Begin the Beguine

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"
Single by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (original issues as "Art" Shaw)
A-side"Indian Love Call"
PublishedOctober 16, 1935 (1935-10-16) by Harms, Inc., New York
ReleasedAugust 17, 1938 (1938-08-17)
RecordedJuly 24, 1938 (1938-07-24)
StudioRCA Victor, New York City
GenreSwing
Length3:22
LabelBluebird B-7746
ComposersCole Porter; arranged by Artie Shaw and Jerry Gray

"Begin the Beguine" is a popular song written by Cole Porter, composed during a 1935 cruise aboard the Franconia from Kalabahi to Fiji. The song was introduced in the Broadway musical Jubilee in October 1935, performed by June Knight at the Imperial Theatre.

The first successful recording was a swing version by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra in 1938. Julio Iglesias released a Spanish language version in 1981, which reached No. 1 on the U.K. chart, the first fully Spanish song to top that chart.

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