| "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by Fred Astaire | ||||
| B-side | "Shall We Dance" | |||
| Published | February 27, 1937 by Gershwin Publishing Corp., New York[1] | |||
| Released | April 3, 1937[2] | |||
| Recorded | March 3, 1937[3] | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz, pop vocal | |||
| Label | Brunswick 7857[4] | |||
| Composer(s) | George Gershwin | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Ira Gershwin | |||
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"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" is a song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as part of a celebrated dance duet on roller skates.[5] The sheet music has the tempo marking of "Brightly".[6] The song was ranked No. 34 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs.[7]
- ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1937). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1937 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 32 Pt 3 For the Year 1937. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ "Cover versions of Let's Call the Whole Thing Off by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 7500 - 8000". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Fred Astaire – Let's Call The Whole Thing Off / Shall We Dance (Shellac)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Philip Furia (1997). Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist. Oxford University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-19-535394-5.
- ^ The Joy of... George Gershwin. Yorktown Music Press. 1 January 2011. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-78323-824-8.
- ^ "America's Greatest Music in the Movies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-10-04.