Beyond the Sea (song)

"Beyond the Sea"
Single by Bobby Darin
from the album That's All
B-side	"That's the Way Love Is"
Released	October 1959
Recorded	August 24, 1958
Genre	Big band
Length	2:48
Label	Atco 6158
Songwriter(s)	Jack Lawrence/Charles Trenet
Bobby Darin singles chronology
"Mack the Knife" (1959) "Beyond the Sea" (1959) "Clementine" (1960)
Audio
"Beyond the Sea" on YouTube

"Beyond the Sea" has been recorded by many artists, but Bobby Darin's version released in late 1959 is the best known by many, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 15 on the US R&B Chart, and No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] in early 1960.

Before Bobby Darin's version, two instrumental recordings reached the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Benny Goodman's version charted in 1948, and was featured in the Cary Grant/Betsy Drake romantic comedy Every Girl Should Be Married. Roger Williams' recording reached No. 37 in 1955.[3]

Deana Martin recorded Beyond the Sea in 2013. The song was released on her album Destination Moon in 2013 by Big Fish Records.

American R&B singer George Benson recorded an R&B version of the song under the title "Beyond The Sea (La Mer)." It was released on Warner Bros. This version entered the UK Singles Chart on 20 April 1985. It peaked at no. 60 and remained on the chart for three weeks.[4]

The first recording of "Beyond the Sea" was by Harry James and His Orchestra on December 22, 1947, and the first recording of "La Mer" was by French jazz musician Roland Gerbeau in December 1945.

• Robbie Williams released a version of the song on his album Swing When You're Winning in 2001, which was used in the end credits in the 2003 Disney·Pixar animated film Finding Nemo. In 2016, Patrick Stump performed a Navajo-language version of Williams' cover to play over the end credits of the Navajo dubbing of the same Disney movie.[5]

Versions of the song have appeared frequently in films and television shows. The song features during the ending credits of the 2003 animated film Finding Nemo.

The song is played prominently in the 2007 video game BioShock.

The X-Files episode "Beyond the Sea" is named for the song, which is playing on the boat owned by Dana Scully's father.

The song plays in the background during a scene in the 1990 film Goodfellas while the characters are preparing food in prison.

A version of the song by Kathryn Williams is the theme song for the British TV Show The Cafe broadcast on Sky1

In the 2020 horror film A Quiet Place Part II, the song is played on loop over the radio as a signal to guide survivors to an island.

• "Beyond The Sea". - Jack Lawrence Website.
• Official Bobby Darin fansite
• Second Hand Songs: La Mer / Beyond the Sea page