Male Pop Vocal Performance category. Both Mathis' and Garner's recordings were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, Garner in 1991 and Mathis in 2002. Chart performance Weekly singles Play Misty for Me Clint Eastwood used the instrumental version in his 1971 film Play Misty for Me, a low-budget film that proved to be a box-office success. Eastwood was said to have paid Garner a $25,000 fee for the right to use the tune in his film. Ray Stevens version Background and release In 1975, singer Ray Stevens released an up-tempo country rendition of this song. It is the title track of his twelfth studio album. Stevens recounted that the song was recorded on the second take when experimenting in the studio. His version won a Grammy in the category of Music Arrangement of the Year. This version peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom. Chart performance Weekly singles Year-end charts Other notable versions Count Basie, Dance Along with Basie (1959) Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1961 for use on his radio show, and it was included on the album With All My Heart (2012) Aretha Franklin, Yeah!!! (1965) Groove Holmes hit the Hot 100 with his version (1966) Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio – 1974 – "Misty" – Three Blind Mice References External links "Misty" at jazzstandards.com Misty chord/melody and solo studies for guitar 1954 songs 1959 singles 1963 singles 1975 singles 1950s jazz standards Songs with lyrics by Johnny Burke (lyricist) Ella Fitzgerald songs Frank Sinatra songs Lloyd Price songs Ray Stevens songs Johnny Mathis songs Lesley Gore songs Little Willie Littlefield songs Sarah Vaughan songs Andy Williams songs Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Jazz compositions in E-flat major Columbia Records singles