Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
Song by Fred Astaire
B-side"Shall We Dance"
PublishedFebruary 27, 1937 (1937-02-27) by Gershwin Publishing Corp., New York
ReleasedApril 3, 1937
RecordedMarch 3, 1937
StudioLos Angeles, California
GenreJazz, pop vocal
LabelBrunswick 7857
Composer(s)George Gershwin
Lyricist(s)Ira Gershwin
Fred Astaire singles chronology
"They All Laughed"
(1937)		 "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
(1937)		 "A Foggy Day"
(1938)

"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" is a song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as part of a celebrated dance duet on roller skates. The sheet music has the tempo marking of "Brightly". The song was ranked No. 34 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs.

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