Frenesi (song)

"Frenesi" is a musical piece originally composed by Alberto Domínguez for the marimba, and adapted as a jazz standard by Leonard Whitcup and others. The word "frenesí" is the Spanish equivalent of "frenzy".

A hit version recorded by Artie Shaw (with an arrangement by William Grant Still) reached number one on the Billboard pop chart on December 21, 1940.

Other performers who have recorded the song include Les Brown, Dave Brubeck, June Christy, Betty Carter, Tommy Dorsey, The Four Freshmen, Eydie Gorme, Woody Herman, Earl Hines, Harry James, Ben E. King, Steve Lawrence, Billy May, Glenn Miller, Anita O'Day, Perez Prado, Cliff Richard, Linda Ronstadt, Frank Sinatra, Three X Sisters vocals with the Watson Orchestra, and Caterina Valente.

World War II flying ace Major Thomas Hayes named his P-51 "Frenesi" after the song. He said it was a tribute to his wife Louise, for the song they listened to. He believed the song's name translated to "Love Me Tenderly".

Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel Vineland features a character named Frenesi Gates.