"Five Minutes More" is a 1946 American pop song written by

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(lyrics) and Jule Styne (music). It is sometimes referred to as "Give Me Five Minutes More". It was featured in the movie ''

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'', sung by Phil Brito, and was a number one

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in 1946 for Frank Sinatra. The song was written by Cahn and Styne for ''Sweetheart of Sigma Chi''. Sinatra's recording for Columbia Records was reviewed by '' Billboard'' in July 1946. They said: "Sinatra sings it light and airy to good effect for a ditty that is inherently tuneful and catching." Other recordings were made at that time by

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, Harry Cool, Phil Brito, and

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. Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra recorded the song on May 27, 1946, RCA Victor 20–1922, with "Texas Tex" on the B-side. According to Joel Whitburn, Sinatra's recording reached no.1 on the US pop chart on 14 September 1946, remaining there for four weeks. The song ended up at number four on the year-end charts for 1946. In England, the song was popularised by the Ross Sisters, an American trio who performed it in the show ''Piccadilly Hayride'' in London between late 1946 and 1948."Five Minutes More", The Ross Sisters, Sheet Music
Retrieved 25 April 2014 A recording was also made by The Skyrockets Orchestra, conductor Paul Fenoulhet with vocal by Doreen Lundy, recorded in

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on November 14, 1946, and released by

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label as catalogue number BD 5955. Sinatra re-recorded the song in 1961 for the album '' Come Swing With Me'', and the track was released as a single the following year. On 9 May 2015 the band

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performed the song at VE Day 70: A Party to Remember at

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, Homer & Jethro, (all in 1946) Robin Luke in 1959,

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1966, R. Stevie Moore 1992, and The Outlaws 2011.

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