"You Do Something to Me" is a song written by Cole Porter in 1929 for the Broadway musical Fifty Million Frenchmen, his first fully integrated book musical. The song appears early in the show's first act, capturing the moment the two lead characters fall in love, and it served as the effective opening number after an earlier song was dropped during production. The melody is smooth and intimate, with a romantic, almost hypnotic quality reinforced by lyrics that play on themes of enchantment and spellbinding attraction. Porter's characteristic wit is present in lines referencing "voodoo" as a metaphor for the irresistible pull of love. Although the musical premiered at Broadway's Lyric Theatre in November 1929, the song quickly moved beyond its theatrical context to become a widely recorded standard. Among the earliest recordings is one by Victor Young and His Orchestra from 1930. The composition has since been interpreted across a wide range of styles, from Ella Fitzgerald's polished vocal treatment on her Cole Porter Songbook album to Sonny Rollins' uptempo jazz reading. Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Marlene Dietrich, and numerous other artists have recorded it. The tune remains a staple of the Great American Songbook and continues to appear in both jazz and cabaret performance settings.
