"I've Got the World on a String" is a 1932 popularjazzsong 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]
Recordings
The song was recorded and popularized by Cab Calloway who had a #18 hit in 1932.[2]
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]
