"Slap That Bass" | ||||
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Song by Fred Astaire | ||||
B-side | "They All Laughed" | |||
Published | 1937 by Chappell & Co.[1] | |||
Released | April 1937 | |||
Recorded | March 21, 1937[2] | |||
Studio | Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Jazz, Pop Vocal | |||
Label | Brunswick 7856 | |||
Composer(s) | George Gershwin | |||
Lyricist(s) | Ira Gershwin | |||
Fred Astaire singles chronology | ||||
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"Slap That Bass" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, introduced by Fred Astaire and Dudley Dickerson in the 1937 film Shall We Dance.[3]
The song refers to the slap style of double bass playing that was popular at the time.