"I'm in the Mood for Love" is a popular song published in

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

. The music was written by Jimmy McHugh, with the lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The song was introduced by

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in the movie '' Every Night at Eight'' released that year. It became Langford's

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, who frequently worked with Langford entertaining troops in World War II, later wrote that her performance of the song was often a show-stopper.

History

Other popular recordings in 1935 were by

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and Leo Reisman and his Orchestra with vocals by

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. The song was in the 1936 ''

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'' (''Little Rascals'') short film ''

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'' where it was performed by Darla Hood and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (on separate occasions). Switzer also performed the song in the 1936 film ''Palm Springs''. In a 1954 episode of ''

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'',

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sang it while impersonating

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, complete with toy piano. In the 1963

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film ''

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'', it is one of the songs Buddy Love sings to try to win the affections of Stella ( Stella Stevens).

Other recordings

* 1935 Vera Lynn — one of her first recordings. Made for the Casani Club Orchestra. * 1944 Coleman Hawkins & The Trumpet Kings — with Teddy Wilson and Roy Eldridge. New York 31/01/1944 * 1946

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— this single release reached No. 12 in the Billboard charts. * 1946 The King Cole Trio — included in the album '' The King Cole Trio''. * 1949 James Moody's

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solo on his recording of this song inspired the song " Moody's Mood for Love". * 1950

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— for the album ''

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''. * 1951

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— instrumental (earlier informal recording in 1944) * 1952

Eddie Fisher Edwin Jack Fisher (August 10, 1928 – September 22, 2010) was an American singer and actor. He was one of the most popular artists during the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show, ''The Eddie Fisher Show''. Actress Eli ...

— for the album ''

I'm in the Mood for Love "I'm in the Mood for Love" is a popular music, popular song published in 1935 in music, 1935. The music was written by Jimmy McHugh, with the lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The song was introduced by Frances Langford in the movie ''Every Night at Eigh ...

''. * 1952 Jo Stafford — included in the album'' As You Desire Me''. * 1955 Joni James — for the album ''When I Fall in Love''. * 1955

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— for her album '' Julie Is Her Name''. * 1956 Mae West — ''

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''. * 1957 Fats Domino — ''Here Stands Fats Domino''. * 1957

Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as " Botch-a-Me", " Mambo Italiano", ...

— included in the album ''

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''. * 1958 Louis Prima &

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— a single release. Later included in compilations. * 1959 Brook Benton — ''It's Just a Matter of Time''. * 1959

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— for the album ''Tenderly''. * 1960 Paul Anka — ''Swings for Young Lovers''. * 1960

Johnny Mathis John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum s ...

— for the album ''

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''. * 1961 Brenda Lee — for the album '' Emotions''. * 1961 The Chimes — reached No. 38 in the Billboard charts. * 1961

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— included in her album '' Shirley'' * 1961 Caterina Valente — Italian cover '' Quando ti stringi a me'' included in her album '' Caterina'' *1962 Marty Robbins — included in his album '' Marty After Midnight''. Later included in his 1974 album for '' I've Got a Woman's Love,'' as well as the 2004 compilation '' Love Songs''. * 1963 Alma Cogan — a single release. Later included in compilations. * 1963

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— for the EP ''Love Songs''. * 1965

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recorded a

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version of the song ("I'm in the Mood for Ska") for Ska Beat label. * Lord Tanamo's version reached number 58 on the

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in 1990 for three weeks. * 1965

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— for the album '' Shake.'' * 1978

— for her album ''Yesterdays''. * 1988 Classic hip-hop artist Slick Rick sang a modified version of the first stanza in the song "Indian Girl (An Adult Story)" from his debut album '' The Great Adventures of Slick Rick''. *1995

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recorded a version in 1975 produced by

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which was finally released on the album "People from Bad Homes" and credited to Avan Cherry and The Astronettes. * 1999 Bryan Ferry for the album ''As Time Goes By'' (Bryan Ferry album). * 1999 Hip-hop artist Prince Paul sampled the song as the basis for the track "Mood for Love" on his album ''

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'', with

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singing its original lyrics. * 2000

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and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra feat. Jamiroquai — performed live on '' Later... with Jools Holland'' as well as being released as a single as part of the soundtrack for the movie ''

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''; a music video was released for the song in 2001; it paid tribute to the recently deceased

, who had previously performed the song (albeit in a different arrangement). * 2003

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— for '' The Movie Album''. * 2003

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— included in his album '' As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II''. * 2021 Billie Eilish — performed in the style of Julie London at the BBC Radio 1

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:I'm In The Mood For Love 1935 songs 1961 singles Pop standards Songs written for films Songs with music by Jimmy McHugh Songs with lyrics by Dorothy Fields Barbra Streisand songs Ella Fitzgerald songs Jo Stafford songs The Chimes songs The Platters songs Dorothy Squires songs