Historically, the common law crime of arson had four elements: 1  The malicious. 2  burning. 3  of the dwelling. 4  of another.
Unchained Melody was written in 1955 by Hy Zaret and put to music created by Alex North. After it was rerecorded in 1965, Unchained Melody quickly became among the most recorded songs written in the 20th century.
Then came song recordings by Al Hibbler (Decca Records #29441), reaching number 3 on the Billboard charts; Jimmy Young which hit number 1 in the United Kingdom; and Roy Hamilton (Epic Records no. 9102), reaching number 1 on the R&B Best Sellers list and number 6 on the pop chart. Hundreds of other recordings followed.n 1954, North and lyricist Hy Zaret were contracted to write a song as a theme for the prison film Unchained, and their song eventually became known as the Unchained Melody.