It Must Be Him (song)

"It Must Be Him"
Single by Vikki Carr
from the album It Must Be Him
B-side
  • "On the Other Side of the Tracks" (UK)
  • "That's All" (US and Canada)
Released1967 (1967)
Genre
Length2:48
LabelLiberty
Songwriter(s)Gilbert Bécaud, Maurice Vidalin, Mack David (English lyrics)
Vikki Carr singles chronology
"There I Go"
(1967)
"It Must Be Him"
(1967)
"The Lesson"
(1968)

"It Must Be Him" is a popular song with music written by Gilbert Bécaud, originally with French lyrics by Maurice Vidalin and recorded by Bécaud as "Seul Sur Son Étoile". The English version recorded by Vikki Carr, with lyrics by Mack David, was a hit around the world, reaching No. 3 in the United States, No. 2 in the UK, and No. 1 in Australia. The singer describes anxiously waiting by her telephone, desperately hoping that her former boyfriend will call, although they had separated.