Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band

"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band"
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" (1977) "Theme from Close Encounters" (1978)

"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 "The Hot 100 - 1977 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2014. "Meco". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1970s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Ultratop.be – Meco – Star Wars Title Theme" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Radio 2 Top 30 : 10 december 1977" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved July 15, 2014. CHART NUMBER 1083 – Saturday, October 15, 1977 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 29, 2007). CHUM. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5441." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5430a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Meco" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Star Wars Theme". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "I singoli più venduti del 1977" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Meco - Star Wars - Tune Soul Show search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Dutchcharts.nl – Meco – Star Wars Title Theme" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Charts.org.nz – Meco – Star Wars Title Theme". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Swedishcharts.com – Meco – Star Wars Title Theme". Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Archive Chart: 1977-10-22" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Meco – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 15, 2014. CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending SEPTEMBER 24, 1977 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 3, 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2014. RECORD WORLD 1977 at the Wayback Machine (archived August 3, 2005). Record World. Geocities.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Jaaroverzichten 1977" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Top Singles – Volume 28, No. 14, December 31, 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1977" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 89 no. 51. December 24, 1977. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510. The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1977 at the Wayback Machine (archived December 30, 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2014. "Canadian single certifications – Meco – Star Wars Theme". Music Canada. "American single certifications – Meco – Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH