"You're My Everything" is a popular song composed by Harry Warren with lyrics by Mort Dixon and Joe Young in 1931. It was written for the Broadway revue The Laugh Parade, a two-act production starring comedian Ed Wynn, where it was introduced by Jeanne Aubert and Lawrence Gray. The song is a romantic ballad with a lyrical, ascending melody that conveys sincerity and emotional intensity over straightforward harmonic progressions typical of the Tin Pan Alley style. Warren, who would go on to write over 800 songs including "I Only Have Eyes for You," crafted the tune as an expressive revue ballad rather than a dance number, giving it an atmospheric quality well suited to heartfelt vocal and instrumental interpretations. The song achieved hit status with multiple chart versions in 1931 and 1932, recorded by artists including Russ Columbo and Abe Lyman. It subsequently entered the jazz repertoire through instrumental treatments, with the Miles Davis Quintet's rendition on Relaxin' being among the most recognized jazz versions. Freddie Hubbard and Booker Ervin also recorded notable interpretations in the 1960s. Vocal versions by Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, and others have kept the song in regular circulation across pop, jazz, and easy listening contexts, maintaining its place as a durable entry in the Great American Songbook.
