It Had to Be You (song)
| "It Had to Be You" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Isham Jones | |
| Published | 1924 |
| Released | 1924[1] |
| Genre | Pop |
| Label | Warner Bros.[1] |
| Writer | Gus Kahn |
| Composer | Isham Jones |
| Language | English |
"It Had to Be You" is a popular song written by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Gus Kahn.[2] It was first published in 1924.
Appearance in film
The song was performed by Ruth Etting in the 1936 short film Melody in May, by Priscilla Lane in the 1939 film The Roaring Twenties, by Ginger Rogers and Cornel Wilde in the 1947 film It Had to Be You, in the 1944 film Mr. Skeffington, and by Danny Thomas in the 1951 film I'll See You in My Dreams (based loosely upon the lives of Gus Kahn and his wife Grace LeBoy Kahn). It was danced to by Gene Kelly and Marie McDonald in the 1947 film Living in a Big Way (while sung by a mixed group), and was also performed by Dooley Wilson in the 1942 film Casablanca, George Murphy in "Show Business" (1944), Betty Hutton in the 1945 film Incendiary Blonde, and by Diane Keaton in the 1977 film Annie Hall. It was also performed in the film A League of Their Own by Megan Cavanagh.
As the "theme" of When Harry Met Sally..., it finished as #60 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
Notable recordings
- Sam Lanin and his Orchestra on Okeh 40084, recorded March 20, 1924
- Ambassadors on Vocalion 14792 (matrix 12951), recorded March 24, 1924
- Marion Harris on Brunswick 2610 (matrix 12760-62), recorded March 28, 1924
- Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra on Victor 19339 (matrix 29779), recorded April 8, 1924
- Cliff Edwards on Pathé Actuelle 032047 (matrix 105278), recorded on April 15, 1924
- The California Ramblers on Columbia 127-D (matrix 81700-2), recorded on April 18, 1924
- Isham Jones and his Orchestra on Brunswick 2614, recorded on April 24, 1924
- Aileen Stanley and Billy Murray with Prince's Orchestra on Victor 19373 (matrix 30247-3), recorded on June 5, 1924
- Chappie d'Amato with Jack Hylton and his Orchestra on HMV B-1887 (matrix Bb 4978-2), recorded on August 19, 1924
- Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest with Victor Young and his Orchestra on Decca 23349 (matrix L-3446), recorded on June 28, 1944. This version first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 14, 1944, and lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 4. This recording was paired on a single with "Together," a number 3 hit, producing a two-sided hit
References
- 1 2 Givan, Benjamin Marx (2010). The Music of Django Reinhardt (illustrated ed.). Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA: University of Michigan Press. p. 229. ISBN 9780472034086. OCLC 437054201. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ ASCAP ACE Database
Bibliography
- Who Wrote that Song? Dick Jacobs and Harriet Jacobs, published by Writer's Digest Books, 1993