Wave (Antônio Carlos Jobim song)
"Wave" is a bossa nova song written by Antônio Carlos Jobim. Recorded as an instrumental on his 1967 album of the same name, its English lyrics were written by Jobim himself later that year.
The English lyrics were used on the February 11, 1969 recording by Frank Sinatra, on his 1970 album Sinatra & Company. The English lyrics were also used by Johnny Mathis in his 1970 Close to You album. The English lyrics were also used by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 on their second album, Equinox, in 1967.
The song was voted by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone to be the 73rd greatest Brazilian song.
According to The Jazz Discography by Tom Lord, the song has been recorded nearly 500 times by jazz artists.
