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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox song "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a popular song written by Frank Loesser in 1944 and popularized in the 1949 film Neptune's Daughter. While the lyrics make no mention of a holiday, it is commonly regarded as a Christmas song owing to its winter theme. The song was released in eight recordings in 1949 — including well-known versions by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan, and by Dean Martin and Marilyn Maxwell — and has been covered numerous times since.

History

In 1944, Loesser wrote "Baby, It's Cold Outside" to sing with his wife, Lynn Garland, at their housewarming party in New York City at the Navarro Hotel. They sang the song to indicate to guests that it was time to leave. Garland has written that after the first performance, "We became instant parlor room stars. We got invited to all the best parties for years on the basis of 'Baby.' It was our ticket to caviar and truffles. Parties were built around our being the closing act." In 1948, after years of performing the song, Loesser sold it to MGM for the 1949 romantic comedy Neptune's Daughter. Garland was furious: "I felt as betrayed as if I'd caught him in bed with another woman."

According to Esther Williams, the producers of Neptune's Daughter had planned to use a different Loesser song, "(I'd Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China", but studio censors thought it was too suggestive and replaced it with "Baby."

The song won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Lyrics

The song is a call and response duet between two people, a host (called "Wolf" in the score, usually performed by a male singer) and a guest (called "Mouse", usually performed by a female). Every line in the song features a statement from the guest followed by a response from the host. The lyrics consist of the host trying to convince the guest that she should stay for a romantic evening because he fears her getting too cold outside, despite the fact that she feels she should return home to her concerned family and neighbors. In the film Neptune's Daughter, the song is first performed by Ricardo Montalbán and Esther Williams, then with a comic parody twist by Betty Garrett and Red Skelton: this time the man wants to leave and the woman wants him to stay.

In at least one published version the tempo of the song is given as "Loesserando", a humorous reference to the composer's name.

Controversy

While studying in the United States in 1949, the future leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Sayyid Qutb, reportedly expressed outrage with the song and its perceived decadent use at dance in a church.

Since 2009, the song has also faced criticism among some listeners for the alleged implications of its lyrics, with elements such as the line "Say, what's in this drink?" and the "Wolf's" unrelenting pressure for the "Mouse" to remain in spite of her repeated suggestions that she should go home being described as suggestive of sexual harassment or even date rape.

However, others have noted that cultural expectations at the time of the song's writing were such that ladies were not socially permitted to spend the night with gentlemen to whom they were not married and that the woman states that she wants to stay, while "What's in this drink?" was a common idiom of the period used to sidestep social expectations by blaming one's actions on the influence of alcohol. Susan Loesser, the daughter of songwriter Frank Loesser, attributed the controversy to the song being associated with Bill Cosby after television programs such as Saturday Night Live and South Park satirically depicted it being performed by the comedian, who had been accused of sexually assaulting numerous women.

In 2018, the airing of the song was canceled by a number of radio stations including Canada's CBC streaming service, after social media criticism and public pressure regarding the song's lyrics. This was referred to by some media outlets as part of a wider 'cancel culture' at the time of works liable to offend people. On November 30, 2018, Cleveland, Ohio, radio station WDOK Star 102 announced that it had removed the song from its playlist due to its lyric content, based on listener input, amid the MeToo movement. On December 4, 2018, the Canadian radio broadcasters Bell Media, CBC Radio, and Rogers Media followed suit. The decision was divisive among critics and the general public, with supporters arguing that the song's possible implications of date rape did not align with current societal norms, and others arguing that the decision was an appeal to political correctness. Station KOIT in San Francisco, having placed the song "on hold" pending listener feedback, returned it to the playlist after 77% of respondents opposed its removal. CBC Radio subsequently reinstated the song as well. Following the controversy, the song rose to the top 10 of BillboardШаблон:'s digital sales list for the week of December 22, 2018, with a 70% increase in downloads.

In 2019, vocalists John Legend and Kelly Clarkson also recorded the song with modified lyrics, written by Legend and Natasha Rothwell for an expanded edition of Legend's A Legendary Christmas album. The lyrical changes, which included lines from the "Wolf" emphasizing sexual consent, became a new source of controversy in their own right. Deana Martin, whose father Dean Martin had recorded a popular version of the song in 1959, criticized the new interpretation as "absurd", saying her father would not have approved of altering the lyrics (which she maintained to be more sexually explicit in the new version than in Loesser's original) in order to appease contemporary sensibilities.

