Top of the World ( the Carpenters song ) - wikipedia Top of the World ( the Carpenters song ) `` Top of the World '' Artwork for U.S. vinyl single Single by The Carpenters from the album A Song for You B - side `` Heather '' Released September 19, 1973 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1972 Genre Country pop Length 2 : 56 Label A&M 1468 Songwriter ( s ) Richard Carpenter ; John Bettis Producer ( s ) Jack Daugherty The Carpenters singles chronology `` Yesterday Once More '' ( 1973 ) `` Top of the World '' ( 1973 ) `` Jambalaya ( On the Bayou ) '' ( 1974 ) `` Yesterday Once More '' ( 1973 ) `` Top of the World '' ( 1973 ) `` Jambalaya ( On the Bayou ) '' ( 1974 ) Top of the World is a 1972 song written and composed by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis. The song was a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit for two consecutive weeks in 1973. This song was originally intended to be only an album cut. However, country music singer Lynn Anderson covered the song and was the first to release it as a single. Her version nearly topped the US Billboard Hot Country singles chart, reaching No. 2. Contents 1 The Carpenters version 1.1 Background 1.2 Personnel 1.3 Chart performance 2 Lynn Anderson version 2.1 Background 2.2 Chart performance 3 Other versions 4 See also 5 References 6 External links The Carpenters version Background Originally recorded for and released on the duo 's 1972 studio album A Song for You, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in late 1973, becoming the duo 's second of three number one singles, following `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' and preceding `` Please Mr. Postman. '' Karen Carpenter re-recorded the song for the band 's first compilation as she was not quite satisfied with the original. In Japan, the song was used as the opening theme song for the 1995 Japanese drama Miseinen. In 2003, it was used for another drama, this time as the ending theme song for Beginner. It appeared on the 2010 soundtrack of Shrek Forever After when Shrek enjoys being a `` real ogre '' and terrifying the villagers, as well as in a prominent scene of the 2012 film Dark Shadows, where a performance by the Carpenters is seen on a television screen. Personnel Karen Carpenter - lead and backing vocals Richard Carpenter - backing vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano, orchestration Joe Osborn - bass Hal Blaine - brushed drums Tony Peluso - electric guitar Buddy Emmons - pedal steel guitar Uncredited - tambourine Chart performance Chart ( 1972 -- 73 ) Peak position Australia Canadian RPM Singles Dutch Mega Single Top 100 12 German Media Control Charts 38 Irish Singles Charts Japanese Oricon Singles 21 New Zealand 14 UK Singles Chart 5 Ultratop Flanders 27 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Easy Listening US Record World Lynn Anderson version `` Top of the World '' Side label of U.S. vinyl single Single by Lynn Anderson from the album Top of the World A-side `` Top of the World '' Released June 1973 Format 45 rpm record Recorded 1973 Genre Country pop Length 2 : 55 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Richard Carpenter, John Bettis Producer ( s ) Glenn Sutton, Clive Davis Lynn Anderson singles chronology `` Keep Me in Mind '' ( 1973 ) `` Top of the World '' ( 1973 ) `` Sing About Love '' ( 1973 ) `` Keep Me in Mind '' ( 1973 ) `` Top of the World '' ( 1973 ) `` Sing About Love '' ( 1973 ) Background Country music singer Lynn Anderson covered the song in 1973 for her studio album Top of the World, released on Columbia Records. It was the first single released from her album and her version of the song became the first hit. Anderson 's cover reached No. 2 on the US country singles chart and No. 74 on Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1973. The success of Anderson 's version prompted the Carpenters to release a new version as a single, where it topped the US pop singles chart for two weeks in December 1973. Anderson 's cover was produced by her husband Glenn Sutton and Clive Davis. She later re-recorded the song for her 2004 album, The Bluegrass Sessions. Chart performance Chart ( 1973 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot Country Singles US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 34 US Billboard Hot 100 74 Canadian RPM Country Tracks Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 30 Other versions In early 1973, New Zealand male singer Steve Allen took his version to # 1 in New Zealand for a week, sharing the top with The Carpenters version. In 1973, Icelandic singer Þuríður Sigurðardóttir covered the song with the title `` Undraheimur '' on the album `` Þuríður & Pálmi ''. Icelandic words by Jónas Friðrik. Also in 1973 The Maguires covered the song recorded on RCA. The Maguires was a nom - de-plume for the pop star Clodagh Rodgers, who was joined on the record by her sister Lavinia and brother Louis. In 1973 Swedish singer Siv Inger Svensson ( Siw Inger ) published a German cover version of the song. Her single was called `` Ich hab ' es gern ''. In 1974 Ray Conniff had the song on the Album `` The Way We Are '' Swedish dansband Vikingarna had a 1974 Svensktoppen hit with a cover version in Swedish, `` På världens tak '', which was the first Vikingarna song to chart on the Svensktoppen. In 1975, the French Canadian singer Claude Valade recorded Top of the World in French Au bout du monde, ( Lyrics by Christine Charbonneau ). The song was part of her album `` Collection Country '' released by London - Deram. It was covered by Ami Aspelund in Finnish as Tänään Huipulla. Mark O'Connor did an acoustic guitar and mandolin ( David Grisman ) version of the song on his 1979 album Markology. The Gilman Street punk band Stikky recorded a cover containing only the chorus and released it on their EP Cuddle in 1988. In 1990, Belgian singer Dana Winner covered the song as `` Op het dak van de wereld ''. In 1992, The Sugarcubes, with Björk as lead singer, covered the song. The song was included as a B - side on the single for `` Walkabout '', the second single from the album Stick Around for Joy. Shonen Knife 's cover appeared on the 1994 tribute album If I Were a Carpenter. It was the ending theme song to the 1995 film * The Last Supper and appeared in the 1998 film The Parent Trap, the 2000 film The Broken Hearts Club : A Romantic Comedy, and the 2016 revival of Gilmore Girls : A Year in the Life. The Québécois singer Bourbon Gautier recorded a Quebec French cover in 2006 titled `` Au bout du monde '' on the album Quand le Country dit bonjour... released by AMP Records, with lyrics by Christine Charbonneau. In 2006, a bossa nova version of the song was performed by Naomi & Goro and appeared on their album titled ( HOME ). Mona Gustafsson recorded the song on her 2010 album Countrypärlor. A Cantonese Christian song by the name of `` 冰 天 的 太陽 '' ( `` Season of Ice and Sun '' ) was written using the melody of the song. Rose Chung ( 舒 雅 頌 ) and Ervinna ( 愛 慧 娜 ) covered the song as `` 我 的 小 情人 '' in 1974. Punk supergroup Me First and the Gimme Gimmes covered the song on their 2014 album Are We Not Men ? We Are Diva !. Slim Whitman, on the 1977 album Home on the Range Stabbing Westward covered the song in 2001 for the second compilation CD of Andrew Denton 's Musical Challenge. See also List of Hot 100 number - one singles of 1973 ( U.S. ) Preceded by `` You Were Always There '' by Donna Fargo RPM Country Tracks number - one single ( Lynn Anderson version ) August 18, 1973 ( two weeks ) Succeeded by `` Trip to Heaven '' by Freddie Hart Preceded by `` Photograph '' by Ringo Starr Billboard Hot 100 number - one single ( Carpenters version ) December 1, 1973 ( two weeks ) Succeeded by `` The Most Beautiful Girl '' by Charlie Rich References Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Carpenters - Top Of The World ''. Dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 11. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts ''. Officialcharts.de. 2016 - 09 - 30. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` flavour of new zealand - search listener ''. Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Carpenters - Top Of The World ''. Ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ Randy L. Schmidt. Little Girl Blue : The Life of Karen Carpenter. Books.google.com. p. 122. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ NZ Top 20 1973 Jump up ^ `` * * SVENSKTOPPEN * * '' ( TXT ). Sr.se. 1974 - 01 - 06. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` CLAUDE VALADE Biographie ''. Biographiesartistesquebecois.com. 2008 - 09 - 17. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2012 - 04 - 26. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Countrypärlor '' ( in Swedish ). Svensk mediedatabas. 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2011. