Change Partners
1938 song by Irving Berlin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Changing Partners by Larry Coleman and Joe Darion or Change Partners (Stephen Stills song).
For the film, see Change Partners (film).
"Change Partners" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Carefree, in which it was introduced by Fred Astaire. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1938, but lost out to "Thanks for the Memory."
Quick Facts Song by Fred Astaire, B-side ...
"Change Partners" | ||||
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Song by Fred Astaire | ||||
B-side | "I Used to Be Color Blind" | |||
Published | June 13, 1938 (1938-06-13) by Irving Berlin, Inc., New York[1] | |||
Released | July 1938 | |||
Recorded | March 24, 1938[2] | |||
Studio | Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Jazz, Pop Vocal | |||
Label | Brunswick 8189[3] | |||
Songwriter(s) | Irving Berlin | |||
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Hit versions in 1938 included those by Astaire, Ozzie Nelson, Jimmy Dorsey and Lawrence Welk.[4] The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Record Buying Guide.
The song has subsequently been recorded by many artists.[5]