A recording by Jo Stafford made on December 13, 1943, was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 158.[2] It reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on September 21, 1944, at number 10, its only week on the chart.[3]Bing Crosby's recording for Decca Records, made on December 29, 1943,[4] had two weeks in the Billboard charts in September 1944, with a peak position of number 18.[5]
The Dexter Gordon composition "Fried Bananas" is based on the chord progression of "It Could Happen to You".