"G.I. Jive" is a 1944 song written and originally performed by Johnny Mercer. The single was a hit twice in 1944 by two different performers: Johnny Mercer hit number one on the Harlem Hit Parade for one week and peaked at number thirteen on the pop charts.[1] Three months later, Louis Jordan, also made it to number one on the both the Harlem Hit Parade and the pop chart.[2] The B-side to Louis Jordan's version of "G.I. Jive", "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby", was also a successful release.
| Preceded by "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra |
Billboard Harlem Hit Parade number-one single (Johnny Mercer version) January 22, 1944 |
Succeeded by "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra |
| Preceded by "Straighten Up and Fly Right" by The King Cole Trio |
Billboard Harlem Hit Parade number-one single (Louis Jordan version) July 15, 1944 August 26, 1944 |
Succeeded by "Till Then" by The Mills Brothers "Hamp's Boogie Woogie" by Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra |