I´VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN

Music and lyrics: Cole Porter

Year: 1936

I ve got you under my skin-clasicos del jazz

Origin of the song

On 27 November 1936 the musical film Born to Dance was released in the US, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Roy Del Ruth, and starring Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, and Virginia Bruce, who sang ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’ in the film.

Although Porter had written songs for many films, this was the first time he composed a whole score. At the beginning, Frances Langford, who also worked in the film, was going to sing ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’, but the Virginia Bruce’s audition convinced Porter and the producers chose her.

‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’ was nominated to the Oscar for best song, but ‘The Way You Look Tonight’, from the film Swing Time, won the prize.

Cole Porter was nominated to the Oscar for best song three times more -’Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye’ (1942), ‘You´d Be So Nice to Come Home to’ (1944), and ‘True Love’ (1957)- but never won.

Versions in the top charts

PERFORMERS	DATE OF RECORDING	DAY OF ENTRANCE	PERMANENCE WEEKS	HIGH POSITION REACHED
Hal Kemp Orchestra	1936.09.02	1936.10.24	7	8	Skinnay Ennis (voc)
Ray Noble Orchestra	1936.09.25	1936.12.05	13	3	Al Bowlly (voc)
Stan Freberg	1951.??.??	1951.04.08	5	11	Stan Freberg (voc), Les Baxter Orchestra
Louis Prima & Keely Smith	1958.02.11	1959.02.23	2	95	Louis Prima (tp, voc), Keely Smith (voc), Sam Butera & The Witnesses
The 4 Seasons	1966.??.??	1966.09.03	10	9	Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Charlie Callelo, Tommy DeVito (voc)

Jazz. Outstanding performances

Instrumental

PERFORMERS	DATE OF RECORDING	MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
Stan Getz Quartet	1950.01.06	Stan Getz (ts), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d)
Red Norvo Trio	1950.10.13	Red Norvo (vib), Tal Farlow (g), Charles Mingus (b)
Bud Powell Trio	1953.03.21	Bud Powell (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Roy Haynes (d)
Charlie Parker Quintet	1954.03.31	Charlie Parker (as), Walter Bishop Jr. (p), Jerome Darr (g), Teddy Kotick (b), Roy Haynes (d)
Randy Weston- Sam Gill Duo	1954.04.27	Randy Weston (p), Sam Gill (b)
Sonny Rollins Trio	1957.11.03	Sonny Rollins (ts), Don Bailey (b), Pete LaRoca (d)
Bill Evans- Jim Hall Duo	1966.05.10	Bill Evans (p), Jim Hall (g)
Joe Henderson Quartet	1967.09.27	Joe Henderson (ts), Kenny Barron (p), Ron Carter (b), Louis Hayes (d)
Earl Hines	1974.04.16	Earl Hines (p)
Renee Rosnes Trio	1992.08.01	Renee Rosnes (p), Buster Williams (b), Billy Drummond (d), Robert Freedman Orchestra

Vocal

PERFORMERS	DATE OF RECORDING	MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
Lee Wiley	1937.02.10	Lee Wiley (voc), Victor Young Orchestra
Peggy Lee	1953.04.30	Peggy Lee (voc), Pete Candoli (tp), Jimmy Rowles (p), Max Wayne (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d)
Dinah Washington	1954.08.14	Dinah Washington (voc), Clark Terry, Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson (tp), Junior Mance (p), Keter Betts (b), Max Roach (d)
Frank Sinatra	1956.01.12	Frank Sinatra (voc), Nelson Riddle Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald	1956.02.09	Ella Fitzgerald (voc), Buddy Bregman Orchestra
Louis Prima & Keely Smith	1958.02.11	Louis Prima (tp, voc), Keely Smith (voc), Sam Butera & The Witnesses
Julie London	1960.03.04	Julie London (voc), Bud Shank (as, fl), Russ Freeman (p), Joe Pass (g), Monty Budwig (b), Colin Bailey (d)
Mel Tormé	1964.12.19	Mel Tormé (voc), Robert Mersey Orchestra
Diana Krall	1999.06.08	Diana Krall (voc, p), Russell Malone (g), Larry Bunker (vib), Ben Wolfe (b), Lewis Nash (d), unidentified orchestra, Johnny Mandel (dir)
Diana Krall	2001.11.??	Diana Krall (voc, p), Anthony Wilson, John Pisano (g), John Clayton (b), Paulinho Da Costa (per), Jeff Hamilton (d), Orchestre Symphonique Europeen, Alan Broadbent (dir) In the Olympia Theatre, Paris

On cinemas

The song 'I’ve Got You Under My Skin' is included in the soundtrack of the following movies:

ORIGINAL TITLE	TITLE IN SPAIN	YEAR OF PRODUCTION	PERFORMERS OF THE SONG IN THE FILM
Born To Dance	Nacida para la danza	1936	Virginia Bruce; background music
Weekend At The Waldorf	Fin de semana en el Waldorf	1945	background music
Night And Day	Noche y día	1946	Ginny Simms
Luxury Liner	Adorable coqueta	1948	Marina Koshetz
The Mating Game	Cómo atrapar a un marido	1959	Tony Randall
Please, Don’t Eat The Daisies	No os comáis las margaritas	1960
Cincinnati Kid	El rey del juego	1965
Evil Under the Sun	Muerte bajo el sol	1982	background music
Mystic Pizza	Mystic Pizza	1988	Frank Sinatra
Innocent Blood	Sangre fresca. Una chica insaciable	1992	Frank Sinatra
Junior	Junior	1994	Cassandra Wilson
Los peores años de nuestra vida	Los peores años de nuestra vida	1994	Gabino Diego
Edie & Pen	Una noche inolvidable	1996
There’s Something About Mary	Algo pasa con Mary	1998	Ray Conniff
What Women Want	¿En qué piensan las mujeres?	2000	Frank Sinatra
Freaky Friday	Ponte en mi lugar	2003
Ni pour ni contre, bien au contraire	Ni a favor ni en contra, sino todo lo contrario	2003	James Last Orchestra
The Proposal	La proposición	2009	Michael Bublé
Gamer	Gamer	2009	Sammy Davis Jr.