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"All Out of Love"
Song

"All Out of Love" is a popballad by Air Supply, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It reached number 2 in the US and number 11 in the UK. The song is considered to be one of the Greatest Love songs, placing 82nd in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Love Songs. Selections From 100 Greatest Love Songs. Hal Leonard. 2003. ISBN 0-634-05654-9. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

Cover versions

The song has been covered by numerous artists since. The Cantopop artist Alan Tam translated the song into Cantonese, and made a cover 小風波, which became a hit in Hong Kong. Andru Donalds made 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 Jamie Foxx movie Breakin' All the Rules (2004). In 2006, Irish boy-band Westlife recorded the song as a duet with Australian singer Delta Goodrem for their 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.

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.[1]

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

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

Charts

Air Supply (1980) Peak
position
US singles chart 2
UK singles chart 11
Andru Donalds (1999) Peak
position [2][3]
Austrian singles chart 3
German singles chart 3
Switzerland singles chart 3
Westlife featuring Delta Goodrem (2007) Peak
position[4]
Swedish singles chart 31

References

  1. ^ "Everyhit.com"
  2. ^ Germany peak position Retrieved August 10, 2007.
  3. ^ Austrian and Switzerland peak positions Retrieved August 10, 2007.
  4. ^ Swedish Charts Retrieved July 18, 2007.