<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Mi va de cantare" (1967) </Td> <Td> "What a Wonderful World" (1967) </Td> <Td> "Hello Brother" (1968) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Mi va de cantare" (1967) </Td> <Td> "What a Wonderful World" (1967) </Td> <Td> "Hello Brother" (1968) </Td> </Tr> <P> "What a Wonderful World" is a pop ballad written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss . It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single, which topped the pop charts in the United Kingdom . Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world (Thiele as a producer and Weiss as a composer / performer). Armstrong's recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 . The publishing for this song is controlled by Memory Lane Music Group, Carlin Music Corp. and BMG Rights Management . </P> <P> The song was initially offered to Tony Bennett, who turned it down . </P>

Who wrote the song what a wonderful world