Top Of The World (The Carpenters song)

Top Of The World (The Carpenters song)

Composer: Richard Carpenter
Arranger: Nigel Paterson


"Top of the World" is a 1972 song written and composed by Richard Carpenter (music) and John Bettis (words) and first recorded by American pop duo Carpenters. Karen Carpenter was the lead vocal and played the role of backing vocals with Richard. It was a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit for the duo for two consecutive weeks in 1973. It also became Carpenters' second number one and tenth top-ten single in the Billboard Hot 100.

Carpenters originally intended the song to be only an album cut. However, after country singer Lynn Anderson covered the song and it became a number two hit on the country charts, they reconsidered.

The song was also heard in several movies, including 2012 film Dark Shadows, where a performance by the Carpenters is seen on a television screen. It has been used as the opening song of the Season 2, Episode 1 of Netflix series After Life. In his Oscars acceptance speech for Best Original Song, "Naatu Naatu," composer M.M. Keeravani mentioned the Carpenters and briefly interpolated his thanks to the tune of "Top Of The World."