Wild Is the Wind (song)

For the Bon Jovi song, see New Jersey (album).

"Wild Is the Wind"
US 7-inch single picture sleeve
Single by Johnny Mathis
B-side"No Love (But Your Love)"
ReleasedNovember 11, 1957
RecordedOctober 1, 1957
StudioColumbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenrePop
Length2:22
LabelColumbia
ComposerDimitri Tiomkin
LyricistNed Washington
Producers
Johnny Mathis singles chronology
"Chances Are" / "The Twelfth of Never"
(1957) 		"Wild Is the Wind" / "No Love (But Your Love)"
(1957) 		"Come to Me"
(1957)

"Wild Is the Wind" is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington for the 1957 film of the same name. Johnny Mathis recorded the song for the film, and it was released as a single in November 1957. His version reached the top 40 on the record charts in Billboard magazine. The songwriters were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1958.

The song has been recorded many times by many performers. The best known versions are those recorded by Nina Simone (from her 1966 album of the same name) and by David Bowie (from his 1976 album Station to Station).

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