"Well, Did You Evah!" is a song written by Cole Porter for his 1939 musical ''

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and Charles Walters. It is written as a duet, with the pair exchanging bad news and each shrugging off the other's tidbits in favor of an aloof good time.

Notable uses

*Originally appears in Broadway musical ''DuBarry Was a Lady'' (1939). * Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra in the movie ''

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'' (recorded January 17, 1956). Likely the most well-known version of the song, it was added to the movie late in development, to give the two stars an opportunity to sing together. *

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and Iggy Pop recorded the song in 1990 for ''

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'', a compilation album released as part of a

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/ AIDS benefit project. Released as a single in the UK on December 24, 1990 but not the US. The single reached No. 42 in the

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, and No. 29 in the Irish chart. *Revivals of ''DuBarry'' or its score were produced in New York, London and San Francisco in 1993, 1996, 2001, and 2014. The 2001 production was recorded by the BBC for broadcast in 2002. All included ''Well, Did You Evah!'' using the original lyrics.Du Barry
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‘s Christmas adverts in 2009, sung by

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and Jason Donovan. * The song was sung in Week 5 of ''Over the Rainbow'' (2010 TV series) by the competing Dorothies, as part of a mash-up with Wild Thing by

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and

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used it in their 2004 Christmas advert on what makes the perfect Christmas cocktail, starring

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, Gordon Ramsay and Helen Mirren. * Kevin Kline and

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sang it in the 2004 Cole Porter biopic, De-Lovely

References

1939 songs 1991 singles Songs written by Cole Porter Songs from Cole Porter musicals Songs from High Society (1956 film) Bing Crosby songs Frank Sinatra songs Debbie Harry songs Robbie Williams songs Male–female vocal duets Iggy Pop songs {{Show-tune-stub