How Insensitive

"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 last studio album Antônio Brasileiro.

"Insensatez"
Song by Antônio Carlos Jobim
from the album The Composer of Desafinado, Plays
Language	Portuguese
English title	"How Insensitive"
Released	1963 (1963)
Genre	Bossa nova
Length	2:53
Label	Verve
Composer(s)	Antônio Carlos Jobim
Lyricist(s)	Vinícius de Moraes Norman Gimbel (English lyrics)
Producer(s)	Creed Taylor
The Composer of Desafinado, Plays track listing
12 tracks "The Girl from Ipanema" "O Amor em Paz" "Agua de Beber" "Vivo Sonhando" "O Morro Não Tem Vez" "Insensatez" "Corcovado" "One Note Samba" "Meditação" "Só Danço Samba" "Chega de Saudade" "Desafinado"

Background

In Brazil the song goes by the title "Insensatez", which translates more accurately to "Foolishness". The beginning of the song resembles Chopin's prelude in E minor.^[2]

Recorded versions

The song has been performed and recorded often by a diverse group of singers, such as:

• Frank Sinatra
• Peggy Lee (1964)^[3]
• Andy Williams on His Album The Shadow of Your Smile in 1966
• Vic Damone – Stay with Me (1966)
• Eddie Fisher included the song on his 1966 album Games That Lovers Play (album).
• Shirley Bassey
• Telly Savalas
• Olivia Newton-John
• Petula Clark
• The Monkees (Recorded in 1968, Released in 1996)
• Black Eyed Peas
• Liberace
• William Shatner
• Iggy Pop
• Judy Garland
• The 5th Dimension
• Sinéad O'Connor (Recorded on her 1992 album Am I Not Your Girl?)
• Robert Wyatt
• Pat MacDonald (Recorded on his "In the Red Room" album)

Musicians who covered the composition in the jazz genre:

• Joao Gilberto
• Laurindo Almeida
• Wes Montgomery
• Stan Getz
• Stacey Kent
• George Shearing
• Diana Krall (Recorded on her album From This Moment On)
• Laura Fygi
• Pat Martino
• Pat Metheny.^[2]
• Kat Gang
• Fabrizio Sotti
• Grant Green
• Larry Coryell and Emily Remler

See also

• Jazz standard