Change Partners

{{Short description|1938 song by Irving Berlin}}

{{distinguish|text=Changing Partners by Larry Coleman and Joe Darion or Change Partners (Stephen Stills song)}}

{{about||the film|Change Partners (film)|the TV episode|Change Partners (Terriers)}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Change Partners

| cover =

| alt =

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| written =

| published = {{start date|1938|6|13}} by Irving Berlin, Inc., New York{{Cite book |last=Library of Congress. Copyright Office. |url=http://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig333libr |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries 1938 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 33 Pt3 For the Year 1938 |date=1938 |publisher=U.S. Govt. Print. Off. |others=United States Copyright Office |language=English}}

| artist = Fred Astaire

| album =

| B-side = I Used to Be Color Blind

| EP =

| released = July 1938

| recorded = March 24, 1938{{Cite web|title=BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 8000 - end of series (8517)|url=http://www.78discography.com/BRN8000.htm|access-date=2021-08-04|website=www.78discography.com}}

| studio = Los Angeles, California

| venue =

| genre = Jazz, Pop Vocal

| length =

| label = Brunswick 8189{{Citation|title=Fred Astaire With Ray Noble And His Orchestra – Change Partners / I Used To Be Color Blind (1937, Shellac)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Fred-Astaire-With-Ray-Noble-And-His-Orchestra-Change-Partners-I-Used-To-Be-Color-Blind/release/8319874|language=en|access-date=2021-08-04}}

| writer = Irving Berlin

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| prev_title = Nice Work If You Can Get It

| prev_year = 1937

| next_title = "The Yam"

| next_year = 1938

}}

"Change Partners" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Carefree, in which it was introduced by Fred Astaire. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1938, but lost out to "Thanks for the Memory."

Hit versions in 1938 included those by Astaire, Ozzie Nelson, Jimmy Dorsey and Lawrence Welk.{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/484 484]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/484}} The song reached No. 1 on Billboard{{'}}s Record Buying Guide.

The song has subsequently been recorded by many artists.{{cite web |title=secondhandsongs.com |url=https://secondhandsongs.com/work/130199 |website=secondhandsongs.com |access-date=June 8, 2020}}