All or Nothing at All

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"All or Nothing at All"
Single by Harry James Orchestra, vocal Frank Sinatra
B-side Flash [1]
PublishedJune 20, 1939 (1939-06-20) by Leeds Music Corporation [2]
ReleasedAugust 2, 1940 (1940-08-02), May 24, 1943 (1943-05-24) [3] [4]
RecordedSeptember 17, 1939 (1939-09-17) [5]
Studio Columbia Studios, New York City
Genre swing
Length2:57
Label Columbia 35587 [5]
Composer(s) Arthur Altman [2]
Lyricist(s) Jack Lawrence [2]
Harry James Orchestra, vocal Frank Sinatra singles chronology
"I've Heard That Song Before"
(1942)
"All or Nothing at All"
(1940)
"Velvet Moon / Prince Charming"
(1943)

"All or Nothing at All" is a song composed in 1939 by Arthur Altman, with lyrics by Jack Lawrence.

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Frank Sinatra recording

Frank Sinatra's August 31, 1939 [5] recording of the song, accompanied by Harry James and his Orchestra was a huge hit in 1943, when it was reissued by Columbia Records during the 1942-44 musicians' strike. [6] The record topped the Billboard charts in 1943 during a 21-week stay and sold over a million copies. [7] On the Harlem Hit Parade chart, "All or Nothing at All" went to number eight. [8]

A rendition of the song is used and sung by B.O. Skunk disguised as Sinatra in Tex Avery's 1948 animated cartoon, Little 'Tinker .

The "all for nothing at all" segment in Murders, from the 2012 album Hawaii: Part II, is in reference to this song.

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