"What a Wonderful World" is a song 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.