Nothing from Nothing

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{{Infobox song

| name = Nothing from Nothing

| image = Nothing from nothing by billy preston US single.png

| alt = cover art

| caption = US single picture sleeve

| type = single

| artist = Billy Preston

| album = The Kids & Me

| B-side = My Soul Is a Witness

| released = August 5, 1974

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

• Soul
• pop{{cite news|first= Troy L. |last= Smith |title= Every No. 1 song of the 1970s ranked from worst to best |website= Cleveland.com |date= 14 December 2021 |access-date= 30 January 2023|url= https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/12/every-no-1-song-of-the-1970s-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html}}

| length = 2:38

| label = A&M

| writer = {{plainlist}}

• Billy Preston
• Bruce Fisher

{{endplainlist}}

| producer = Billy Preston

| prev_title = You're So Unique

| prev_year = 1974

| next_title = Struttin'

| next_year = 1974

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|IX2bE-OBtwk|"Nothing from Nothing"}} }}

}}

"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").{{cite book |last=Bronson |first=Fred |title=The Billboard Book of Number One Hits - revised & enlarged |publisher=Billboard Books |year=1992 |location=New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/billboardbookofn0000bron/page/139 139] |isbn=978-0-8230-8298-8 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/billboardbookofn0000bron/page/139 }} It spent four and a half months on the chart.

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.{{cite book |last=Baldwin |first=James |title=Just Above My Head |publisher=Dell Publishing |year=1978 |location=New York |page=26}}

The song was also featured in the 2024 Apple TV+ animated Peanuts special Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin.{{cite news|first= Mark |last= Kennedy |title= Franklin stars in new 'Peanuts' special on Apple TV+ |website= staradvertiser.com |date= 15 February 2024 |access-date= 25 February 2024|url= https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/02/15/breaking-news/franklin-stars-in-new-peanuts-special-on-apple-tv/}} It was also featured at the end of the season 3 finale of The White Lotus.