Too Beautiful to Last

"Too Beautiful to Last" is a song recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, which was the theme from the 1971 historical biopic Nicholas and Alexandra.^[1]

"Too Beautiful to Last"
Single by Engelbert Humperdinck
from the album In Time
B-side	"A Hundred Times A Day"
Released	1972
Genre	Traditional pop
Length	3:06
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Richard Rodney Bennett & Paul Francis Webster[1]
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology
"Another Time, Another Place" (1971) "Too Beautiful to Last" (1972) "In Time" (1972)

In 1972, the song was released on the album In Time and as a single.^[2] The song spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 14,^[3] while reaching No. 1 in Hong Kong,^[4] No. 9 in South Africa,^[5] No. 17 on the Irish Singles Chart,^[6] and No. 66 on Canada's "RPM 100".^[7] In the United States, the song spent 3 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 86,^[8] while reaching No. 16 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.^[9][10]

Chart performance

Chart (1972)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	14
Hong Kong - Radio Hong Kong[4]	1
South Africa - South African Record Distributors and Manufacturers[5]	9
Ireland - Irish Singles Chart	17
Canada - RPM 100	66
US Billboard Hot 100	86
US Billboard - Easy Listening	16