The song was originally recorded by
Bing Crosby and the
Andrews Sisters on June 30, 1944 and reached number one on the top 100 U.S. songs of 1944. The Crosby / Andrews Sisters version was later used on the soundtrack of the 1977 film
Tracks. The song was introduced on
Frank Sinatra's
CBS radio show and became popular due to its patriotic lyrics, swinging rhythm, and its orchestral arrangement. It would later appear as war propaganda in the
Warner Bros. short film,
Road to Victory, where it was performed by Sinatra himself. ==References==