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{{Short description|Bossa nova song by Antônio Carlos Jobim}}
{{for|the Coleman Hawkins album|Desafinado (album){{!}}''Desafinado'' (album)}}
"'''Desafinado'''" (a [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word, usually rendered into English as "'''Out of Tune'''", or as "'''Off Key'''") is a 1959 [[bossa nova]] song and [[jazz standard]] composed by [[Antônio Carlos Jobim]] with lyrics (in Portuguese) by [[Newton Mendonça]].
"'''Desafinado'''" (a [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word, usually rendered into English as "'''Out of Tune'''", or as "'''Off Key'''") is a 1959 [[bossa nova]] song and [[jazz standard]] composed by [[Antônio Carlos Jobim]] with lyrics (in Portuguese) by [[Newton Mendonça]].


==Background==
==Background==
"Desafinado" was originally a response to critics who claimed that bossa nova was a new genre for singers who can't sing. The English language lyrics were written by [[Jon Hendricks]] and "Jessie Cavanaugh" (a pseudonym used by [[The Richmond Organisation]]). Another English lyric, more closely based on the original Portuguese lyric (but not a translation) was written by [[Gene Lees]], and appears on some recordings as well.
"Desafinado" was originally a response to critics who claimed that the bossa nova genre was created for singers who can't sing. English language lyrics were written by [[Jon Hendricks]] and "Jessie Cavanaugh" (a pseudonym used by [[The Richmond Organisation]]). Another English lyric, more closely based on the original Portuguese lyric (but not a translation) was written by [[Gene Lees]], and appears on some recordings as well.


==Chart Performance==
==Chart performance==
The version by [[Stan Getz]] and [[Charlie Byrd]] (from the album ''[[Jazz Samba]]'') was a major hit in 1962, reaching number 15 and number 4 on ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]''′s pop and easy-listening charts, respectively; their definitive rendering also reached number 11 in the UK. [[Ella Fitzgerald]]'s version made number 38.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.everyhit.com/retros/index.php?page=rchart&y1=1962&m1=12&day1=1&y2=1962&m2=12&day2=1&sent=1|title= Hits from early December 1962|publisher= Everyhit.com}}</ref>
The version by [[Stan Getz]] and [[Charlie Byrd]] (from the album ''[[Jazz Samba]]'') was a major hit in 1962, reaching number 15 and number 4 on ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]''′s pop and easy-listening charts, respectively; their definitive rendering also reached number 11 in the UK. In Canada the song was co-charted with the Grammy nominated version by [[Pat Thomas (singer)|Pat Thomas]] where they reached No. 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/pat-thomas/7499|title=5th Annual GRAMMY Awards}}</ref>

===Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Chart performance for "Desafinado" by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd
!scope="col"|Chart (1962)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada ''[[CHUM Chart]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/62-11-19-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - November 19, 1962}}</ref>
|align="center"|14
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite web|title=officialcharts.com|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/50015/stan-getz-charlie-byrd|website=officialcharts.com|accessdate=July 4, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]]<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=43}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=128}}</ref>
|align="center"|15
|}


==Accolades==
==Accolades==
The song was voted by the Brazilian edition of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' as the 14th greatest Brazilian song.<ref>{{cite web|first=Alexandre|last=Duarte|title=As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras – "Desafinado"|url=http://rollingstone.uol.com.br/edicao/37/as-100-maiores-musicas-brasileiras/|work=[[Rolling Stone]] Brasil|publisher=Spring|access-date=25 September 2018|language=pt|year=2009}}</ref> The 1959 [[João Gilberto]] album ''[[Chega de Saudade (album)|Chega de Saudade]]'' contained the song and was inducted into the [[Latin Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Latin GRAMMY Hall Of Fame|url=http://www.latingrammy.com/en/node/21337|website=[[Latin Grammy Award]]|publisher=[[Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=19 August 2014|year=2001}}</ref>
The song was voted by the Brazilian edition of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' as the 14th greatest Brazilian song.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Alexandre|last=Duarte|title=As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras – "Desafinado"|url=http://rollingstone.uol.com.br/edicao/37/as-100-maiores-musicas-brasileiras/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] Brasil|publisher=Spring|access-date=25 September 2018|language=pt|year=2009}}</ref> The 1959 [[João Gilberto]] album ''[[Chega de Saudade (album)|Chega de Saudade]]'' contained the song and was inducted into the [[Latin Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Latin GRAMMY Hall Of Fame|url=http://www.latingrammy.com/en/node/21337|website=[[Latin Grammy Award]]|publisher=[[Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=19 August 2014|year=2001|archive-date=5 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205122045/http://www.latingrammy.com/en/node/21337|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Other recordings==

*Also in 1962, [[Ella Fitzgerald]]'s version made number 38.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.everyhit.com/retros/index.php?page=rchart&y1=1962&m1=12&day1=1&y2=1962&m2=12&day2=1&sent=1|title= Hits from early December 1962|publisher= Everyhit.com}}</ref>
*An instrumental version was included on ''[[The Lonely Bull (album)|The Lonely Bull]]'' by [[Herb Alpert]] and the Tijuana Brass (1962).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lonely-bull-mw0000197508|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=July 4, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Astrud Gilberto]] and [[George Michael]] recorded a version for the 1996 compilation album ''[[Red Hot + Rio]]''.
*[[Ana Caram]] covered the song on her 2001 album ''Bossa Nova''.
*[[Kali Uchis]] recorded an English cover of the song that was included on [[Minions: The Rise of Gru (soundtrack)|the soundtrack of ''Minions: The Rise of Gru'']].


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 11:13, 14 September 2024

For the Coleman Hawkins album, see Desafinado (album).

"Desafinado" (a Portuguese word, usually rendered into English as "Out of Tune", or as "Off Key") is a 1959 bossa nova song and jazz standard composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics (in Portuguese) by Newton Mendonça.

Background

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"Desafinado" was originally a response to critics who claimed that the bossa nova genre was created for singers who can't sing. English language lyrics were written by Jon Hendricks and "Jessie Cavanaugh" (a pseudonym used by The Richmond Organisation). Another English lyric, more closely based on the original Portuguese lyric (but not a translation) was written by Gene Lees, and appears on some recordings as well.

Chart performance

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The version by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd (from the album Jazz Samba) was a major hit in 1962, reaching number 15 and number 4 on Billboard′s pop and easy-listening charts, respectively; their definitive rendering also reached number 11 in the UK. In Canada the song was co-charted with the Grammy nominated version by Pat Thomas where they reached No. 14.[1]

Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd

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Chart performance for "Desafinado" by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd
Chart (1962) Peak
position
Canada CHUM Chart[2] 14
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[3] 11
US Billboard Easy Listening[4] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 15

Accolades

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The song was voted by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone as the 14th greatest Brazilian song.[6] The 1959 João Gilberto album Chega de Saudade contained the song and was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.[7]

Other recordings

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "5th Annual GRAMMY Awards".
  2. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - November 19, 1962".
  3. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 43.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 128.
  6. ^ Duarte, Alexandre (2009). "As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras – "Desafinado"". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Spring. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Hits from early December 1962". Everyhit.com.
  9. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
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