Engelbert Humperdinck About The Way It Used to Be "The Way It Used to Be" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was released on the album Engelbert and as a single in 1969. It is an English language adaptation of the Italian language song "Melodia", which was originally released by Isabella Iannetti in 1968. The song was a top ten hit in multiple countries, and spent 14 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 3, while reaching No. 1 in Flanders and Singapore, No. 3 in Malaysia, No. 5 in Yugoslavia, No. 6 on the Irish Singles Chart, No. 7 on Norway's VG-lista, No. 7 in Wallonia, and No. 9 in South Africa. The song was a hit in other nations as well. In the United States, the song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 42, while reaching No. 4 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart. The song was ranked No. 26 on Billboard's year-end ranking of 1969's "Top Easy Listening Singles". more » Year 2000 308 474 Views Playlists 2 Watch New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer Lonely table just for one In a bright and crowded room While the music has begun I drink to memories in the gloom Though the music's still the same It has a bittersweet refrain So play the song the way it used to be Before she left and changed it all to sadness And maybe if she's passing by the window She will hear a love song And a melody And even if the words are not so tender She will always remember The way it used to be Friends stop by and say hello And I laugh and hide the pain It's quite easy 'til they go Then the song begins again So play the song the way it used to be Before she left and changed it all to sadness And maybe if she's passing by the window She will hear a love song And a melody And even if the words are not so tender She will always remember The way it used to be The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing Engelbert Humperdinck Engelbert Humperdinck German pronunciation [ˈɛŋl̩bɛʁt ˈhʊmpɐdɪŋk]; 1 September 1854 – 27 September 1921 was a German composer, best known for his opera Hansel and Gretel. Humperdinck was born at Siegburg in the Rhine Province and died at the age of 67 in Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. more » 6 fans Written by ROGER FREDERICK COOK, ROGER JOHN REGINALD GREENAWAY, FRANCO CASSANO, CORRADO CONTI, GIANNI ERNESTO ARGENIO Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind