How Insensitive

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title: "How Insensitive" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1960s-jazz-standards", "songs-with-lyrics-by-norman-gimbel", "songs-with-lyrics-by-vinicius-de-moraes", "songs-with-music-by-antônio-carlos-jobim", "frank-sinatra-songs", "andy-williams-songs", "bossa-nova-songs", "brazilian-songs", "compositions-in-the-real-book", "songs-in-portuguese", "vikki-carr-songs"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Insensitive" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameInsensatez
artistAntônio Carlos Jobim
albumThe Composer of Desafinado, Plays
languagePortuguese
English_title"How Insensitive"
released
genreBossa nova
length2:53
labelVerve
composerAntônio Carlos Jobim
producerCreed Taylor
tracks{{Hidden
title12 tracks
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| name = Insensatez | cover = | alt = | artist = Antônio Carlos Jobim | album = The Composer of Desafinado, Plays | language = Portuguese | English_title = "How Insensitive" | released = | recorded = | studio = | genre = Bossa nova | length = 2:53 | label = Verve | composer = Antônio Carlos Jobim | lyricist =

  1. "The Girl from Ipanema"
  2. "O Amor em Paz"
  3. "Agua de Beber"
  4. "Vivo Sonhando"
  5. "O Morro Não Tem Vez"
  6. "Insensatez"
  7. "Corcovado"
  8. "One Note Samba"
  9. "Meditação"
  10. "Só Danço Samba"
  11. "Chega de Saudade"
  12. "Desafinado"

"How Insensitive" () is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim. The original lyrics are by Vinícius de Moraes (in Portuguese); an English version was written by Norman Gimbel. Jobim recorded the song in 1994 with Sting on lead vocals for his last studio album Antônio Brasileiro.

Background

In Brazil the song goes by the title "Insensatez", which translates more accurately to "Foolishness". The beginning of the song resembles Chopin's prelude in E minor.

Recorded versions

The song has been performed and recorded often by a diverse group of singers, such as:

References

References

  1. "Original versions of How Insensitive written by Norman Gimbel".
  2. "Antonio Brasileiro / Antônio Carlos Jobim".
  3. (2012). "The Jazz Standards". Oxford University Press.
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