"I Say a Little Prayer" (often named in error as "I Say A Little Prayer For You") is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick in 1967.
The song was Warwick's second single from her Scepter Records album The Windows Of The World, following the LP's title track. The tune reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1967 and was a certified million seller by the RIAA. The single later appeared on the LP Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Part Two and is considered one of Warwick's signature songs. The tune has been covered by many other vocalists. The flip or "B-side" of the single "(Theme From) Valley of the Dolls" was also a million seller and rode the #2 position for 4 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in February 1968. "I Say A Little Prayer" and its B-side "(Theme From) Valley of the Dolls" became one of the most successful double sided hits of the Rock era
Like several Bacharach compositions, "I Say A Little Prayer" contains passages written in unusual time signatures. The verses are in 10/4 time (using successive measures of 4/4 + 2/4 + 4/4), and the chorus in 11/4 (using 4/4 + 4/4 + 3/4).
