Me and My Arrow

"Me and My Arrow" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson for his 1970 album The Point!^[1] It was also released as a single in 1971, reaching number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart.^[2]

"Me And My Arrow"
Side A of the US single
Single by Harry Nilsson
from the album The Point!
B-side	"Are You Sleeping?"
Released	March 1971 (1971)
Genre	Pop
Length	2:03
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Harry Nilsson
Producer(s)	Harry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson singles chronology
"I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City" (1969) "Me And My Arrow" (1971) "Without You" (1972)

The song was composed as the theme for The Point, a story about Oblio, the pointless boy, and his dog Arrow.^[3]

Chart history

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	52
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4]	18
Canada RPM Top Singles	17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5]	34
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	3
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[6]	27

In popular culture

• Sampled in the "Blackalicious" song "Blazing Arrow" on their 2002 album by the same name.^[7]
• Featured in the season 24 episode "To Cur with Love" of The Simpsons as the theme for Homer Simpson and his dog Bongo.
• Used in a series of television commercials promoting the Plymouth Arrow compact car.^[8] According to the official Twitter account of the Harry Nilsson estate, the songwriter agreed to let Plymouth use the song in exchange for a new car of which Chrysler agreed. The corporation originally balked at Nilsson's request for a Mercedes-Benz instead of a Plymouth but eventually relented.^[9]
• Performed by Adrian Belew on the album For the Love of Harry: Everyone Sings Nilsson