Slap That Bass

{{short description|1937 song by Fred Astaire}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Slap That Bass

| cover =

| alt =

| type =

| published = 1937 by Chappell & Co.{{Cite web|title=Chappell & Co.|url=http://en.scorser.com/I/Sheet+music/400286401.html|access-date=2021-08-04|website=en.scorser.com}}

| artist = Fred Astaire

| album =

| B-side = They All Laughed

| released = April 1937

| recorded = March 21, 1937{{Cite web|title=BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 7500 - 8000|url=http://www.78discography.com/BRN7500.htm|access-date=2021-08-04|website=www.78discography.com}}

| studio = Los Angeles, California

| venue =

| genre = Jazz, Pop Vocal

| length =

| label = Brunswick 7856

| writer =

| composer = George Gershwin

| lyricist = Ira Gershwin

| producer =

| prev_title = They Can't Take That Away from Me

| prev_year = 1937

| next_title = Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

| next_year = 1937

}}

"Slap That Bass" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, introduced by Fred Astaire and Dudley Dickerson in the 1937 film Shall We Dance.{{cite book

| last = Mueller

| first = John

| title = Astaire Dancing - The Musical Films

| publisher = Hamish Hamilton

| date = 1986

| location = London

| pages = 120

| isbn = 0-241-11749-6 }}

The song refers to the slap style of double bass playing that was popular at the time.