[1] A recording of the song by Vera Lynn reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in November that year.
It was Lynn's only UK number one hit on the official chart, a feat she achieved long after the period she became most associated with as the Forces' Sweetheart in World War II.
Billboard chart with her recording of "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart", making her the first British artist to achieve this milestone.
[3] When the song topped the charts, co-writer Calvert became the second number-one recording star, after Mantovani, to write a number one hit for someone else.
[1] A recording by Frankie Vaughan and Vocal Group with Geoff Love and his orchestra was made in London on September 19, 1954.