"I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango" is a popular song, written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning and published in 1954.
The best-known version in the United States was recorded by Patti Page; the best-known version in the United Kingdom by Alma Cogan, both of which were recorded in 1954.
The Pee Wee King Orchestra recorded the song, reviewed as a "right smooth job" in the same month as the Patti Page's charting of the song.
[2] In Australia, "I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango" afforded Page a number 14 hit.
[3] The song was often used in the BBC comedy radio programme, The Goon Show, by Ray Ellington and his quartet.