Runnin' Wild is a lively jazz tune from 1922, composed by Arthur Harrington Gibbs with lyrics by Joe Grey and Leo Wood. It was first recorded by the Original Memphis Five in December 1922 for Regal Records, making it a signature of the Jazz Age. The brisk Dixieland-style number quickly became a jazz standard, with notable later versions by Duke Ellington (1930), Benny Goodman (1937), Glenn Miller (1939), Ella Fitzgerald (1962), and many others including The Chordettes (1951) and the Hot Sardines (2016). The song has appeared on numerous albums and compilations, helping to keep early jazz and swing traditions alive. It gained lasting pop culture fame after Marilyn Monroe performed it in the 1959 film Some Like It Hot, and it has since been featured in films and performances across generations.
