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When You Wish Upon a Star

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Cliff Edwards - When You Wish Upon A Star 1940 Ukulele Ike

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When You Wish Upon A Star - sung by Jiminy Cricket (Cliff Edwards)

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Jiminy Cricket (Cliff Edwards) Sings When You Wish Upon A Star

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When You Wish Upon a Star

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Cliff Edwards - When you wish upon a star

"When You Wish Upon a Star" is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney's 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio. The original version was sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket, and is heard over the opening credits and in the final scene of the film. The song has since become the representative song of The Walt Disney Company. The recording by Cliff Edwards and Chorus was released by Victor Records as catalogue number 261546 and 26477A and by EMI on the His Master's Voice Label as catalogue number BD 821.