| "Frenesí" | |
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| SinglebyArtie Shaw and His Orchestra | |
| A-side | "Adiós Mariquita Linda" |
| Published | December 28, 1939 (1939-12-28)bySouthern Music Pub. Co., Inc., New York[1] |
| Released | March 29, 1940 (1940-03-29) |
| Recorded | March 3, 1940 (1940-03-03)[2] |
| Studio | Victor Studios, Hollywood |
| Genre | Swing |
| Length | 3:01 |
| Label | Victor 26542 |
| Composer(s) | Alberto Domínguez Borrás |
| Lyricist(s) | Leonard Whitcup[1] |
"Frenesí" is a musical piece originally composed by Alberto Domínguez Borrás for the marimba, and adapted as a jazz standardbyLeonard Whitcup and others.
The word frenesíisSpanish for "frenzy".
A hit version recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra[3] (with an arrangementbyWilliam Grant Still) reached number one on the Billboard pop chart on December 21, 1940, staying for 13 weeks,[4] and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982.[5]
Other performers who have recorded the song include:
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