Embraceable You (disambiguation)

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"Embraceable You" is a 1928 (published in 1930) popular song with music and lyrics by the American duo George and Ira Gershwin.

"Embraceable You" is a popular jazz song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named East Is West. It was published in 1930 and included in the Broadway musical Girl Crazy where Ginger Rogers performed it in a song and dance routine choreographed by Fred Astaire.

"Embraceable You" may also refer to:

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