Footsteps (Steve Lawrence song)
# Footsteps (Steve Lawrence song)

"Footsteps" is a hit single by the American singer and actor Steve Lawrence, recorded in January 1960 and released in spring 1960 by ABC-Paramount Records in the US and HMV in the UK. The song was written by Barry Mann and Hank Hunter.

The single has Lawrence's wife, Eydie Gormé, as a backing vocalist and Don Costa's Orchestra and chorus.

## Charts

In the US, it spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 7 on April 4, 1960, while reaching No. 4 in the Record Retailer chart in the UK, No. 3 in the CHUM Hit Parade in Canada, and No. 9 on VG-lista in Norway.

| Chart (1960) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Canada CHUM Hit Parade | 3 |
| Netherlands | 16 |
| Norway VG-lista | 9 |
| UK Record Retailer | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 9 |
| US Cash Box Records Disc Jockeys Played Most | 4 |
| US Cash Box Top Ten Juke Box Tunes | 9 |
| Wallonia | 29 |

## Cover versions

* Barry Mann sang his song on his 1961 Who Put The Bomp album
* It was also a hit for Ronnie Carroll in 1960, peaking at No. 36 in the UK.
* Showaddywaddy released their version of the song in 1981, peaking at No. 31 in the UK.