1949 recordings

• Don Cornell and Laura Leslie with Sammy Kaye and his orchestra; recorded on April 12 and released by RCA Victor (peaked at No. 12 on BillboardШаблон:'s Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart, at No. 13 on BillboardШаблон:'s Best-Selling Popular Retail Records chart [lasting ten weeks on the chart], and at No. 17 on BillboardШаблон:'s Most-Played Juke Box Records chart in mid-1949)
• Bing Crosby and James Stewart, abbreviated radio performance with Stewart taking the "mouse" part, from The Bing Crosby – Chesterfield Show; released on The Bing Crosby Christmas Gift Collection
• Doris Day and Bob Hope; radio performance from The Bob Hope Show
• Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan with the Tympany Five; recorded on April 28 and released by Decca Records (peaked at No. 9 on BillboardШаблон:'s Most-Played Juke Box Records chart and No. 17 on BillboardШаблон:'s Best-Selling Popular Retail Records chart [lasting seven weeks on the latter chart] in mid-1949)
• Lynn Garland and Frank Loesser (credited as Lynn & Frank Loesser); released by Mercury Records
• Homer and Jethro and June Carter; released by RCA Victor (peaked at No. 22 on BillboardШаблон:'s Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart on the week ending August 20, 1949)
• Dean Martin and Marilyn Maxwell; radio performance from The Martin and Lewis Show; released on several compilations, including The Very Best of Dean Martin and Relax, It's Dean Martin, Vol 2
• Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark with Ted Dale and his orchestra; recorded on March 17 and released by Columbia Records (peaked at No. 3 on BillboardШаблон:'s Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart, at No. 4 on BillboardШаблон:'s Best-Selling Popular Retail Records chart, and No. 6 on BillboardШаблон:'s Most-Played Juke Box Records chart in mid-1949)
• Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and his orchestra; recorded on March 18 and released by Capitol Records (peaked at No. 3 on BillboardШаблон:'s Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys chart, at No. 4 on BillboardШаблон:'s Best-Selling Popular Retail Records chart [lasting 19 weeks on the chart], and No. 8 on BillboardШаблон:'s Most-Played Juke Box Records chart in mid-1949)

Other recordings

As of 2020, there are over 400 recordings of the song. The following list is incomplete.

