Change Partners is a 1938 jazz-pop standard written by Irving Berlin for the Fred Astaire film Carefree. It was introduced by Astaire with Ray Noble and His Orchestra, first recorded March 24, 1938 in Los Angeles, and published June 13, 1938 with a July release. The song appears on the Carefree soundtrack and has since been included on many artists' albums. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1938, though it did not win. In 1938 it became a hit in versions by Astaire, Ozzie Nelson, Jimmy Dorsey, and Lawrence Welk, and it reached No. 1 on Billboard's Record Buying Guide. Countless artists have covered Change Partners, including Vic Damone, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Barbara Cook, and Harry Connick Jr., making it a lasting jazz-pop standard.
