[1] The music for the film was written by Georges Auric; the original French lyrics were by Jacques Larue, with the English words by William Engvick.
[2] The melody comes, as its title implies, from the 1952 film Moulin Rouge, but from a different song with unrelated lyrics, "It's April Again."
[3] The most popular version of the song in America was made by Percy Faith's Orchestra, with a vocal by Felicia Sanders.
[5] On this recording, produced by Frank Lee at Decca, the plaintive accordion theme was played by Henry Krein.
A stereo re-recording was featured on Waltz Encores, a Mantovani album made for the American market in May 1958 and released there the same year.
[12][13][6][14] "The Song from the Moulin Rouge" entered the UK's sheet music sales chart on May 16, 1953, and reached No.
[10][15] The recording by Henri René and His Orchestra was made at Manhattan Center, New York City, on March 20, 1953.