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Carpenters Karen Carpenter Richard Carpenter Albums Offering ( Ticket to Ride ) Close to You Carpenters A Song for You Now & Then Horizon A Kind of Hush Passage Made in America Voice of the Heart Lovelines As Time Goes By Live albums Live in Japan Live at the Palladium Compilation albums The Singles : 1969 -- 1973 The Singles : 1974 -- 1978 The Very Best of the Carpenters Yesterday Once More Only Yesterday From the Top Interpretations : A 25th Anniversary Celebration Love Songs Reflections The Singles : 1969 -- 1981 The Essential Collection : 1965 -- 1997 Carpenters Perform Carpenter Gold : 35th Anniversary Edition The Ultimate Collection 40 / 40 Other Christmas Portrait An Old - Fashioned Christmas Time ( Richard Carpenter ) Karen Carpenter ( album ) Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor ( Richard Carpenter ) Singles `` Looking for Love '' `` Ticket to Ride '' `` ( They Long to Be ) Close to You '' `` We 've Only Just Begun '' `` Merry Christmas, Darling '' `` For All We Know '' `` Rainy Days and Mondays '' `` Superstar '' `` Bless the Beasts and Children '' `` Hurting Each Other '' `` It 's Going to Take Some Time '' `` Goodbye to Love '' `` Sing '' `` Yesterday Once More '' `` Top of the World '' `` Jambalaya ( On the Bayou ) '' `` I Wo n't Last a Day Without You '' `` Please Mr. Postman '' `` Santa Claus Is Comin ' to Town '' `` Only Yesterday '' `` Solitaire '' `` There 's a Kind of Hush ( All Over the World ) '' `` I Need to Be in Love '' `` Goofus '' `` Breaking Up Is Hard to Do '' `` All You Get from Love Is a Love Song '' `` Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft '' `` The Christmas Song ( Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire ) '' `` Sweet, Sweet Smile '' `` I Believe You '' `` Touch Me When We 're Dancing '' `` ( Want You ) Back in My Life Again '' `` Those Good Old Dreams '' `` Beechwood 4 - 5789 '' `` Make Believe It 's Your First Time '' `` Your Baby Does n't Love You Anymore '' `` Now '' `` Little Altar Boy '' `` Honolulu City Lights '' `` Something in Your Eyes '' `` If I Had You '' `` Let Me Be the One '' `` Tryin ' to Get the Feeling Again '' `` Ave Maria '' `` The Rainbow Connection '' TV series / specials Make Your Own Kind of Music Live at the BBC Very First TV Special Space Encounters A Christmas Portrait Music, Music, Music DVDs Gold : Greatest Hits Interpretations Close to You : Remembering the Carpenters Related articles Discography Songs John Bettis Joe Osborn Tony Peluso If I Were a Carpenter The Karen Carpenter Story Superstar : The Karen Carpenter Story Book Lynn Anderson Studio albums Ride, Ride, Ride Songs That Made Country Girls Famous Rose Garden You 're My Man How Can I Unlove You Cry Listen to a Country Song Keep Me in Mind Top of the World Smile for Me What a Man My Man Is I 've Never Loved Anyone More All the King 's Horses Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man I Love What Love Is Doing to Me / He Ai n't You From the Inside Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Back What She Does Best Cowboy 's Sweetheart The Bluegrass Sessions Holiday albums The Christmas Album Home for the Holidays Live albums Live at Billy Bob 's Texas Compilations The World of Lynn Anderson Greatest Hits 16 Biggest Hits Singles `` If I Kiss You '' `` Promises, Promises '' `` Big Girls Do n't Cry '' `` I 've Been Everywhere '' `` Rocky Top '' `` Rose Garden '' `` It Was n't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels '' `` You 're My Man '' `` How Can I Unlove You '' `` Cry '' `` Listen to a Country Song '' `` Fool Me '' `` Keep Me in Mind '' `` Top of the World '' `` Talkin ' to the Wall '' `` What a Man My Man Is '' `` Paradise '' `` Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man '' `` I Love How You Love Me '' `` Sea of Heartbreak '' `` You 're Welcome to Tonight '' `` Under the Boardwalk '' Related articles Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Top_of_the_World_(The_Carpenters_song)&oldid=809638009 '' Categories : 1972 songs 1973 singles The Carpenters songs Lynn Anderson songs Shonen Knife songs Vikingarna ( band ) songs Steve Allen ( singer ) songs Anti-war songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Number - one singles in Australia RPM Country Tracks number - one singles Songs with lyrics by John Bettis Songs written by Richard Carpenter ( musician ) Japanese television drama theme songs Columbia Records singles A&M Records singles Mona Gustafsson songs Hidden categories : CS1 Swedish - language sources ( sv ) Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 10 November 2017, at 12 : 49. 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Question: who wrote the song top of the world
Answer: Richard Carpenter and John Bettis