Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)

For other uses of the line from Alexander Pope, see Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

"Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear to Tread"
Single by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (Vocal Ray Eberle)
B-sideYours is my heart alone[1]
PublishedMay 1, 1940 (1940-05-01) by Bregman, Vocco and Conn, Inc., New York[2]
ReleasedMay 24, 1940 (1940-05-24)[1]
RecordedMarch 31, 1940 (1940-03-31)[3]
StudioVictor Gramercy Recording Studio, New York. Studio 2
GenreSwing
Length2:35
LabelBluebird B-10728[1]
Composer(s)Rube Bloom[2]
Lyricist(s)Johnny Mercer[2]

"Fools Rush In" (1940) is a popular song. The lyrics were written by Johnny Mercer with music by Rube Bloom.[4]

History of the song according to The Billboard, September 28, 1940 issue, page 34: Four years ago (1936) "Fools Rush In" was known as "Shangraila," composed by Ruby Bloom and introduced in one of the production numbers at the Chez Paree, Chicago. Little was heard of it until this past summer when Ruby played it for Bregman, Vocco and Conn, New York music publishers, who suggested that new lyrics be written. Johnny Mercer was called in and he supplied the words, which have been widely accepted by the public. (The words originate in "An Essay on Criticism", written by Alexander Pope in the 18th century.)

  1. ^ a b c "Bluebird B-10728 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Victor matrix BS-048489. Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) / Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ Furia, Philip (1990). The Poets of Tin Pan Alley. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 270. ISBN 0-19-507473-4.