when was the song starry starry night written
Vincent (song) McLean wrote the lyrics in 1971 after reading a book about the life of the artist.[1] The following year, the song became the number one hit in the UK Singles Chart[2] and No. 12 in the US.[3] It spent 12 weeks on the Hot 100. In the US, "Vincent" also hit number two on the Easy Listening chart.[4] Billboard ranked it as the No. 94 song for 1972.