"Cheek to Cheek" is a song written by Irving Berlin, and first performed by Fred Astaire in the movie Top Hat (1935). Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska,[1] was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... Duke Ellington wearing a top hat. ...

The song is probably most famous for its opening lines, "Heaven, I'm in heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak..." and was featured in the Astaire-Rogers movie, soon becoming a standard sung by many other artists, including Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Eva Cassidy, Doris Day, Jane Monheit and Frank Sinatra. Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Louis Daniel Armstrong (4 August 1901[1] – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nicknames Satchmo, for satchel-mouth, and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ... Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century. ... Eva Cassidy Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 in Washington, DC – November 2, 1996 in Bowie, Maryland) was an American vocalist described by the British newspaper The Guardian as one of the greatest voices of her generation. ... Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff, known as Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ... Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977) is considered by some to be one of the most promising American jazz vocalists of her generation, and by others to be more of a cabaret/broadway style singer and not really a jazz singer at all. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and Academy Award-winning actor, often cited as the finest male American popular song vocalist of the 20th century. ...

The song, as sung by Astaire and Fitzgerald, is featured in the movie The English Patient. It is sung by Kenneth Branagh in Love's Labour's Lost. It is also shown being performed in The Green Mile and The Purple Rose of Cairo when Top Hat is being viewed. This article is about the book. ... Kenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10, 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning Northern Irish-born British actor and film director. ... The 2000 movie Loves Labours Lost is an adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare as a romantic Hollywood musical starring Shakespearean veteran Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, and Nathan Lane. ... The Green Mile has several different meanings, including: The Green Mile, a 1996 book by Stephen King. ... The Purple Rose of Cairo is a 1985 English language film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Duke Ellington wearing a top hat. ...

Recorded versions

• Larry Adler
• Ambrose
• Julie Andrews
• Ray Anthony
• Louis Armstrong
• Fred Astaire
• Chet Atkins
• Count Basie
• Tony Bennett
• Polly Bergen
• Irving Berlin
• Stanley Black
• Pat Boone
• Boswell Sisters
• Connee Boswell
• Sam Browne
• Charlie Byrd
• Carmen Cavallaro
• June Christy
• Rosemary Clooney
• Alma Cogan
• Ken Collyer
• Ray Conniff
• Taco
• Bing Crosby
• Vic Damone
• Sammy Davis Jr.
• Doris Day
• Buddy DeFranco
• Tommy Dorsey
• Roy Eldridge
• Ziggy Ellman
• Eddie Fisher
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Erroll Garner
• Carroll Gibbons
• Benny Goodman
• Stephane Grappelli
• Buddy Greco
• Roy Hamilton
• Dick Haymes
• Billie Holiday
• Marilyn Horne
• Harry James
• Joni James
• Al Jolson
• Shirley Jones
• Steve Lawrence
• Peggy Lee
• Guy Lombardo
• Billy May
• Susannah McCorkle
• Sir Yehudi Menuhin
• Glenn Miller
• Matt Monro
• Red Norvo
• Pasadena Roof Orchestra
• Donald Peers
• Oscar Peterson
• Louis Prima
• Buddy Rich
• Ginger Rogers
• George Shearing
• Frank Sinatra
• Lew Stone
• Mel Tormé
• Sarah Vaughan
• Teddy Wilson
• Sara Montiel
• Joe Pass
• Regine

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Chet Atkins Chester Burton Chet Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001) was an influential guitarist and record producer. ... William Count Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. ... For other persons named Tony Bennett, see Tony Bennett (disambiguation). ... Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin on July 14, 1930, in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American actress, singer, and entrepreneur. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Stanley Black Stanley Black (June 14, 1913 - November 26, 2002) was an English light music conductor, arranger and pianist. ... Charles Eugene Patrick Boone (known as Pat Boone, born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. ... 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Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American popular singer and actress. ... Alma Angela Cohen, known as Alma Cogan (May 19, 1932 - October 26, 1966) was an English singer of traditional pop music. ... Ray Conniff Ray Conniff (born Joseph Raymond Conniff on November 6, 1916 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA, and died October 12, 2002, Escondido, California, USA) was an American musician. ... Taco Ockerse (born 21 July 1955) is a singer popularly known as Taco. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Vic Damone (born June 12, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York) is an ItalianAmerican singer. ... Sammy Davis, Jr. ... Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff, known as Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ... Buddy DeFranco (born 1923) is a jazz clarinet player. ... Tommy Dorsey, in a publicity shot for The Big Apple Tommy Dorsey (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist and bandleader in the Big Band era. ... Roy David Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 6, 1989) was a jazz trumpet player in the Swing era. ... Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. ... Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century. ... Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 - January 21, 1977) was a jazz pianist whose distinctive and melodic style brought him both popular acclaim and the admiration of peers. ... Carroll Gibbons was a musician, composer, and band leader. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 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Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American Jazz and Traditional Pop singer and songwriter and Oscar-nominated performer. ... Guy Lombardo, photographed by William P. Gottlieb, 1947 Gaetano Alberto Guy Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) was a Canadian bandleader and violinist. ... William E. May, better known as Billy May (10 November 1916 – 22 January 2004) was an American composer, arranger and musician. ... Susannah McCorkle Susannah McCorkle (1 January 1946 – 19 May 2001) was an American jazz singer much admired for her direct, unadorned singing style and quiet intensity. ... Yehudi Menuhin album cover Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was a Jewish-born, American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom and eventually became a British citizen. ... 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References in Present Pop Culture

• In an episode of Arthur, Arthur's puppy, Pal day-dreams of eating bacon and sings a perody of the song, imagining eating the bacon, "cheek-to-cheek."
• This song was sung by the infamous Sanjaya Malakar in Episode 6 of "American Idol". Simon Cowell commented that the performance was "extraordinary".

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External reference

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