I Wanna Be Around

"I Wanna Be Around"
Song
Published1962 by Commander Publications
Songwriter(s)Sadie Vimmerstedt and Johnny Mercer
"I Wanna Be Around"
Single by Tony Bennett
from the album I Wanna Be Around...[1]
B-side"I Will Live My Life for You"
ReleasedNovember 16, 1962
RecordedOctober 19, 1962
StudioColumbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
GenreJazz, traditional pop
Length2:03
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Sadie Vimmerstedt, Johnny Mercer[2]
Producer(s)Ernest Altschuler
Tony Bennett singles chronology
"Candy Kisses"
(1962)
"I Wanna Be Around"
(1962)
"The Good Life"
(1963)

"I Wanna Be Around" is a popular song. In the lyrics, the singer declares that he "wants to be around" when the woman who spurned him inevitably gets her heart broken. The song is credited to Sadie Vimmerstedt and Johnny Mercer.

  1. ^ "I Wanna Be Around". Tonybennett.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ I Wanna Be Around at AllMusic