Nothing from Nothing
1974 single by Billy Preston / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Nothing from Nothing" is a song written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher and recorded by Billy Preston for his 1974 album The Kids & Me. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in October 1974, becoming Preston's second solo chart-topper in the United States (following his 1973 hit "Will It Go Round in Circles").[2] It spent four and a half months on the chart.
"Nothing from Nothing" | ||||
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Single by Billy Preston | ||||
from the album The Kids & Me | ||||
B-side | "My Soul Is a Witness" | |||
Released | August 5, 1974 (August 5, 1974) | |||
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Length | 2:38 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
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Producer(s) | Billy Preston | |||
Billy Preston singles chronology | ||||
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"Nothing from Nothing" on YouTube | ||||
Preston performed "Nothing from Nothing" on Saturday Night Live, the first musical performance ever on the show.
The song was also used in late 2002 for all GM-brand commercials and was also prominently featured in both the 1975 low-budget independent bank-heist caper Flash and the Firecat and the 2008 film Be Kind Rewind.
The song is also mentioned in the novel Just Above My Head by James Baldwin.[3]
The song was also featured in the 2024 Apple TV+ animated Peanuts Special Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin.[4]