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"Insensatez" | |
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Song by Antônio Carlos Jobim | |
from the album The Composer of Desafinado, Plays | |
Language | Portuguese |
English title | "How Insensitive" |
Released | 1963 |
Genre | Bossa nova |
Length | 2:53 |
Label | Verve |
Composer(s) | Antônio Carlos Jobim |
Lyricist(s) |
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Producer(s) | Creed Taylor |
The Composer of Desafinado, Plays track listing | |
12 tracks
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"How Insensitive" ( Portuguese: Insensatez) is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim. The original lyrics are by Vinícius de Moraes (in Portuguese); an English version was written by Norman Gimbel. [1] Jobim recorded the song in 1994 with Sting on lead vocals for his album Antônio Brasileiro.
In Brazil the song goes by the title "Insensatez", which translates more accurately to "Foolishness". The song resembles Chopin's prelude in E minor. [2]
The song has been performed and recorded often by a diverse group of singers, such as:
Musicians who covered the composition in the jazz genre: