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'''"I Put a Spell on You"''' is a 1956 [[song]] co-written and originally recorded by [[Screamin' Jay Hawkins]]. It has since become a widely covered classic, with notable versions by artists such as [[Nina Simone]] and [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]].<ref>{{w|I Put a Spell on You|accessed=2026-01-12}}</ref>{{ref scope|entire paragraph}}

Angelina recorded the music video of the song in {{d|2015-02-03|early 2015}}, but it was uploaded only on {{d|2016-09-27}} to YouTube. She then performed it live at various concerts in 2017 through 2018, and at the German version of the ''Little Big Shots'' TV show in early 2017.

== Original recording ==

== Other performances by the original artist ==

== Performances by other artists ==

== Performances by Angelina ==

=== Studio recording ===
* {{Performance|nodisp=1|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=I Put a Spell on You music video|context=Release#Cover##I Put a Spell on You#music video|date=2015-02|type=music-video|id=1|partners=Lars Andreas Aspesæter - Piano, Bjørnar Kaldefoss Tveite - Double Bass, Mats Mæland Jensen - Drums, Trygve Rypestøl - Saxophone, Eivind Hannisdal – Trumpet}}{{Performance|nodisp=1|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=The EP|context=Release##EP#The EP|date=2015|pos=1|type=track|id=17}}{{Video|nodisp=1|pid=17|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/i-put-a-spell-on-you-single/1706088392}}

Angelina's studio version of "I Put a Spell on You" was recorded on or prior to {{d|2015-02-03}}<ref group="Note">The justification for this statement is in the "[[#Age|Age]]" section.</ref> (about 3½ weeks after her [[9th birthday]]) and was released as a digital single on {{d|2016-09-16}},<ref>{{amz|dp/B01LXM73TE|I Put a Spell on You by Angelina Jordan on Amazon Music}}</ref> as a black-and-white music video on her [[official YouTube channel]] on {{d|2016-09-27}},<ref>{{cytv|pid=1|nwFloCPXzCs|Angelina Jordan - I Put A Spell On You|channel-name=Angelina Jordan Official|accessed=2022-09-08}}</ref> and on Angelina's [[Angelina Jordan – The EP|self-titled EP]] on {{d|2017-11-27}}.<ref>{{xl|url=//www.discogs.com/Angelina-Jordan-The-EP/release/11206189|linktext=Angelina Jordan - The EP (2017, CD)}} at Discogs.com. {{accessed|2021-01-26}}</ref>

==== Music video ====

The music video purports to show her entering a recording studio and recording her vocals "live" as the music is played by the musicians (including the [[Final round of Norske Talenter|trumpet player from ''Norske Talenter'']] — see also "[[Portrait of a Child]]"). It is obvious from the way the music video is edited that the visuals were recorded in multiple takes.<ref group="Note">The most obvious indication of this is when Angelina suddenly switches from being isolated from the musicians in a small booth, singing into a "shotgun mic", to standing right in front of the band, singing into an old-fashioned looking "floor mic" (and then back again at the end of the video). But there are more subtle clues that even the shots of her singing into the shotgun mic were done in multiple takes; for example, in some of those shots the piano player can be seen in a reflection on the left side of the screen and in others only the piano is seen and not the piano player.</ref> What is {{unknown|not obvious}} is whether any of the vocals heard in the audio were actually recorded in any of those takes, or whether they were captured in a separate session before the visuals were recorded<!-- (see also a description of [[Back to Black#Music video|how Angelina's music video for "Back to Black" was made]])-->.

For a time, the "I Put a Spell on You" music video was the most viewed video on Angelina's official YouTube channel, reaching over 4.5 million views by {{du|2018-07-03}}.<ref>{{ytv|dvkNo5djNeI|AMAZING Child Prodigy!!! UNBELIEVABLE|channel-name=One Harmony|accessed=2022-09-08}} The next-most-viewed video on her channel at that time was her "Back to Black" music video, with 4.4 million views.</ref> By {{du|2020-02-06}}, "[[Back to Black]]" had overtaken "I Put a Spell on You" for that distinction.<ref>{{ytv|JTgA1LM092Q|Angelina Jordan - AGT: The Champions Grand Finals Song!!|channel-name=Armour Love|accessed=2022-09-08}}</ref> ({{As of|2022-09-08|check-after=2022-12-31}}, this is still the case, with "Back to Black" having almost 11.9 million views and "I Put a Spell on You" almost 10.2 million.)<ref>{{ytv|LbXUKzOxACU|Angelina Jordan "Back to Black" Cover, with KORK, improvised lyric.|channel-name=Angelina Jordan Official|accessed=2022-09-08}}<br />{{ytv|nwFloCPXzCs|Angelina Jordan - I Put A Spell On You|channel-name=Angelina Jordan Official|accessed=2022-09-08}}<!-- NOTE: don't reuse the ref from above for this cite, since this is specifically for the view counts of both videos (at the same time) --></ref>

===== Age =====
[[File:TX BillyBuddFilm 2015-02-03 on 2025-08-22.jpg|thumb|The picture posted to Twitter (now X) by Billy Budd Film on {{du|2015-02-03}} (captured on {{du|2025-08-22}}).]]
The claim that the black-and-white music video for "I Put a Spell on You" was recorded on or before {{d|2015-02-03}} is based on a Twitter post made on that date by the production company [[Billy Budd Film]] which contained a picture of Angelina and the band members on the set of the music video, and stated (translated from Norwegian): "We produce music videos for 
@angelinajordanA with direction by @PerHeimly!".<ref>[https://x.com/Billybuddfilm/status/562685302998061056 Twitter post] by Billy Budd Film. Accessed on 2024-12-23.</ref>

