"I'm in the Mood for Love" is a classic American popular song published in 1935 with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The romantic tune expresses a tender mood of longing and was introduced by Frances Langford in the 1935 film Every Night at Eight, becoming Langford's signature song - Bob Hope later called her wartime performances show-stoppers. The first recording was by Leo Reisman and His Orchestra with Frank Luther in June 1935, and Langford’s film performance helped propel its popularity. The song has since appeared on many albums and collections.
Stylistically a pop standard that is often treated as a jazz standard, it has been recorded by countless artists over the decades. Notable versions include Louis Armstrong (1935), Vera Lynn (1940), Billy Eckstine (1946) who reached the Billboard charts, Erroll Garner (1951) as an instrumental, Fats Domino (1957), and The Chimes (1961). The tune also inspired Wong Kar-wai’s romantic drama In the Mood for Love (2000), which uses the song’s English title as its own.
