"Come What May" is a popular song, with lyrics by Allen Schiller and music by Al Sanchez.
It was popularized by Patti Page in 1952.
The Page recording was issued by Mercury Records as catalog number 5772 (backed with "Retreat"), and first reached the Billboard chart on February 9, 1952, lasting 13 weeks and peaking at #9.
"Come What May" is the love theme from Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film Moulin Rouge! It is sung by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman in their respective roles as Christian and Satine. The song was composed by David Baerwald, and was released as a single in Australia where it became the 8th highest selling Australian single of 2001 . It was also released in the UK, where it charted at #27 , and Germany .
The song on the soundtrack album and the film differ slightly. The lyrics "Everyday I love you more and more" and "Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing / Telling me to give you everything" can be heard on the soundtrack version. In the movie, they are replaced by a musical interlude the first time and the second time, Satine instead sings: "come back to me and forgive everything." The single version can be found on the original soundtrack, while the original film version can be found on the follow-up soundtrack.
When the forbidden relationship between Christian and Satine has been discovered, Christian pens and includes this song into the musical he is currently writing. Each time either of them sing this song, they can secretly declare their love for each other. This plays an important role later in the film; as lies and jealousy make it difficult for the truth to stand out.
