Get Out of Town is a 1938 popular song written by Cole Porter for the musical Leave It to Me! It was introduced by Tamara Drasin in the show, with the first live performance on November 9, 1938. The earliest recording was Les Brown and His Orchestra with Miriam Shaw on October 28, 1938. The tune is an upbeat jazz influenced number typical of Porter's scores and has become a standard. Notable recordings include Ginny Simms (December 7, 1938), Frances Langford (December 14, 1938), Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra (1939), Artie Shaw and His Orchestra with Mel Tormé (June 25, 1946), Mel Tormé (1955), Lena Horne (1958), Anita O Day (1959), Julie London (1965), Rosemary Clooney (1982), Ella Fitzgerald (1956), and many others. It remains linked to the 1938 musical Leave It to Me! and has appeared on numerous albums by different artists.
