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Ain't That a Kick in the Head
1960 song by composer Jimmy Van Heusen and lyricist Sammy Cahn
Ain't That a Kick in the Head
"Ain't That a Kick in the Head" is a swing song written in 1960 with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was first recorded on May 10 of that year by Dean Martin in a swinging big band jazz arrangement conducted by Nelson Riddle. The song was featured in the 1960 heist film Ocean's 11, where Martin performed it in an alternate arrangement featuring vibraphonist Red Norvo and his quartet. The song was covered in 2004 by Irish boy band Westlife on their sixth studio album, ...Allow Us to Be Frank. Despite not charting in Ireland and failing to appear on the UK Singles Chart, their cover of the song reached No. 4 on the UK Download Chart, peaked at No. 5 in Denmark, and charted within the top 50 in Flanders, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
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