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“What a Wonderful World”
Single by Louis Armstrong
from the album What a Wonderful World
B-side	“Cabaret“
Released	1967
Format	7″
Genre	Traditional pop jazz
Length	2:21
Label	ABC 10982, HMV
Songwriter(s)	Bob Thiele (as George Douglas) George David Weiss[1]
Producer(s)	Bob Thiele[1]
Louis Armstrong singles chronology
“Mi va de cantare” (1967) “What a Wonderful World” (1967) “Hello Brother” (1968)

“What a Wonderful World” is a pop ballad written by Bob Thiele (as “George Douglas”) and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single, which topped the pop charts in the United Kingdom.^[1]Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world (Thiele as a producer and Weiss as a composer/performer).^[2] Armstrong’s recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The publishing for this song is controlled by Memory Lane Music Group, Carlin Music Corp. and BMG Rights Management.

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