Song Details for: Heat Wave
Show: As Thousands Cheer (Info / Wikipedia)
Composer: Irving Berlin (Info / Wikipedia)
- Character's Age
- 40-59, 33-39, 25-32, 18-24, 60+
- Voice Type
- Mezzo/Belt/Alto
- Tempo
- Medium/Moderate
- Comedic/Dramatic
- Comedic
- Lyricist
- Irving Berlin (Info / Wikipedia)
- Year Written
- 1933
- Original Key
- E♭ Major
- Time Signature
- 4/4
- Voice Range
- B♭3 - C5 (Middle C = C4)
- Accompanist Difficulty
- 3
- Page Numbers
- 18-26
- Popularity
- Very popular
Comments: A newspaper reporter, originally sung by the black actress, Ethel Waters, sings about a heat wave. Great standard. Score pages reflect the 1998 revival.