Get Thee Behind Me Satan

For the 2005 White Stripes album, see Get Behind Me Satan.

"Get Thee Behind Me Satan (and start pushing!)" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1936 film Follow the Fleet, where it was introduced by Harriet Hilliard. It was originally written for Ginger Rogers in Top Hat (1935).

The title is a Biblical quotation, from 4:5-8 Luke 4:5–8 referring to the Temptation of Jesus by Satan.

Notable recordings

• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958)