| Composer | Jule Styne |
| Lyricist | Bob Merrill |
| Year Written | 1964 |
About This Song
“People” was written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill for the 1964 Broadway musical Funnyn Girl, starring Barbara Streisand. The musical ran for 1,348 performances.
View the lyrics
People
People who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world
We’re children
Needing other children
And yet letting a grown-up pride
Hide all the need inside
Acting more like children than children
Lovers
Are very special people
They’re the luckiest people in the world
With one person
One very special person
A feeling deep in your soul
Says you were half, now you’re whole
No more hunger and thirst
But first be a person who needs people
People who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world
With one person
One very special person
A feeling deep in your soul
Says you were half, now you’re whole
No more hunger and thirst
First be a person who needs people
People who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world
Recordings
1968
Tony Bennett recorded “People” on November 25, 1968. Torrie Zito wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.
CO 100269
Release History
| 1969 | Columbia 45: 4-44755 |
| 1969 | CBS LP 12″: 63612 — Greatest Hits, Volume II (UK) |
| 1968 | Columbia LP 12″: CS 9814 — Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits, Vol. IV |
| 1976 | Warwick LP 12″: PR 5021 — The Very Best Of Tony Bennett: 20 Greatest Hits [UK] |
| 1976 | Warwick/CBS LP 12″: CBS 5021 — The Very Best Of Tony Bennett: 20 Greatest Hits [UK] |
| 1991 | Columbia House Music Collection CD: 2C2 8151 — The Great American Composers: Jule Styne |
| 2003 | Globo/Columbia CD: 0030 2 — All The Best [Brazil] |
| 2011 | Columbia: The Complete Collection — Disc 28 — I’ve Gotta Be Me |