Begin the Beguine
"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. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee, produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.
| "Begin the Beguine" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (original issues as "Art" Shaw) | |
| A-side | "Indian Love Call" |
| Published | October 16, 1935 by Harms, Inc., New York |
| Released | August 17, 1938 |
| Recorded | July 24, 1938 |
| 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 |
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.
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