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.
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.Track listing
; UK CD1
- "All or Nothing"
- "All or Nothing"
; UK CD2
- "All or Nothing"
- "All or Nothing"
- "Liquid Dreams"
- "All or Nothing"
; Europe CD-Maxi
- "All or Nothing"
- "All or Nothing"
- "All or Nothing"
- "Take Me Under"
- "Baby I Would"
; US CD Single
- "All or Nothing"
- "All or Nothing"
- "All or Nothing"
- "Liquid Dreams"
- "Take Me Under"
- "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
- Published by Songs of Windswept Pacific/Rokstone Music.
Releases
; US 7" Vinyl
- "All or Nothing" — 4:08
- "All or Nothing" — 3:51
Charts
O-Town version
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Westlife version