1964Released
2:42

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Interesting facts and trivia about Sway (Quien Sera). By Songfacts®.

This song is about dancing, and being infatuated with your dance partner - Martin sings that when they sway together on the dance floor she is all he sees.

This song was written in 1953 as "Quien Sera" by the Mexican bandleader Pablo Beltran Ruiz. Norman Gimbel, who also wrote English lyrics for "The Girl From Ipanema," did the same for this song, which Martin Recorded.

Some of the popular singers who have recorded this include Bobby Rydell, Ben E. King, Michael Bublé and Cliff Richard. Jennifer Lopez recorded it for the 2004 movie Shall We Dance?, which she starred in with Richard Gere, but a version recorded by The Pussycat Dolls was used instead.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Sway (Quien Sera).
DKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
120BPM

Album

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Released By

The record label that has released Sway (Quien Sera).
Capitol Records
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This Compilation ℗ 2011 Capitol Records, LLC

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