<Tr> <Th> Written </Th> <Td> 1944 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Frank Loesser </Td> </Tr> <P> "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a song written by Frank Loesser in 1944 . It is a call and response duet in which a host, usually performed by a male voice, tries to convince a guest, usually performed by a female voice, that she should stay the evening because the weather is cold and the trip home would be difficult . </P> <P> Loesser wrote the song for him and his wife to perform at parties . He sold the song to MGM, which used it for the 1949 film Neptune's Daughter . It was sung by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban and won the Academy Award . Since 1949 it has been covered by many singers, including Ray Charles, Michael Bublé, and Dolly Parton . </P>

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