Unreleased recordings of the song had been made in 1941 by Glenn Miller. A new version was recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra in Hollywood on May 20, 1942, and released by RCA Victor Records as a 78 single, backed with the A-side "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo". The song entered the US "Billboard" pop music chart (called ""Songs with the Most Radio Plugs" at the time) on August 1, 1942 at number 17, and peaked at number two on August 29, 1942. It spent a total of 17 weeks on the chart, and later became a standard.