I've Got the World on a String

"I've Got The World on a String" is a 1932 popular song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler. It was written for the 1932 Cotton Club Parade.

It was introduced by Cab Calloway and Bing Crosby. It was also recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1953. It reached #14 on Billboard's most played list.

Anthony Perkins sang it in the drama Winter Dream, a production of the live anthology TV series, Front Row Center. Céline Dion also performed this song in her Las Vegas show A New Day..., which ran from 2002 until 2007.

Notable recordings

• Louis Armstrong - (1933)
• James Darren - This One's from the Heart (1999)
• Lee Wiley - "Manhattan Nights" circa 1940
• Frank Sinatra - This Is Sinatra! (1953)
• Louis Prima - Call of the Wildest (1957)
• Jo Stafford - Jo + Jazz (1960)
• Ella Fitzgerald - a version with Billy May's arrangements can be found on the Verve release "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook" (1961) and a

live rendition can be found on her 1961 Verve release "Ella in Hollywood". Ella's version with the Ink Spots was released by Decca Records.

• Peggy Lee - Sugar'n'Spice (1962)
• Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli - Duets (1993)
• Barry Manilow - Manilow Sings Sinatra (1998)
• Lisa Stansfield - Mona Lisa Smile Soundtrack (2003)
• Céline Dion - Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... (2004)
• Tony Bennett with Diana Krall – Duets: An American Classic (2006)
• Michael Bublé - Call Me Irresponsible (2007)