Begin the Beguine
1935 song by Cole Porter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the film, see Begin the Beguine (film). For the Julio Iglesias album, see Begin the Beguine (album). Not to be confused with Begin the Begin.
"Begin the Beguine" is a popular song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard the Cunard ocean liner Franconia from Kalabahi, Indonesia, to Fiji.[4] In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee, produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.[5]
Quick Facts Single by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (original issues as "Art" Shaw), A-side ...
"Begin the Beguine" | |
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Single by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (original issues as "Art" Shaw) | |
A-side | "Indian Love Call" |
Published | October 16, 1935 (1935-10-16) by Harms, Inc., New York[1] |
Released | August 17, 1938 (1938-08-17)[2] |
Recorded | July 24, 1938 (1938-07-24)[3] |
Studio | RCA Victor, New York City |
Genre | Swing |
Length | 3:22 |
Label | Bluebird B-7746 |
Composer(s) | Cole Porter; arranged by Artie Shaw and Jerry Gray |
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The first successful recording was a swing orchestral version released by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra in 1938. In 1981, Julio Iglesias released a Spanish language version which reached No. 1 on the U.K. chart, the first fully Spanish song to top the chart in the country.