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That International Rag
"That International Rag" is a song composed by Irving Berlin in 1913.〔Gary Giddins, ''Visions of Jazz: The First Century'' (Oxford University Press US, 1998), (31 ).〕 Berlin wrote the song the night before its debut, when he needed a new opening number for his act while on tour in England.
Days before the song's composition, Berlin held a press conference that backfired and led the public to question his musical talent. He wanted to impress his audience with a new song, so he stayed up overnight to compose the number and completed it just before his matinee in London. The performance was well received; it did well on vaudeville and in early sound recordings. The song later appeared in Hollywood films.
==Background==
In 1913, Berlin accepted an invitation to cross the Atlantic and perform in London. It was his second trip to England, so he called a press conference shortly after his arrival. This decision would have been normal business practice by Tin Pan Alley standards, but it appeared very brash to the British public.〔 Berlin considered the press conference to be even more important than his scheduled appearance at the Hippodrome; his reputation depended more upon the impression he created for the journalists than on how he performed in a single theater.〔
Berlin made one mistake at the press conference that led to a backlash in the press and started a rumor that would follow him for decades.〔 After admitting that he could neither read nor write music, he offered to compose a song on the spot to any title the journalists chose.〔 One suggested "The Humming Rag", and he created the tune within an hour.〔 In Berlin's enthusiasm to show off his talent for fast composition, he forgot to consider the impression he created when he tapped out the melody for his musical secretary with a single finger.〔 Soon the public was reading that he was not only illiterate in music, but unable to play the piano. Those envious of his success called him "nothing but a hustling, hard-sell sham".〔 As opening night drew near, he discovered that all of his hit songs were already well known to the British public.〔 Needing a new number to open his act, and he composed "That International Rag" overnight in a panic.〔〔
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