"From This Moment On" is a popular song composed by Cole Porter in 1950. Porter originally wrote it for his musical Out of This World, but director George Abbott cut the number before the show's 1951 Broadway premiere due to weak vocal performances during tryouts. The song found its way to audiences through other channels, first as a 1950 single by Doris Day and then prominently in the 1953 MGM film adaptation of Kiss Me, Kate, where it was performed as a dance number featuring Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Bob Fosse, and Bobby Van. It was later incorporated into the 1999 Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate as a duet. The composition follows a 68-bar AABA' form, with the prime section extending the final A to create a satisfying close. The melody is ascending and rhythmically driven, conveying romantic urgency and passion, while Porter's characteristically chromatic harmonies provide sophisticated movement beneath. These qualities make the tune equally effective as an uptempo swinger or a ballad, and it has attracted hundreds of recorded interpretations across genres. Among the most celebrated versions are Ella Fitzgerald's swinging treatment on Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book (1956), Frank Sinatra's uptempo reading on A Swingin' Affair! (1957), and Diana Krall's modern jazz vocal exploration on her 2006 album named after the song. "From This Moment On" is firmly established in the Great American Songbook and remains a core part of the jazz standard repertoire.
