I Wanna Be Around

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:Johnny Mercer
Sadie Vimmerstedt
composer:Johnny Mercer
publisher:Commander Publications
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/21829 [info]
Wikidata:Q5979310 [info]
referred to in medleys:I’m in Great Shape / I Wanna Be Around / Workshop
arrangements:I Wanna Be Around (Tony Bennett dual language arrangement) (translated)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1962-10-19I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett2:12
1963-06-14I Wanna Be AroundcoverAretha Franklin2:26
1964-06-09I Wanna Be AroundcoverFrank Sinatra & Count Basie2:23
1964-07-27I Wanna Be AroundBenny Carter2:47
1965-02-18I Wanna Be AroundcoverPeggy Lee2:30
1965I Wanna Be AroundcoverLena Horne2:30
1966-11-29I Wanna Be Around 11/29/66coverThe Beach Boys3:07
1967-06I Wanna Be Around (live, 1967-06: Apollo Theater, New York, NY, USA)cover and liveJames Brown3:11
1967-06I Want to Be Around (live, 1967-06-2x: Apollo Theater, New York, NY, USA)cover and liveJames Brown and The Famous Flames3:13
1994-04-15The Good Life / I Wanna Be Around (live, 1994-04-15: Sony Studios, New Yorik NY, USA)medleyTony Bennett3:21
2001I Wanna Be Around (live at the Apollo/2001)cover and liveJames Brown3:11
I Wanna Be AoundcoverTony Bennett2:11
I Wanna Be AroundEydie Gormé3:13
I Wanna Be AroundJulie London2:00
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett2:12
I Wanna Be AroundcoverRenée Geyer2:19
I Wanna Be AroundcoverMark Porter2:12
I Wanna Be AroundcoverKristin Chenoweth4:03
I Wanna Be AroundDorothy Loudon3:07
I Wanna Be AroundcoverSammy Davis Jr.2:37
I Wanna Be Around (mono version)coverThe Impressions2:15
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett2:12
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett duet with Bono3:02
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett2:13
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett?:??
I Wanna Be AroundcoverBanu Gibson3:31
I Wanna Be AroundcoverGlenn Frey2:20
I Wanna Be AroundcoverMary Wells2:09
I Wanna Be AroundcoverBlossom Dearie2:35
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett2:12
I Wanna Be AroundcoverJoe Mooney2:56
I Wanna Be AroundcoverJackie Wilson2:42
I Wanna Be AroundMark Murphy2:28
I Wanna Be AroundcoverJames Brown2:27
I Wanna Be AroundcoverJames Brown2:26
I Wanna Be AroundMichael Bublé3:42
I Wanna Be AroundcoverRay Price2:35
I Wanna Be Aroundcover and instrumentalThe Ralph Sharon Trio2:41
I Wanna Be AroundcoverBrenda Lee?:??
I Wanna Be AroundThe Beach Boys1:36
I Wanna Be AroundThe Beach Boys3:08
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett?:??
I Wanna Be Aroundcover and liveTony Bennett0:59
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett2:10
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett2:11
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett0:58
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett2:10
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett2:11
I Wanna Be AroundcoverTony Bennett2:10
I Wanna Be AroundcoverBrenda Lee2:13
I Wanna Be AroundcoverDes O'Conner4:06
I Wanna Be AroundcoverPeggy Lee2:30
I Wanna Be AroundcoverPeggy Lee2:29
I Wanna Be AroundcoverPeggy Lee?:??
I Wanna Be AroundcoverPeggy Lee2:29
I Wanna Be AroundcoverLena Horne2:28
I Wanna Be AroundcoverDinah Washington3:40
I Wanna Be AroundcoverDinah Washington3:39
I Wanna Be AroundcoverDinah Washington3:38
I Wanna Be Around (unverified source)coverDinah Washington?:??
I Wanna Be AroundcoverDinah Washington3:40
I Wanna Be AroundcoverDinah Washington3:41
I Wanna Be AroundcoverDina Washington3:37
I Wanna Be Around / Workshopcover and medleyThe Beach Boys1:23
I Want to Be Aroundcover and liveJames Brown3:13
I Want to Be AroundcoverJames Brown3:14
I Want to Be AroundcoverJames Brown3:11
I Want to Be AroundcoverJackie Wilson2:44
I Want to Be AroundcoverJames Brown3:13
I Want to Be AroundcoverJames Brown3:18
I Want to Be AroundcoverJames Brown2:21
I Want To Be Aroundcover and instrumentalMonty Alexander4:39
I’m in Great Shape / I Wanna Be Around / WorkshopcoverThe Beach Boys1:49
I’m in Great Shape / I Wanna Be Around / Workshop (mono)coverThe Beach Boys2:00