I've Got the World on a String

"I've Got The World on a String" is a 1932 popular jazz song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler. It was written for the twenty-first edition of the Cotton Club series which opened on October 23, 1932, the first of the Cotton Club Parades.[1]

For the Louis Armstrong album, see I've Got the World on a String (album).
"I've Got the World on a String"
Song
Published1932 by Mills Music
Composer(s)Harold Arlen
Lyricist(s)Ted Koehler

The song was recorded and popularized by Cab Calloway who had a #18 hit in 1932.[2] Bing Crosby recorded the song on January 26, 1933 with the Dorsey Brothers and their Orchestra.[3] The song was one of the first recorded by Frank Sinatra when he transferred to Capitol Records in 1953. His recording on April 30, 1953 with an orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle[4] reached #14 on Billboard's most played list.[5]

Notable live performances of the song include a rendition by Anthony Perkins in the drama Winter Dream, a production of the live anthology TV series, Front Row Center, and by Céline Dion in her Las Vegas show A New Day..., which ran from 2003 until 2007.

Notable recordings

References
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  2. "I've Got the World on a String (song by Cab Calloway)". Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
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  5. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 393. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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  12. Tony Bennett & Diana Krall – I've Got The World On A String, retrieved 2019-04-10
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