Make the World Go Away

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Make the World Go Away is a country song written by Hank Cochran. He came up with the tune after a movie date in 1960 and finished it at home within about 15 minutes.

The song’s first recording was by Ray Price in 1963, featuring an orchestra and female chorus. It became a big country hit, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard country charts and helping Price’s Burning Memories album reach No. 2 on the country charts.

Other famous versions that became Top 40 hits:
- Timi Yuro (1963): a blue-eyed soul take that reached No. 24 in the U.S. and No. 11 in Canada.
- Eddy Arnold (1965): this version became his signature hit, topping the country charts and reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100; it’s also been celebrated as a classic example of the Nashville sound. In 1999, this recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
- Donny and Marie Osmond (1975): a successful duet version.

The song has been covered many times, including versions by Elvis Presley (1970), Jim Reeves, Martina McBride (2005), and others, showing its lasting popularity. It’s widely seen as one of Eddy Arnold’s best-known songs and a landmark of 1960s country music.