"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" is a

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song which was published in 1944. The music was written by

Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ' ...

and the lyrics by

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallic ...

. The song was nominated for the "

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" at the

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in 1945 after being used in the film ''

Here Come the Waves ''Here Come the Waves'' is a 1944 American romantic comedy musical film directed by Mark Sandrich. It stars Bing Crosby and Betty Hutton. Plot The film opens with naval scenes and a chorus of WAVES singing ‘The Navy Song’ on stage, and conti ...

''.

Background

It is sung in the style of a sermon, and explains that accentuating the positive is key to happiness. In describing his inspiration for the lyric, Mercer told the

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radio documentary " ypublicity agent ... went to hear

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and he had a sermon and his subject was 'you got to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.' And I said 'Wow, that's a colorful phrase!'"

Chart performance

Mercer recorded the song, with

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and

Paul Weston Paul Weston (born Paul Wetstein; March 12, 1912 – September 20, 1996) was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor who worked in music and television from the 1930s to the 1970s, pioneering mood music and becoming known as "the ...

's orchestra, on October 4, 1944, and it was released by

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as catalog number 180. The record first reached the

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charts on January 4, 1945, and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 2. On the Harlem Hit Parade chart, it went to number four. The song was number five on Billboard's Annual High School Survey in 1945. On March 25, 2015, it was announced that Mercer's version would be inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry for the song's "cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation’s audio legacy".

Other recordings

Within a matter of weeks, several other recordings of the song were released by other well-known artists: *

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

and

The Andrews Sisters The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (July 6, 1911 – May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (January ...

made a recording on December 8, 1944, with

Vic Schoen Victor Schoen (March 26, 1916 – January 5, 2000) was an American bandleader, arranger, and composer whose career spanned from the 1930s until his death in 2000. He furnished music for some of the most successful persons in show business inclu ...

and his Orchestra, which was released by

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as catalog number 23379. The record first reached the

charts on January 25, 1945, and lasted nine weeks on the chart, peaking at number 2. *

Kay Kyser James Kern Kyser (June 18, 1905 – July 23, 1985), known as Kay Kyser, was an American bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s. Early years James Kern Kyser was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the son of pharmacists Emily ...

made a recording on December 21, 1944, with Dolly Mitchell and a vocal trio. This was released by

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as catalog number 36771. *

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recorded the song with

Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles ...

on live broadcast on March 8, 1945. * A recording by

Artie Shaw Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led ...

was released by

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as catalog number 20-1612. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 25, 1945, and lasted five weeks on the chart, peaking at number 5. A few months later, another version was recorded by

Johnny Green John Waldo Green (October 10, 1908 – May 15, 1989) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, conductor and pianist. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous song was one of his earl ...

in the

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on April 6, 1945, and released by

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as catalog number F-2069.

Connie Francis Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (born December 12, 1937), known professionally as Connie Francis, is an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Called the “First Lady of Rock & Roll” ...

added the song in 1960 to her "Swinging Medley" (sometimes also referred to as "Gospel Medley"), where she combined it with three other songs: "Yes, indeed", "Amen", and "Lonesome Road". Three versions of this medley were recorded on different occasions in 1960. The first recording was broadcast in a mock-live radio show of National Guard Radio early that year. The two other recordings were intended for release on Francis's label

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but remained unreleased until 1996 on

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. The song was included by

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on his 1960 album ''Come Out Swingin''.

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

included the song on her 1961 double album "

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book'' is a 1961 (see 1961 in music) album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Billy May. This album marked the only time that Fitzgerald w ...

" on

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. The song has twice been recorded by

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian-American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signin ...

: once on February 19, 1958, and later in July, 1980. Both were primarily made for albums. Neither version was released as a single in the United States, though the 1958 version was released in

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as a single (catalog number 47-9243-A).

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in '' Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Wit ...

recorded it for the 1962 album ''

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'' for Columbia Records, and it features in her many re-releases on that label.

Sam Cooke Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer and songwriter. Considered to be a pioneer and one of the most influential soul music, soul artists of all time, Cooke is common ...

recorded it for his ''Encore'' album in 1958.

Dave Van Ronk David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was an American folk singer. An important figure in the American folk music revival and New York City's Greenwich Village scene in the 1960s, he was nicknamed the "Mayor of M ...

covered this song on his 1971 album, '' Van Ronk''. A cover of the song was included by

Susannah McCorkle Susannah McCorkle (January 1, 1946 – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Life and career A native of Berkeley, California, McCorkle studied Italian literature at the University of California at Berkeley before dropping out to move to ...

on her 1993 album '' From Bessie to Brazil''. The American rock band

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made another version of this song.

