<P> `` In the Mood '' is a popular big band - era # 1 hit recorded by American bandleader Glenn Miller . It topped the charts for 13 straight weeks in 1940 in the U.S. and one year later was featured in the movie Sun Valley Serenade . `` In the Mood '' is based on the composition `` Tar Paper Stomp '' by Wingy Manone . The first recording under the name `` In the Mood '' was released by Edgar Hayes & His Orchestra in 1938 ( see `` Origins '' below ) . </P>
<P> `` In the Mood '' is a popular big band - era # 1 hit recorded by American bandleader Glenn Miller . It topped the charts for 13 straight weeks in 1940 in the U.S. and one year later was featured in the movie Sun Valley Serenade . `` In the Mood '' is based on the composition `` Tar Paper Stomp '' by Wingy Manone . The first recording under the name `` In the Mood '' was released by Edgar Hayes & His Orchestra in 1938 ( see `` Origins '' below ) . </P>
when was the song in the mood written
when was the song in the mood written
1940
1940