The Lady Is a Tramp

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This article is about the song from the musical Babes In Arms. For the TV series, see The Lady Is a Tramp (TV series).

"The Lady Is a Tramp"
Showtune
Composer(s)Richard Rodgers
Lyricist(s)Lorenz Hart

"The Lady Is a Tramp" is a

popular music standard
.

The song appears in the film version of Babes in Arms (1939) as an instrumental version only.

Recordings

Early recordings from 1937 include one by

Vocalion records label (#3714). Lena Horne recorded the song with the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Orchestra on March 30, 1948. Her performance appeared in the film Words and Music
, a fictionalized biography of the partnership of Rodgers and Hart.

The song was also used in the film version of Pal Joey starring Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth. Joey Evans (Sinatra) sings the song to Vera Simpson (Hayworth) as he tries to entice the wealthy widow Simpson into financing Evans's dream of owning his own night club.

It was recorded by

Maureen Starkey
; never commercially released.

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga duet

"The Lady Is a Tramp"
New York City, New York)
Genre
Length3:18
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Phil Ramone
Tony Bennett singles chronology
"Body and Soul"
(2011) 		"The Lady Is a Tramp"
(2011) 		"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
(2011)
Lady Gaga singles chronology
"You and I"
(2011) 		"The Lady Is a Tramp"
(2011) 		"Marry the Night"
(2011)
Music video
"The Lady Is a Tramp" on
YouTube

UK Singles Chart.[4][5]

The song as well as its music video received critical acclaim for both Bennett and Gaga's vocals as well as for the simplicity of the video, which departed from Gaga's previous efforts.

Music video

The duo filmed a music video for the track.[6][7] The video shows Bennett and Gaga singing "The Lady Is a Tramp" together in a studio in front of music stands. The video received a largely positive critical reception.[6][8][9]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "The Lady Is a Tramp"
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] 16
Italy (
FIMI)[11]
 50
Japan (
Japan Hot 100)[12]
 33
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 188
US
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[13]
 21
US Jazz Digital Songs (Billboard)[14] 1

In popular culture

References

  1. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Spada, Valentina (October 17, 2011). "Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - The Lady Is A Tramp (Radio Date: 21 Ottobre 2011)". earone.it (in Italian).
  3. ^ "'A Very Gaga Thanksgiving': 5 Things We Want to See". Aoltv.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  4. ^ "Tony Bennett Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK – Update 15.10.2011". Zobbel. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Montgomery, James (October 3, 2011). "Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett 'Tramp' It Up In New Video – Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  7. ^ "Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett unveil 'The Lady Is a Tramp' video – Music News". Digital Spy. October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  8. ^ "Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga's 'The Lady is a Tramp' [Video]". Fresh1027.radio.com. February 19, 2012. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  9. ^ "The Lady Is A Tramp Video: Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga". HypeTune.com. October 4, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  10. Ultratip
    . Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  11. ^ "Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  12. ^ "Lady Gaga Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  13. ^ "Lady Gaga Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  14. ^ "Jazz Digital Songs: October 8, 2011". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  15. ^ "Plymouth Scamp Commercial (1974)," YouTube, posted October 31, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNzGyFHmkIQ
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