Let's Face the Music and Dance

This article is about the Irving Berlin song. For the albums, see Let's Face the Music and Dance (Willie Nelson album) and Let's Face the Music and Dance (Maynard Ferguson album).
"Let's Face The Music And Dance"
Song by Fred Astaire with Johnny Greene's Orchestra
B-side"Let Yourself Go"
PublishedJanuary 10, 1936 Berlin Irving Music Corp[1]
ReleasedFebruary 1936[2]
RecordedJanuary 30, 1936
StudioARC Studios, New York City
GenreJazz, Pop Vocal
Length4.13
LabelBrunswick 7608
Songwriter(s)Irving Berlin
Fred Astaire with Johnny Greene's Orchestra singles chronology
"Isn't This A Lovely Day"
(1935) 		"Let's Face The Music And Dance"
(1936) 		"I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket"
(1936)

"Let's Face the Music and Dance" is a song published in 1936 by Irving Berlin for the film Follow the Fleet, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and featured in a celebrated dance duet with Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The jazz song has also been covered by various artists years following its release, including Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Todd Gordon and others.

  1. ^ "Original versions of Let's Face the Music and Dance written by Irving Berlin | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  2. ^ "Original versions of Let's Face the Music and Dance by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-05.