Ain't That a Kick in the Head?
1960 song by composer Jimmy Van Heusen and lyricist Sammy Cahn / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" is a pop song written in 1960 with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was first recorded that year on May 10 by Dean Martin in a swinging big band jazz arrangement conducted by Nelson Riddle. Martin performed the song in the 1960 heist film Ocean's 11 in an alternate arrangement featuring vibraphonist Red Norvo and his quartet.
"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" | ||||
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Single by Dean Martin | ||||
B-side | "Humdinger" | |||
Released | July 1960 (1960-07) | |||
Recorded | May 10, 1960 | |||
Genre | Swing | |||
Length | 2:24 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Composer(s) | Jimmy Van Heusen | |||
Lyricist(s) | Sammy Cahn | |||
Producer(s) | Lee Gillette | |||
Dean Martin singles chronology | ||||
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The song was covered in 2004 by Irish boy band Westlife on their sixth studio album, ...Allow Us to Be Frank. Despite not charting in Ireland and failing to appear on the UK Singles Chart, their cover of the song reached No. 4 on the UK Download Chart, peaked at No. 5 in Denmark, and charted within the top 50 in Flanders, the Netherlands, and Sweden.