Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band

"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band"
	File:Meco - Star Wars Title Theme.jpg
Single by Meco
from the album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk
B-side	"Funk"
Released	1977
Format	7" single
Genre	Disco
Length	3:28
Label	Millennium; RCA;
Writer(s)	John Williams
Producer(s)	Tony Bongiovi; Domenico Monardo; Harold Wheeler;
Certification	Platinum (CRIA, RIAA)
Meco singles chronology

"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" is a disco single recorded by Meco, taken from the album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 1, 1977, holding on to the spot for two weeks^[1] and peaked at no. 7 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining in the charts for nine weeks.^[2] To date it is the biggest-selling instrumental single in the history of recorded music, having sold two million units, being the only one ever to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[3]

In the late 1970s CBS Sports used the song as opening music for its NFL coverage.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1977–78)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	7
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[6]	5
Canada (CHUM)^[7]	1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[8]	1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[9]	1
France (IFOP)^[10]	24
Ireland (IRMA)^[11]	3
Italy (FIMI)^[12]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[13]	8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14]	10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[15]	5
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[16]	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	13
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[18]	7
US Billboard Hot 100^[19]	1
US Billboard Hot Disco Singles^[19]	6
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[19]	8
US Cash Box^[20]	1
US Record World^[21]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	57
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[22]	76
Canada (RPM Top Singles)^[23]	15
Italy (FIMI)^[12]	35
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[24]	43
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[25]	56
US Billboard Hot 100^[26]	71
US Cash Box^[27]	10

Chart (1978)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	46

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)^[28]	Platinum	150,000
United States (RIAA)^[29]	Platinum	2,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Meco - Star Wars - Tune Soul Show search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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Preceded by "Best of My Love" by The Emotions	*US Billboard* Hot 100 number-one single** October 1, 1977 – October 8, 1977 (two weeks)	Succeeded by "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone
Preceded by "Best of My Love" by The Emotions	*US Record World* number-one single** October 1, 1977 – October 8, 1977 (two weeks)
Preceded by "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac	*US Cash Box* number-one single** September 24, 1977 – October 1, 1977 (two weeks)
Preceded by "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon	*Canadian CHUM* number-one single** October 15, 1977 – October 22, 1977 (two weeks)
Preceded by "On and On" by Stephen Bishop	*Canadian RPM* Adult Oriented Playlist number-one single** October 29, 1977 (one week)	Succeeded by "Just Remember I Love You" by Firefall
Preceded by "Keep It Comin' Love" by KC and the Sunshine Band	*Canadian RPM* Top Singles number-one single** October 22, 1977 (one week)	Succeeded by "That's Rock 'n' Roll" by Shaun Cassidy

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