"The Song from Moulin Rouge" (also known as "Where Is Your
Heart") is a popular song that first appeared in the 1952 film
Moulin Rouge.
The music was written by Georges Auric. The original French
lyrics were by Jacques Larue, the English words by William
Engvick. However, in the film the song is called "It's April
Again", and there is no mention of the phrase "Where Is Your
Heart". A similar instance occurred in
Romeo and Juliet, in which the love theme was entitled
"What Is a Youth?" in the film, but became "A Time For Us" when
recorded as a popular song.
In
Moulin Rouge, the theme song was sung by Muriel Smith,
dubbing for Zsa Zsa Gabor who lip-synched to Smith's
singing.
The most popular version of the song was made by Percy
Faith's Orchestra, with a vocal by Felicia Sanders. The
recording by Faith and Sanders was made on January 22, 1953 and
released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39944. It first
reached the Billboard charts on March 28, 1953 and lasted 24
weeks on the chart, peaking at #1.
In the United Kingdom, the version by Mantovani was the
biggest hit. This version also charted in the U.S. The
recording by Mantovani was released in the U.S. by London
Records as catalog number 1328. It first reached the Billboard
chart on May 16, 1953 and lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking
at #13. However, in the United Kingdom Mantovani's version of
the track reached number one in the UK Singles Chart.
The song also reached #1 on the Cash Box chart, which
combined all versions, in 1953. Both Faith's and Mantovani's
versions sold over a million copies.