In the new horror movie Heretic, Hugh Grant’s character Mr. Reed plays the Hollies’ ’70s-era hit single “The Air That I Breathe” while allowing that his chosen victims might not recognize the song.

It’s hard to keep track of all of the songs Albert Hammond has co-written that became hits for other artists. The Hollies’ “The Air that I Breathe,” Leo Sayer’s “When I Need You,” Starship’s ...