All or Nothing (O-Town song)

"All or Nothing" is a song by American boy band O-Town. The track was written by Wayne Hector and Steve Mac, and produced by Mac. It was released on March 20, 2001, as the second single from their debut album, O-Town (2001). The song reached number three in the United States, number five in Canada, and number four in the United Kingdom.

"All or Nothing"
Single by O-Town
from the album O-Town
Released	March 20, 2001 (2001-03-20)
Length	4:41 (album version) 4:12 (radio edit)
Label	J
Songwriter(s)	Steve Mac Wayne Hector
Producer(s)	Steve Mac
O-Town singles chronology
"Liquid Dreams" (2000) "All or Nothing" (2001) "We Fit Together" (2001)
Music video
"All or Nothing" on YouTube

In 2006, Irish boy band Westlife recorded a cover version on their seventh studio album, The Love Album—to which was used extensively as background music during the audition stages of The X Factor UK. The song itself charted without being properly released as a single in the United Kingdom. Westlife later revealed that the song was first offered to them but Simon Cowell, their executive producer, rejected it and passed it on to O-Town, becoming their hit.^{[citation needed]} Rolling Stone ranked the song as the 32nd best boy band song of all time.^[1]

Composition

The song is performed in the key of C major in common time with a tempo of 64 beats per minute then modulates to D major after the bridge. The group's vocals span from G₄ to A₅.^[2][3]

Track listings

UK CD1

1. "All or Nothing" (Radio Mix)
2. "All or Nothing" (Rizzo Radio Edit)

UK CD2

1. "All or Nothing" (Radio Mix)
2. "All or Nothing" (HQ2 Radio Mix)
3. "Liquid Dreams" (Matrix Mix)
4. "All or Nothing" (Music Video)

Europe CD-maxi^[4]

1. "All or Nothing" (Radio Mix)
2. "All or Nothing" (Rizzo Club Mix)
3. "All or Nothing" (HQ2 Mixshow Mix)
4. "Take Me Under" (Live Version)
5. "Baby I Would"

US CD single

1. "All or Nothing" (Radio Mix)
2. "All or Nothing" (HQ2 Radio Mix)
3. "All or Nothing" (Rizzo Radio Edit)
4. "Liquid Dreams" (HQ2 Radio Mix)
5. "Take Me Under" (Live Version)
6. "We Fit Together"

US 7-inch vinyl

1. "All or Nothing" (Radio Edit) — 4:08
2. "All or Nothing" (Mike Rizzo Radio Mix) — 3:51

Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from the liner notes of O-Town.^[5]

Erik-Michael Estrada – vocals Paul Gendler – guitars Matthew Howes – engineer Chris Laws – drums, percussion Steve Mac – arranger, engineer, keyboards, producer, writer Dan Miller – vocals

Richard Niles – string arrangement Ashley Parker Angel – vocals Steve Pearce – bass Trevor Penick – vocals Daniel Pursey – engineer Jacob Underwood – vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "All or Nothing" Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 5 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 5 Croatia (HRT)[7] 10 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 16 Germany (GfK)[9] 10 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 18 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 25 Scotland (OCC)[14] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 9 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 3 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] 4 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[19] 40 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[20] Remixes 1 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[21] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[22] 29

Year-end charts 2001 year-end chart performance for "All or Nothing" Chart (2001) Position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[23] 51 Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)[24] 38 Germany (Official German Charts)[25] 75 Ireland (IRMA)[26] 51 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 71 UK Singles (OCC)[28] 102 US Billboard Hot 100[29] 41 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[30] 25 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[31] 2 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[32] 17 2002 year-end chart performance for "All or Nothing" Chart (2002) Position Netherlands (Single Top 100)[33] 100 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[34] 22

Release history

Release history for "All or Nothing"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	March 20, 2001	Contemporary hit radio	J	[35]
	June 4, 2001	Adult contemporary radio		[36]
	July 10, 2001	Maxi-CD		[37]
United Kingdom	July 23, 2001	CD	J BMG	[38]

References

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