The best-known version of the song was the 1965 recording by The Righteous Brothers. It was nominated for an Oscar in 1955, but it went to the hit song 'Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing' from the movie of the same name. Lying on a bed, he sings it accompanied by another prisoner on guitar, while others listen sadly. The film centered on a man who contemplates either escaping from prison to live life on the run or finishing his sentence and returning to his wife and family. Instead, Zaret focused on someone who pines for a lover he has not seen in a "long, lonely time". Zaret refused the producer’s request to include the word 'unchained' in his lyrics, and it became known as 'Unchained Melody'.
North asked Hy Zaret to write the lyrics, but Zaret initially declined, saying he was too busy painting his house! Thankfully, he was convinced to take the job. North composed and recorded the score, and then was asked to write a song based on the movie's theme. In 1954, North was asked to compose the score for the prison film movie Unchained.
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