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{{Short description|Bossa nova song by Antônio Carlos Jobim}}
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"'''Desafinado'''" (a [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word, usually rendered into English as "'''Out of Tune'''", or as "'''Off Key'''") is a 1959 [[bossa nova]] song and [[jazz standard]] composed by [[Antônio Carlos Jobim]] with lyrics (in Portuguese) by [[Newton Mendonça]]. 

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|width=|caption = First eight measures of ''Desafinado''<ref>{{Cite book |last1 = Jobim |first1 = Antonio Carlos |author-link1 = Antônio Carlos Jobim |last2=Mendonca |first2=Newton |author-link2=Newton Mendonça |contribution=Nardis |title=The Real Book. C Instruments |date=2006 |publisher=Hal Leonard |isbn=978-0-634-06038-0 |edition=6 |volume=1 |location=Milwaukee, WI|url=https://archive.org/details/The_Real_Book_Sixth_Edition_volume_1/page/108/mode/1up|page=108}}</ref>|align=center
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==Background==
"Desafinado" was originally a response to critics who claimed that the bossa nova genre was created for singers who can't sing. English language lyrics were written by [[Jon Hendricks]] and "Jessie Cavanaugh" (a pseudonym used by [[The Richmond Organisation]]). Another English lyric, more closely based on the original Portuguese lyric (but not a translation) was written by [[Gene Lees]], and appears on some recordings as well.

==Chart performance==
The version by [[Stan Getz]] and [[Charlie Byrd]] (from the album ''[[Jazz Samba]]'') was a major hit in 1962, reaching number 15 and number 4 on ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]''′s pop and easy-listening charts, respectively; their definitive rendering also reached number 11 in the UK. In Canada the song was co-charted with the Grammy nominated version by [[Pat Thomas (singer)|Pat Thomas]] where they reached No. 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/pat-thomas/7499|title=5th Annual GRAMMY Awards}}</ref>

===Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Chart performance for "Desafinado" by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd
!scope="col"|Chart (1962)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada ''[[CHUM Chart]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/62-11-19-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - November 19, 1962}}</ref>
|align="center"|14
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite web|title=officialcharts.com|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/50015/stan-getz-charlie-byrd|website=officialcharts.com|accessdate=July 4, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard  [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]]<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=43}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite book |title=  Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=128}}</ref>
|align="center"|15
|}

==Accolades==
The song was voted by the Brazilian edition of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' as the 14th greatest Brazilian song.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Alexandre|last=Duarte|title=As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras – "Desafinado"|url=http://rollingstone.uol.com.br/edicao/37/as-100-maiores-musicas-brasileiras/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] Brasil|publisher=Spring|access-date=25 September 2018|language=pt|year=2009}}</ref> The 1959 [[João Gilberto]] album ''[[Chega de Saudade (album)|Chega de Saudade]]'' contained the song and was inducted into the [[Latin Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Latin GRAMMY Hall Of Fame|url=http://www.latingrammy.com/en/node/21337|website=[[Latin Grammy Award]]|publisher=[[Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=19 August 2014|year=2001|archive-date=5 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205122045/http://www.latingrammy.com/en/node/21337|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Other recordings==

*Also in 1962, [[Ella Fitzgerald]]'s version made number 38.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.everyhit.com/retros/index.php?page=rchart&y1=1962&m1=12&day1=1&y2=1962&m2=12&day2=1&sent=1|title= Hits from early December 1962|publisher= Everyhit.com}}</ref>
*An instrumental version was included on ''[[The Lonely Bull (album)|The Lonely Bull]]'' by [[Herb Alpert]] and the Tijuana Brass (1962).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lonely-bull-mw0000197508|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=July 4, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Astrud Gilberto]] and [[George Michael]] recorded a version for the 1996 compilation album ''[[Red Hot + Rio]]''. 
*[[Ana Caram]] covered the song on her 2001 album ''Bossa Nova''.
*[[Kali Uchis]] recorded an English cover of the song that was included on [[Minions: The Rise of Gru (soundtrack)|the soundtrack of ''Minions: The Rise of Gru'']].

==See also==
*[[List of bossa nova standards]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-7/desafinado.htm Jazzstandards.com]
* [http://kokomo.ca/pop_standards/slightly_out_of_tune_lyrics.htm Song lyrics]

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[[Category:1950s jazz standards]]
[[Category:1959 songs]]
[[Category:Bossa nova songs]]
[[Category:Brazilian songs]]
[[Category:Bossa nova jazz standards]]
[[Category:Ella Fitzgerald songs]]
[[Category:Frank Sinatra songs]]
[[Category:George Michael songs]]
[[Category:Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients]]
[[Category:Kali Uchis songs]]
[[Category:Latin Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients]]
[[Category:Compositions in the Real Book]]
[[Category:Songs in Portuguese]]
[[Category:Songs with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim]]

[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Newton Mendonça]]

[[Category:Songs about music]]


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