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, a

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band, released a version on their 1999 album ''Hypno-Punko''. John Boutte of New Orleans also released a version of this song.

Kelly Hogan Kelly Hogan (born January 11, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, often known for her work as a member of Neko Case's backing band, as well as for her solo work. Early and personal life Hogan was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of ...

sings a version on ''Jon Rauhouse's Steel Guitar Air Show'' (2002).

Al Jarreau Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician. His 1981 album '' Breakin' Away'' spent two years on the ''Billboard'' 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R ...

released a version of this song on his 2004 album ''Accentuate the Positive''. The song has been used for many years as the theme for the Christian children's television program '' Faithville'', in a version by the Spitfire Band.

Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million ...

recorded this song on his 2010 album '' Bold as Brass''. Billy Gorilly released a recording of the song as a single in January 2012. This version was used as the soundtrack for the animated children's cartoon music video released in October 2012.

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

covered it on his 2012 album ''

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''.

Jools Holland Julian Miles Holland, (born 24 January 1958) is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an original member of the band Squeeze and has worked with many artists including Jayne County, Sting, Eric C ...

covered this on his 2012 album ''The Golden Age Of Song'' with Rumer on vocals.

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include " Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", " I Write the Songs", " C ...

covered the song on his 2014 studio album '' Night Songs''. The British swing girl group

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recorded and covered the song for their 5th studio album, '' The High Life''. A version by

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

recorded in the early 1950s on a radio program she hosted was released on the 2021 album ''Something Wonderful: Peggy Lee Sings the Great American Songbook''.

In popular culture

* The song was written for ''

'' (1944), starring

and

Betty Hutton Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg; February 26, 1921 – March 11, 2007) was an American stage, film, and television actress, comedian, dancer, and singer. Early life and education Hutton was born Elizabeth June Thornburg on February 2 ...

and directed by Mark Sandrich. *

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...

and Leslie Uggams performed the song on ''

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'', episode 0718, originally aired January 12, 1967. * The Bing Crosby/Andrews Sisters recording of the song appears in the 1986 BBC serial ''

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''. * The song was used in the 1991 film ''

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''. * The song was used in ''

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'' in 2010 as one of the songs played at

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's funeral. * The song featured in the BBC TV Series '' Casualty'' on the 9th October 2010, involving

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and a patient with a brain tumour, who could hear the song in her head when she was about to have a seizure. * The American cable television network The Family Channel (now Freeform) used a reworked version of this song as part of its on-air imaging in the early 1990s, to emphasize the station's "positive," family-friendly image. * The song was covered by

Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from ...

in his 1989 album '' In a Sentimental Mood'' and used in the

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movie '' The Mighty Ducks''. * The original Johnny Mercer recording of the song features in the

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American police drama ''

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'' * The song appears in the final episode of time-travel television series ''

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.'' * It is also part of the soundtrack for ''

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'', where it is covered by

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. * The Perry Como version was featured in the 1999 film '' Blast from the Past''. * As sung by

Jack Sheldon Beryl Cyril Sheldon Jr. (November 30, 1931 – December 27, 2019), known professionally as Jack Sheldon, was an American singer, musician, and actor. He performed on '' The Merv Griffin Show'' and participated in episodes of the educational musi ...

, it was also the theme song for the U.S. TV series '' Homefront''. * It was also used in commercials for

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n health insurance provider HBF in the early 2000s, and UK gas and electricity provider npower in 2008. * In April 2011, the first episode of the second season of Treme was called Accentuate the Positive, with several performances of this song. *

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sang the song with

Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy F ...

on the April 24, 2012, episode of ''

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''. * The Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters version features in the 1995 crime thriller '' Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead''. *

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' 2015 video game, ''

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'', features a clip of the song from a 1945 broadcast of Bing Crosby's ''

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'' with

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and his orchestra. * The last episode of the World War 2 sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart was titled "Accentuate the Positive" in a reference to this song. * In 2019, the Aretha Franklin version was heard on the Citi Rewards+ commercial. * In 2020, Cate Blanchett sings the song as the character "Pat" for the Australian TV Drama, Stateless. * In 2020, the Bing Crosby/Andrews Sisters recording of the song appears in an episode of the fourth season of the FX

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Fargo * In 2021 The Bing Crosby/Andrews Sisters recording of the song appears in the Paul Thomas Anderson movie ''

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''.

References

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Chart performance

Other recordings

In popular culture

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