"Everybody 's Talkin ' '' is a song written and recorded by singer - songwriter Fred Neil in 1966. A version of the song performed by Harry Nilsson became a hit in 1969, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and winning a Grammy Award after it was featured in the film Midnight Cowboy. The song, which describes the singer 's desire to retreat from other people to the ocean, is among the most famous works of both artists, and has been covered by many other notable performers. The song later appeared in the 1994 film Forrest Gump and is also on the film 's soundtrack album. It also appeared in the comedy film Borat, on The Hangover Part III soundtrack and in the English television show Black Books.
who sang the song everybody's talkin at me
Harry Nilsson