Year	Performer	Work	Source
1951	Louis Armstrong and Velma Middleton	Satchmo at Pasadena
1955	Eddie Fisher and June Hutton	Eddie Fisher Sings Academy Award Winning Songs
1957	Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae	Boy Meets Girl
1959	Jack Marshall (instrumental)	Soundsville!
1959	Dean Martin and female chorus	A Winter Romance
1960	Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé	We Got Us
1961	Ray Charles and Betty Carter	Ray Charles and Betty Carter
1961	Marty Gold (instrumental)	Stereo Action Goes Hollywood
1964	Al Hirt and Ann-Margret	Beauty and the Beard
1966	Ted Heath and Edmundo Ros (instrumental)	Heath vs. Ros: Round 2
1966	Henry Mancini and mixed chorus	The Academy Award Songs
1966	Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery (instrumental)	Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo
1967	Skeeter Davis and Don Bowman
1979	Blossom Dearie and Bob Dorough	Needlepoint Magic, Vol. 5
1990	Barry Manilow and K. T. Oslin	Because It's Christmas
1991	Bette Midler and James Caan	For the Boys: Music From The Motion Picture
1994	Nancy LaMott and Michael Feinstein	Just in Time for Christmas
1995	Lou Rawls and Dianne Reeves	Jazz to the World
1996	Vanessa Williams and Bobby Caldwell	Star Bright
1998	Ann Hampton Callaway and Kenny Rankin	This Christmas
1999	Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews	Reload
2000	Tom Wopat and Antonia Bennett	The Still of the Night
2001	Suzy Bogguss and Delbert McClinton	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
2000	Holly Cole and Ed Robertson	Baby, It's Cold Outside
2002	Brian Setzer and Ann-Margret	Boogie Woogie Christmas
2002	Lee Ann Womack and Harry Connick Jr.	The Season for Romance
2003	Zooey Deschanel and Leon Redbone	Elf: Music From The Major Motion Picture
2004	Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey	ReJoyce: The Christmas Album
2004	Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton	Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III
2004	James Taylor and Natalie Cole	A Christmas Album
2006	Dean Martin and Martina McBride	Christmas with Dino
2008	Anne Murray and Michael Bublé	Anne Murray's Christmas Album
2009	Lady Antebellum	Country for Christmas
2009	Willie Nelson and Norah Jones	American Classic
2009	Rick Dempsey and Deanna Bogart	Home Run Holiday
2010	Chris Colfer and Darren Criss	Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album
2011	Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams
2011	She & Him	A Very She & Him Christmas
2012	Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw	Christmas in the Sand
2012	Rufus Wainwright and Sharon Van Etten	Holidays Rule
2012	Rita Coolidge with drummer Lynn Coulter	A Rita Coolidge Christmas
2012	Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera	Cee Lo's Magic Moment
2012	Lyle Lovett and Kat Edmonson	Release Me
2012	Larry Lovestein and Ariana Grande
2013	Kelly Clarkson and Ronnie Dunn	Wrapped in Red
2013	Jimmy Fallon and Cecily Strong	Saturday Night Live
2013	Lady Gaga and Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2014	Connie Britton and Will Chase	Christmas with Nashville
2014	Joey DeFrancesco (instrumental)	Home for the Holidays
2014	Seth MacFarlane and Sara Bareilles	Holiday for Swing
2014	Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé	Holiday Wishes
2014	Darius Rucker and Sheryl Crow	Home for the Holidays
2014	Virginia to Vegas and Alyssa Reid
2016	Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood	Christmas Together
2016	Jimmy Buffett and Nadirah ShakoorШаблон:Efn	'Tis the SeaSon
2016	Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor	Glow
2016	John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John	Friends for Christmas
2016	Amy Grant and Vince Gill	Tennessee Christmas
2017	Adrienne Bailon and Israel Houghton	Baby It's Cold Outside / Frio Frio
2017	Fantasia and CeeLo Green	Christmas After Midnight
2017	Kelley Jakle and Shelley Regner	Pitch Perfect 3
2017	Avril Lavigne and Jonny Blu
2017	Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack
2018	Aaron Watson	An Aaron Watson Family Christmas
2019	The Boys	Christmas with the Boys
2019	Disco Pirates	It's Cold Outside (Don't Go)
2019	John Legend and Kelly Clarkson	A Legendary Christmas: Deluxe Edition
2019	Scott Matthew and Sia	Silent Nights
2020	Ludwig Ahgren and QTCinderella	A Very Mogul Christmas
2020	Gemma Collins and Darren Day
2022	Taj Mahal and Maria Muldaur

Charts

Dean Martin version

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Chart (2007–2024)	Peak position
Canada (Hot Canadian Digital Songs)	10
Euro Digital Tracks (Billboard) with Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr.	13
Global 200 (Billboard)	84
Ireland (IRMA)	64
US Billboard Hot 100	45
US Hot 100 Recurrents (Billboard)	2
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)	65
US Holiday 100 (Billboard) with Martina McBride	63
US Rolling Stone Top 100	21

Ray Charles and Betty Carter version

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Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews version

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Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan version

Chart (2010–2012)	Peak position
US Jazz Digital Songs (Billboard)	2
US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)	11

Glee Cast version

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Chart (2010–2012)	Peak position
US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)	1

Willie Nelson and Norah Jones version

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Chart (2010)	Peak position

She & Him version

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Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)	15

Lady Antebellum / Lady A version

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Chart (2011–2012)	Peak position
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)	26

Kelly Clarkson and Ronnie Dunn version

Chart (2013)	Peak position
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)	127
US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)	6

Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé version

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Chart (2014–2023)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	51
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)	14

Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor version

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Chart (2016–2023)	Peak position
Greece International (IFPI)	97
Latvia (LAIPA)	24
Lithuania (AGATA)	55
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)	90
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)	67

John Legend and Kelly Clarkson version

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Chart (2019–2020)	Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)	22
US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard)	5
US R&B Digital Songs (Billboard)	6

Year-end charts

Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé version

Chart (2015)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	45

Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor version

Chart (2017)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	50

See also

• List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2014, 2015, and 2017 (U.S.)

External links

• Шаблон:IMSLP
• 27 Takes On Frank Loesser's 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' Broadwayworld
• Is 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' About Date Rape? Snopes. Includes 1949 recording by the Loessers