I’ve Got the World on a String is a 1932 popular jazz tune composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Ted Koehler. It was written for the Cotton Club Parade’s 21st edition, which opened on October 23, 1932, and Cab Calloway and His Orchestra popularized the song that year, reaching number 18 on the charts. Bing Crosby recorded it in 1933 with the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. Frank Sinatra recorded it in 1953 with Nelson Riddle, and the track later appeared on the 1956 Capitol album This Is Sinatra!; his version reached number 14 on Billboard’s Most Played list. The song has become a standard in jazz and pop, covered by many artists including Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett, and others, spanning a range of styles from ballads to swinging arrangements.
