Somebody Loves Me is a 1924 popular song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva - it was published in 1924 and featured in George White's Scandals of 1924. The earliest successful recordings were in 1924-25 by Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, with the Whiteman version being top-rated - the tune has since become a 1920s jazz standard. Over the years it has been recorded by many artists including Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and The Four Lads - and it has appeared on albums such as Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (1959) and Oscar Peterson Plays Gershwin (1953). The song also features in films such as Broadway Rhythm (1944) and the 1952 movie Somebody Loves Me.
