"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.
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. Rolling Stone ranked the song as the 32nd-best boy band song of all time.
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 G3 to A4.
Track listings UK CD1 "All or Nothing" (Radio Mix) "All or Nothing" (Rizzo Radio Edit)
UK CD2 "All or Nothing" (Radio Mix) "All or Nothing" (HQ2 Radio Mix) "Liquid Dreams" (Matrix Mix) "All or Nothing" (Music Video)
Europe CD-maxi "All or Nothing" (Radio Mix) "All or Nothing" (Rizzo Club Mix) "All or Nothing" (HQ2 Mixshow Mix) "Take Me Under" (Live Version) "Baby I Would"
US CD single "All or Nothing" (Radio Mix) "All or Nothing" (HQ2 Radio Mix) "All or Nothing" (Rizzo Radio Edit) "Liquid Dreams" (HQ2 Radio Mix) "Take Me Under" (Live Version) "We Fit Together"
US 7-inch vinyl "All or Nothing" (Radio Edit) — 4:08 "All or Nothing" (Mike Rizzo Radio Mix) — 3:51
Personnel Personnel are adapted from the liner notes of O-Town.
Erik-Michael Estrada – vocals Paul Gendler – guitars Matthew Howes – engineering Chris Laws – drums, percussion Steve Mac – arrangement, engineering, keyboards, production, writing Dan Miller – vocals Richard Niles – string arrangement Ashley Parker Angel – vocals Steve Pearce – bass Trevor Penick – vocals Daniel Pursey – engineering Jacob Underwood – vocals
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart (2001–2002) PeakpositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)5Croatia (HRT)10Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)16 Airplay (Music & Media)4Netherlands Airplay (Music & Media)22
Year-end charts +Chart (2001)PositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)51Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)38Germany (Media Control)75Ireland (IRMA)51Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)71UK Singles (OCC)102US Billboard Hot 10041US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)25US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)2US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)17 +Chart (2002)PositionNetherlands (Single Top 100)100US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)22
Release history +RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesMarch 20, 2001Contemporary hit radioJJune 4, 2001Adult contemporary radioJuly 10, 2001Maxi-CDUnited KingdomJuly 23, 2001CD
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