All or Nothing (O-Town song)

"All or Nothing" is a song recorded by American boy band O-Town. The pop ballad was written by Wayne Hector and Steve Mac, and produced by Mac. It was released in June 2001 as the second single from their debut album O-Town. The song reached number 5 in Canada, number 3 in the United States, and number 4 in the United Kingdom.

"All or Nothing"
Single by O-Town
from the album O-Town
Released	January 23, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Pop teen pop
Length	4:41 (Album version) 4:12 (Radio edit)
Label	J BMG
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 UK number one 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.

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.[1][2]

Track listing

UK CD1[3]

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

US CD Single[5]

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"

Personnel

• Erik-Michael Estrada, Trevor Penick, Jacob Underwood, Dan Miller, Ashley Parker Angel: Main and Backing Vocals
• Paul Gendler: Guitars
• Steve Mac: Keyboards
• Steve Pearce: Bass
• Chris Laws: Drums, Percussion
• Richard Niles: String Arrangement

Production

• Arranged and Produced by Steve Mac
• Recorded by Steve Mac and Daniel Pursey
• Mixed by Steve Mac and Matthew Howes (mix engineer)
• Published by Songs of Windswept Pacific/Rokstone Music.

Releases

US 7" Vinyl[6]

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

Charts

O-Town version

Weekly charts Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 5 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 5 Germany (Official German Charts)[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 (Official Charts Company)[14] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 9 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 3 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] 4 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 40 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[20] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[21] 29

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 75 Ireland (IRMA)[23] 51 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 71 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 102 US Billboard Hot 100[26] 41

Westlife version

Charts (2006)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	147

References

1. Hector, Wayne Anthony. "O-Town "All or Nothing" Sheet Music in C Major (transposable) - Download & Print". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
2. "Spot On Track - The Spotify Tracker". www.spotontrack.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
3. "O-Town — All Or Nothing (CD)". Discogs.
4. "O-Town — All Or Nothing". irishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
5. "O-Town — All Or Nothing (CD) Ltd". Discogs.
6. "O-Town — All Or Nothing (Vinyl)". Discogs.
7. "Austriancharts.at – O-Town – All or Nothing" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
8. "O-Town Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – O-Town – All or Nothing". GfK Entertainment Charts.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – All or Nothing". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – O-Town" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – O-Town – All or Nothing" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
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14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
15. "Swisscharts.com – O-Town – All or Nothing". Swiss Singles Chart.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
17. "O-Town Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
18. "O-Town Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
19. "O-Town Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
20. "O-Town Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
21. "O-Town Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
22. "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2001" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
23. "Ireland – Top Singles For 2001". Allcharts.org. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
24. "Swiss Year-End Charts 2001" (in German). Retrieved January 15, 2020.
25. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. p. 2. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
26. "Billboard Top 100 – 2001". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.