The Third Man Theme after the film's premiere, and more than half a million copies of "The Third Man Theme" record were sold within weeks of the film's release. The tune was originally released in the U.K. in 1949, where it was known as "The Harry Lime Theme". Following its release in the U.S. in 1950 (see 1950 in music), "The Third Man Theme" spent 11 weeks at number one on "Billboard"'s U.S. Best Sellers in Stores chart, from April 29 to July 8. Its success led to a trend in releasing film theme music as singles. A guitar version by Guy Lombardo also
Lime production in Mexico Lime production in Mexico For several decades, since at least the 1950s, Mexico has been the world's largest producer and exporter of limes, and especially of lime oil. The two popular varieties of limes grown in Mexico are the Mexican or Key lime "(Citrus aurantifolia)" and the Persian lime ("Citrus latifolia", simply called "lime" in the US); the former is of Indo–Malayan origin introduced in Mexico by the Spaniards after the 1520s, while the latter, also called the Tahiti lime, was introduced from US. Persian lime production in Mexico caters specifically to the US market; a substantial increase in production