In a YouTube video posted to the {{ytc|channel=UCb9xC5YMLgbBolyHZ509jkg|name=Song and Heart}} channel on {{d|2015-05-09}}, titled {{ytv|aUz1pXNMCzw|Angelina Jordan to participate in music video}} (now set to "private", so it is no longer visible by the general public), three still images from the music video were shown (see below). The video description linked to {{fbl|billybuddproduction/posts/887502224642782|a Facebook post}} (unfortunately, also no longer visible) by {{fbl|billybuddproduction/|Billy Budd Filmproduksjon}} that was titled "A long process is soon over", in which it was reportedly stated that "Angelina's video is ready for launch". The latter claim, unfortunately, turned out to be overly optimistic, and it would take more than 16 months for the music video to finally be released. {{unknown|The reason for the long delay is not known.}}

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File:YT vid aUz1pXNMCzw 00s 2021-03-29.jpg | First image in video
File:YT vid aUz1pXNMCzw 06s 2021-03-29.jpg | Second image in video
File:YT vid aUz1pXNMCzw 13s 2021-03-29.jpg | Third image in video
File:YT vid aUz1pXNMCzw desc 2021-03-29.jpg | Video description, etc.
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=== Live performances ===

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==== New Year Concerts with the Oppegård Janitsjar ====

* {{Performance|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=New Year's concert 2017|context=Concert#Guest appearance##New Year's concert#2017|date=2017-01-08|type=live|pos=1|id=5|partners=Oppegård Janitsjar}}
*: {{Video|pid=5|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d4D0OEnbFY&t=18 }}
* The following clips show different takes from a rehearsal for this concert:
*: {{Performance|nodisp=1|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=New Year's concert 2017|context=Concert#Guest appearance##New Year's concert#2017|date=2016-12 ?|type=rehearsal|id=2|partners=Oppegård Janitsjar}}{{Video|pid=2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OItSBiTYQdw }}
*: {{Performance|nodisp=1|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=New Year's concert 2017|context=Concert#Guest appearance##New Year's concert#2017|date=2016-12 ?|type=rehearsal|id=3|partners=Oppegård Janitsjar}}{{Video|pid=3|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FY5awHBu8c |duration=fragment}}
*: {{Performance|nodisp=1|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=New Year's concert 2017|context=Concert#Guest appearance##New Year's concert#2017|date=2016-12 ?|type=rehearsal|comment=from Mery's TT 2023|id=4|partners=Oppegård Janitsjar}}{{Video|pid=4|url=https://www.tiktok.com/@yasslayqueenslayforever/video/7317007484600716587 }}

==== Little Big Stars (German TV) ====

* {{Performance|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=Little Big Stars|context=TV#Talent show##Little Big Shots#Germany|date=2017-02|type=live|comment=German name is 'Little Big Stars'|id=6}}
*: {{Video|pid=6|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrZLjJ3VBZg&t=282 }}

==== Muse in City Festival (Seoul) ====

* {{Performance|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=Muse in City|context=Concert#Festival##Muse in City|date=2017-04-23|type=live|pos=3|id=7}}
*: {{Video|pid=7|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EctUYxNjsHU }}
* {{Performance|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=Muse in City|context=Concert#Festival##Muse in City|date=2017-04-23|type=live|pos=evening|id=8}}
*: {{Video|pid=8|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpGGO3rI06Q&t=50 }}

==== Summer concert tour 2017 ====

* {{Performance|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=Summer concert tour 2017 – Sandefjord|context=Concert##Summer concert tour#2017#Sandefjord|date=2017-07-12|type=rehearsal|id=9}}
*: {{Video|pid=9|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us-QbX91mwA }}
* {{Performance|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=Summer concert tour 2017 – Sandefjord|context=Concert##Summer concert tour#2017#Sandefjord|date=2017-07-12|type=live|id=10}}
*: {{Video|pid=10|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf51Dhoyvr4 }}
* {{Performance|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=Summer concert tour 2017 – Larkollen|context=Concert##Summer concert tour#2017#Larkollen|date=2017-07-19|type=live|id=11}}
*: {{Video|pid=11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5udZrfiVcvc }}
* {{Performance|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=Summer concert tour 2017 – Prøysenfestivalen|context=Concert##Summer concert tour#2017#Prøysenfestivalen|date=2017-07-21|type=live|id=12}}
*: {{Video|pid=12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfUOhKm7T5o }}

==== Concert in LA ====

* {{Performance|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=Concert in LA|context=Concert##Concert in LA|date=2018|type=live|id=13}}
*: {{Video|pid=13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLDvKLTo1ik&end=226 }}

==== Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2018 ====

*: {{Video|pid=14|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW8g5QmTLY0 }}
* {{Performance|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2018|context=Concert##Kongsberg Jazz Festival#2018#Kongsberg Musikkteater|date=2018-07-07|type=live|id=15}}
*: {{Video|pid=15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdFjajHFAOA }}
* {{Performance|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2018|context=Concert##Kongsberg Jazz Festival#2018#rehearsal|date=2018-06 ?|type=rehearsal|id=14}}

=== Later non-live performance ===

* {{Performance|song=I Put a Spell on You|event=Socials|context=Snippet#Cover##on set#playing piano|date=2024-10|type=recording|comment=at the set of the Bad Valentine 2nd/3rd music videos|id=16}}
*: {{Video|pid=16|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNb4W-xwBgE |duration=fragment}}

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