| "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art of the Dutch vinyl single | ||||
| Single byDeodato | ||||
| from the albumPrelude | ||||
| B-side | "Spirit of Summer" | |||
| Released | 1973[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | September 12–14, 1972 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studios,Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 9:00 (Album version) 5:06 (Single version) | |||
| Label | CTI | |||
| Songwriter | Richard Strauss | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Deodato singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" (album version) onYouTube | ||||
"Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" is an instrumental by Brazilian musicianEumir Deodato, from his 1973 albumPrelude.[1][2] It is a heavilyjazz-funk styled rendition of the introduction from the 1896Richard Strauss compositionAlso sprach Zarathustra. The "(2001)" mentioned is a reference to thesoundtrack for the film2001: A Space Odyssey.
Released as the album's first single in early 1973, his rendition peaked at number 2 on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 31 March 1973 (behindRoberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly with His Song"), number 3 in Canada,[4] and number 7 on theUK Singles Chart.[1] It won the16th Annual Grammy AwardsGrammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.[5][1][2]
The track has appeared on many compilation and re-issue albums since 1973.[6]
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| CanadianRPM 100 Singles Chart[4] | 3 |
| CanadianRPM AC Chart[7] | 22 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[8] | 15 |
| UK Singles Chart[9] | 7 |
| USBillboardEasy Listening[10] | 5 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[11] | 2 |
| Chart (1973) | Position |
|---|---|
| CanadaRPM (magazine)[12] | 42 |
| USBillboard Year-End[13] | 90 |
...Eumir Deodato, who'd had a freak smash with the 1973 single "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)", a nine-minute instrumental prog-funk cover of the Richard Strauss classical piece...
