"Sway" is the English version of "¿Quién será?", a 1953 mambo song by Mexican composer and bandleader Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. In 1954 the English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel and recorded by Dean Martin (his recording reached number fifteen on the Billboard magazine best-seller chart and number six on the UK chart). Since then the song has been recorded and remixed by many artists (see discography below).

The English version begins: "When marimba rhythms start to play, dance with me, make me sway". Mexican version begins: "Quien será el que me quiere a mi? Quien será?, quien será?".

Selective list of recorded versions

• 1950s - Pablo Beltrán Y Su Orchestra
• 1950s - Perez Prado
• 1953 - Eileen Barton, on Coral Records, catalog number 61185, backed with "When Mama Calls"
• 1954 - Dean Martin, on Capitol Records, catalog number 2818, US 15, UK 6
• 1955 - Pedro Infante, on movie Escuela de vagabundos(1955) by Rogelio A. González
• 1959 - The Peanuts, on King Records
• 1960 - Bobby Rydell, UK 12
• 1960 - Perez Prado and Rosemary Clooney, from A Touch of Tabasco
• 1961 - Ben E. King, from Spanish Harlem
• 1963 - Julie London, from "Latin in a Satin Mood
• 1990 Bjork in album glin glo
• 1998 - Anita Kelsey, from the film Dark City
• 1999 - Shaft, titled "(Mucho Mambo) Sway"
• 1999 - Number Nine, from Mood Swings
• 2001 - Mellow Trax-Sway (Mucho Mambo)
• 2003 - Michael Bublé, from his self-titled album
• 2003 - Peter Cincotti
• 2004 - Jennifer Lopez, recorded "Sway" in English and Spanish in 2004 for Shall We Dance? but was replaced by the Pussycat Dolls' version. Spanish version is a bonus track on Lopez's album Como Ama Una Mujer
• 2004 - Pussycat Dolls, from the film Shall We Dance?
• 2004 - Arielle Dombasle, titled "Quien Sera (Sway)"
• 2004 - diam's, sample in the title "DJ" (with French lyrics)
• 2005 - Aaron Kwok, titled "飛" ("Sway" - Cantonese version)
• 2005 - Patrick Lindner on the album Gigolo
• 2006 - The Puppini Sisters
• 2007 - Amr Diab, titled "El Lilady" (in Arabic)
• 2007 - Santiago g, There For You - the EP (www.myspace.com/nmsantiago)
• 2007 - Melinda Doolittle on American Idol Season 6, Top 8 Round, Latin Week
• 2007 - Thomas "Tiger" Marion and the Shiny Lapel Trio, in a TV commercial for Kohl's department store.
• 2008- Rola Zaki, titled (Albi Daa) "2albi daa2" in Arabic and English.
• 2008 - Shaft - Sway 2008
• No date known:
• Bombay Jim & The Swinging Sapphires
• Celia Cruz (Original ¿Quien Sera?)
• Tony Brent
• Cat Pack
• Perry Como
• Billy Daniels
• Dead Ringer
• Tav Falco's Panther Burns
• Lannie Garrett
• Good Morning Blues
• Hit Crew
• Rebecca Kilgore
• Powerman 5000
• Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra
• Billy Vaughn
• Lawrence Welk
• Bernie Woods & The Forest
• Franco Corso

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