died a Lady `` Moonshine River '' Rendez - vous Fame `` I Am Unicorn '' The Frog Prince Molly Smart Girls Get What They Want Tumbleweeds `` The Thief of Baghead '' The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke Prince Charming Km. 0 Phileine Says Sorry Hamateur Night `` Say You 'll Be Mine '' Into the Gauntlet Wandering Son K - On ! Foreign stories Adam Khan and Durkhanai Tum Teav Yusuf Khan and Sherbano Solomon & Gaenor Butterfly Lovers Hani and Sheh Mureed Lục Vân Tiên film Teav Aek Layla and Majnun Lovers of Teruel film Lord Saltoun and Auchanachie Ishaqzaade Other Such Tweet Sorrow Romeo and Juliet effect After Juliet `` Upper West Side Story '' ( 2012 ) Millennium Dome Show Inge Sylten and Heinz Drosihn Boys Do n't Cry My Wedding and Other Secrets Donkey in Lahore Upside Down Letters to Juliet <Td_colspan="2"> Book : Romeo and Juliet Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Love_Theme_from_Romeo_and_Juliet&oldid=789881455 '' Categories : 1969 singles Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Compositions by Henry Mancini Instrumentals Love themes Music based on works by William Shakespeare Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 10 July 2017 , at 06 : 42 . 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