I Get a Kick Out of You (song)

"I Get a Kick Out of You" is a song by Cole Porter, first performed in the 1934 Broadway musical Anything Goes, and then in the 1936 film version. Originally sung by Ethel Merman, it has been covered by dozens of prominent performers, including Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett recorded a version of the song for their second collaborative album Love for Sale. it was released as the first single from the album on August 3, 2021, in conjunction with the album announcement and artwork reveal.

Lyrics

My story is much too sad to be told
But practically everything leaves me totally cold
The only exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
And I suddenly turn and see your fabulous face

I get no kick from champagne
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all
So tell me why should it be true
I get a kick out of you

Me?

Some, they may go for cocaine
I'm sure that if I took even one sniff
It would bore me terrifically, too
Yet I get a kick out of you

I get a kick every time I see
You standing there before me
I get a kick though it's clear to see
You obviously don't adore me

I get no kick in a plane
Flying too high with some gal in the sky
Is my idea of nothing to do
Yet I get a kick out of you

I get a kick though it's clear to see
You obviously do not adore me
I get no kick in a plane
Flying too high with some gal in the sky
Is my idea of nothing to do
Yet I get a kick August
You give me a whirl
I get a kick out of you

Get my kicks out of you

Music video

Premiere date	August 6, 2021
Director(s)	Jennifer Lebeau
Fashion director	N/A
Choreographer	N/A
Director of photography	N/A

Photography by Kelsey Bennett.

Credits


Composer & Lyricist	Cole Porter
Producer	Dae Bennett
Vocals	Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett
Engineer	Dae Bennett
Recording Engineer	Josh Coleman at Manhattan Center Studios, New York City, NY
Asst. Recording Engineer	Janick Manceta, Roland Cespedes and Taylor Fuchs at Manhattan Center Studios, New York City, NY
Mastering Engineer	Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound, Edgewater NJ
Mixer	Dae Bennett
Musical Director	Tom Ranier for Tony Bennett Quartet
Conductor	Marion Evans for A Big Band
Orchestra Contractor	Jill Dell'Abate
Track Participants	Alto Saxophone by Aaron Heick and David Mann
	Baritone Saxophone by Roger Rosenberg
	Bass by Marshall Wood
	Bass Trombone by Jeff Nelson
	Drums by Harold Jones
	Guitar by Gray Sargent
	Saxophone by Stave Kortykn
	Tenor Saxophone by Charles Pillow and Marc Phaneuf
	Trombone by Michael Davis, Nicholas Grinder and Randy Andos
	Trumpet by Dylan Schwab, Jonathan Owens, Scott Wendholt and Tony Kadleck