All Out of Love

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"All Out of Love"
Single by Air Supply
from the album Lost in Love
Released February 1980
Format 7"
Recorded 1980
Genre Pop, country, soft rock
Length 4:04 (album version)
3:53 (single version)
Label Arista, EMI
Writer(s) Graham Russell
Clive Davis
Producer Clive Davis
Air Supply singles chronology
"Lost in Love"
(1980)
"All Out of Love"
(1980)
"Every Woman in the World"
(1980)
Music sample

"All Out of Love" is a popballad by Air Supply, released in 1980. In the United States, it reached number two on the Hot 100 and number 5 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[1] In the UK, the song went to number 11. It placed 92nd in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Love Songs in 2003.[2]

Contents

Cover versions

The song has been covered by numerous artists since. The Cantopop artist Alan Tam covered the song, which was titled "小風波" (lit: "small storm", meta: "A small quarrel"), which was a hit for Tam in Hong Kong in 1981. Andru Donalds released it as a single making it a Top 5 hit in parts of Europe in 1999 and Australian boy band Mercury4 included the song on their debut album in 2004. American R&B group Jagged Edge recorded a version for the soundtrack to the movie Bad Company (2002).

The boyband Westlife from Ireland recorded the song as a duet with Australian singer Delta Goodrem for Westlife's 2006 album, The Love Album, and performed it together live on an episode of the The X Factor. Their version reached number 31 on the Swedish singles chart as a digital download in February 2007, but was not released as a commercial single in any other markets.

Fellow Irish boyband OTT had a hit with the song in their native country in 1996, and the following year in the UK. The song has also been covered by the band Enigma, and later by English singer Declan Galbraith. John Barrowman includes a version on his 2007 album Another Side. Cliff Richard also covered this on his 2007 album Love... The Album. Keira Green recorded a dance cover in 2006 that found its way onto numerous dance compilation albums. Another cover of this song was done in 2004, by Canadian recording artist, Mary Zilba, who's pop/dance rendition was a Top 40 Hit on the Canadian Charts for over 12 weeks.

In May 2002, the female pop group Soluna had a rendition as part of their For All Time album. In June 2003, UK dance project Foundation teamed up with female vocalist Natalie Rossi for a cover of the track. Hoping to follow in the success of DJ Sammy. The single reached no40 on the UK singles chart.[citation needed] In March 2010 the song was performed by the Algerian Pop singer Chalabi Karim.

The song has been featured in advertising campaigns for Denny's restaurant since 2007, Todd Solondz's movie Happiness 1998, the South Park episode "Raisins", and the Office episode "Stress Relief".

The song is featured in the films Van Wilder and (sung by Seth Green) Old Dogs.

The song is featured in episode 2, season 2 of United States of Tara. It is performed by Toni Collette and John Corbett in one scene, and Sara Lov's cover of the song is featured in the final scene and closing credits of the episode.[3] The song is also featured in the HBO series Hung Season 3, Episode 7 aired in 2011, during the closing credits. In 2011, punk rock supergroup Me First and the Gimme Gimmes recorded the song on their all Australian covers EP, Go Down Under.

Track listing

Air Supply version:

  1. "All Out of Love" – 4.01
  2. "Here I Am" – 3.48
  3. "Every Woman in the World" – 3.32

Andru Donalds version:

  1. "All Out of Love" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
  2. "All Out of Love" (Dance Radio Mix) – 3:59
  3. "All Out of Love" (Slow Ambient Mix) – 4:18
  4. "All Out of Love" (Ambient Club Mix) – 6:23

Chalabi Karim version:

  1. "All Out of Love" (Radio Edit)
  2. "All Out of Love" (Algerian Version)
  3. "All Out of Love" (Acapella)
  4. "All Out of Love" (Single)

Charts

Air Supply (1980) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 2
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 5
UK Singles Chart 11
Andru Donalds (1999) Peak
position [4][5]
Austrian singles chart 3
German singles chart 3
Switzerland singles chart 3
Westlife featuring Delta Goodrem (2007) Peak
position[6]
Swedish singles chart 31

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 17. 
  2. ^ Hal Leonard Corp (2003). VH1 Selections from 100 Greatest Love Songs. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard. ISBN 0-634-05654-9. 
  3. ^ Brockington, Ryan (March 29, 2010). "'United States of Tara' chooses music with just as many issues". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/united_states_issues_tara_chooses_5nyKdt8W4EZKb8lA2qFiiJ. 
  4. ^ Germany peak position Retrieved August 10, 2007.
  5. ^ Austrian and Switzerland peak positions Retrieved August 10, 2007.
  6. ^ Swedish Charts Retrieved July 18, 2007.

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Forever Love: 36 Greatest Hits 1980-2001 (2005 Album by Air Supply)
Soft Rock: AM Radio Hits (2009 Album by Various Artists)
From the Heart (2009 Album by Air Supply)