The Girl from Ipanema

"The Girl from Ipanema"
Single by Stan Getz and João Gilberto
from the album Getz/Gilberto
B-sideBlowin' in the Wind[1]
ReleasedMay 1964 (1964-05)
RecordedMarch 1963
StudioA&R Recording, New York City
Genre
Length2:44 (radio edit)
5:24 (album version)
LabelVerve
Composer(s)Antônio Carlos Jobim
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)Creed Taylor

"Garota de Ipanema" (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡaˈɾotɐ dʒipɐ̃ˈnemɐ]), "The Girl from Ipanema", is a Brazilian bossa nova and jazz song. It was a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s and won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. It was written in 1962, with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes. English lyrics were written later by Norman Gimbel.[5]

The first commercial recording was in 1962, by Pery Ribeiro. The Stan Getz recording featuring the vocal debut of Astrud Gilberto became an international hit. This version had been shortened from the version on the album Getz/Gilberto (recorded in March 1963, released in March 1964), which had also included the Portuguese lyrics sung by Astrud's then husband João Gilberto. In the US, the single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and went to number one for two weeks on the Easy Listening chart.[6] Overseas it peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart, and charted highly throughout the world.

Numerous recordings have been used in films, sometimes as an elevator music cliché. It is believed to be the second-most recorded pop song in history, after "Yesterday" by The Beatles.[7] The song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.[8] In 2004, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.[9]

In 2000, the 1964 release of the song by Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto on Verve Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[10]

"The Girl from Ipanema"
Astrud Gilberto, along with João Gilberto and Stan Getz's "The Girl from Ipanema" from Getz/Gilberto
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  2. ^ Jones, Dylan (1997). "Astrud Gilberto". Ultra Lounge: The Lexicon of Easy Listening. New York: Universe Publishing. p. 73.
  3. ^ a b Eddy, Chuck (22 March 1997). "Refried Dreams". The Accidental Evolution of Rock 'n' Roll: A Misguided Tour Through Popular Music. Da Capo Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-306-80741-6.
  4. ^ Molanphy, Chris (13 January 2024). "And the Grammy Goes to... Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ^ "The Girl From Ipanema". OldieLyrics. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 102.
  7. ^ Thomas Vinciguerra (2 July 2012). "The Elusive Girl From Ipanema". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Latin GRAMMY Hall Of Fame". Latin Grammy Award. Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. 2001. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  9. ^ "The National Recording Registry 2004". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  10. ^ https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award#g [bare URL]