Butterfly (1957 song) 1957, where it spent two weeks, and also reached No. 14 on the US R&B chart. Butterfly (1957 song) "Butterfly" is a popular song written by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann and published in 1957. The song is credited to Anthony September as songwriter in some sources. This was a pseudonym of Anthony Mammarella, producer of "American Bandstand". The original recording of the song by Charlie Gracie reached No. 1 on the "Billboard" chart, No. 10 on the R&B chart and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957. A cover version by Andy Williams also reached No. 1
Global Recording Artist of the Year became the biggest digital song of the year, with 12.5 million track-equivalent units worldwide. Ed Sheeran received the award for the Global Recording Artist of 2017 with the release of his third studio album "÷" (read as "divide") and its singles including "Shape of You", "Castle on the Hill", "Galway Girl" and "Perfect". He became the first IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year to have both the best-selling album and single of the year. Global Recording Artist of the Year The Global Recording Artist of the Year is an award presented by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry