<P> `` Die Moritat von Mackie Messer '' ( later known as `` Mack the Knife '' or `` The Ballad of Mack the Knife '' ) is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Die Dreigroschenoper , or , as it is known in English , The Threepenny Opera . It premiered in Berlin in 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm . The song has become a popular standard recorded by many artists , including a US and UK number one hit for Bobby Darin in 1959 . </P>
<P> `` Die Moritat von Mackie Messer '' ( later known as `` Mack the Knife '' or `` The Ballad of Mack the Knife '' ) is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Die Dreigroschenoper , or , as it is known in English , The Threepenny Opera . It premiered in Berlin in 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm . The song has become a popular standard recorded by many artists , including a US and UK number one hit for Bobby Darin in 1959 . </P>
when did bobby darin sing mack the knife
when did bobby darin sing mack the knife
1959
1959