<P> `` Puttin ' On the Ritz '' is a song written by Irving Berlin . He wrote it in May 1927 and first published it in December 2 , 1929 . It was registered as an unpublished song August 24 , 1927 and again on July 27 , 1928 . It was introduced by Harry Richman and chorus in the musical film Puttin ' On the Ritz ( 1930 ) . According to The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin , this was the first song in film to be sung by an interracial ensemble . The title derives from the slang expression `` to put on the Ritz '' , meaning to dress very fashionably . The expression was inspired by the opulent Ritz Hotel . </P>
<P> `` Puttin ' On the Ritz '' is a song written by Irving Berlin . He wrote it in May 1927 and first published it in December 2 , 1929 . It was registered as an unpublished song August 24 , 1927 and again on July 27 , 1928 . It was introduced by Harry Richman and chorus in the musical film Puttin ' On the Ritz ( 1930 ) . According to The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin , this was the first song in film to be sung by an interracial ensemble . The title derives from the slang expression `` to put on the Ritz '' , meaning to dress very fashionably . The expression was inspired by the opulent Ritz Hotel . </P>
who wrote the song puttin on the ritz
who wrote the song puttin on the ritz
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin