All Out of Love
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"All Out of Love" is a pop
–ballad by Air Supply
, released in 1980. 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 92nd in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Love Songs.
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 Australia
n 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).
The boyband Westlife
from the Republic of 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
.
In March 2010 the song was performed by the Algerian Pop singer Chalabi Karim.
The song David Tyler
CKBE-FM
The guitar riff from "All Out Of Love" was sampled on the song "Always On My Mind" by Filipino American
R&B
girl group One Voice, from their 1999 debut album Just the Beginning
.
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 2002 movie Van Wilder, in which the title character (portrayed by Ryan Reynolds
) claims the title of the song is actually "'Gwen Used Me For Her Story, Then Married an Ass Wipe... and Ran Over My Heart With a Big Metaphorical Truck.' Originally performed by Air Supply." during a conversation with a younger girl portrayed by Sophia Bush
.
In Old Dogs
, a terrified Seth Green
sings the song to a gorilla. Interestingly, both Van Wilder and Old Dogs
were directed by Walt Becker
.
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.
The song has been used in background in the Australian film Animal Kingdom
.
In 2011, punk rock supergroup Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
recorded the song on their all Australian covers EP, Go Down Under
.
The song was featured on the episode of TV show Supernatural
, Slash Fiction, with one of the lead characters, Dean Winchester
lip synching it.
The song was featured on an episode of the HBO series Hung
.
Andru Donalds version:
Chalabi Karim version:
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
–ballad by Air Supply
Air Supply
Air Supply is an Australian soft rock duo, consisting of Graham Russell as guitarist and singer-songwriter and Russell Hitchcock as lead vocalist. They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight Top Ten hits in the United States, in the early 1980s...
, released in 1980. It reached number 2 in the US and number 11 in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The song is considered to be one of the greatest love songs, placing 92nd in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Love Songs.
Cover versions
The song has been coveredCover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
by numerous artists since. The Cantopop artist Alan Tam
Alan Tam
Wing Lun Alan Tam, MH is an award-winning Hong Kong Cantopop and English pop singer and actor. During the early 1980s he played a major role in developing the cantopop scene as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. As of 2008, he is still active in the music...
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
Andru Donalds
Andru Donalds is a Jamaican musician and vocalist with a previous solo career, who is now working in collaboration with the Enigma project as lead vocalist. Donalds had a hit single in America in 1995 with Mishale, which reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Biography:Andru Donalds was born in...
released it as a single making it a Top 5 hit in parts of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in 1999 and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
Mercury4
Mercury4
Mercury4 is a Melbourne-based Australian boy band which, , has achieved three top 40 singles in Australia.-History:Mercury4 started in 2000 with Rien Low and Brad Johnston meeting and deciding to work together. Cole Rintoul joined in 2001 with Jarvier Perez joining in 2002...
included the song on their debut album
Mercury4 (album)
Mercury4 is the 2004 debut album by Melbourne boy band Mercury4.-Making of the album and chart success:BMG recruited hit production team the Matrix who had produced hits for Avril Lavigne and Hilary Duff to write and produce their first single "Get Me Some"...
in 2004. American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
group Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge (band)
Jagged Edge is an American R&B group, with the lead singers, Brandon & Brian, born in Hartford, CT on October 13, 1975, Kyle Norman of Decatur, GA born on February 26,1976 and Richard Wingo of College Park, GA born on September 3, 1975. Wingo was a late addition to the group, added after Kandi...
recorded a version for the soundtrack to the Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a...
movie Breakin' All the Rules
Breakin' All the Rules
Breakin' All the Rules is a 2004 American comedy film. It was directed and written by Daniel Taplitz.-Plot:Quincy Watson is unceremoniously dumped by his fiancée, and pens a "how to" book on breaking up and becomes a best-selling author on the subject. Not wanting his male friends to suffer the...
(2004).
The boyband Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
from the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
recorded the song as a duet with Australian singer Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. Goodrem has achieved eight number-one singles and three number-one albums in her home...
for Westlife's 2006 album, The Love Album
The Love Album (Westlife album)
The Love Album is the seventh studio album and second cover album by boy band Westlife from the Republic of Ireland and it was released on 20 November 2006. The songs on the album centers around the theme of "love". During their Face To Face Tour, the band performed "The Dance". The song was said...
, and performed it together live on an episode of the The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
. Their version reached number 31 on the Swedish singles chart
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....
as a digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
in February 2007, but was not released as a commercial single in any other markets.
Fellow Irish boyband OTT
OTT (boyband)
OTT were an Irish pop group who achieved success in the U.K. and Ireland in the late 1990s. They were a five-piece boyband consisting of members Niall O'Neill, Glen Clarke, Alan Fitzsimons, Adam Mates and Keith Cox . They scored four UK top 30 hits and released one album, This One's for You in 1997...
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
Enigma (band)
Enigma was a British disco band from the 1980s. Their only singles were "Ain't No Stopping" and "I Love Music", which reached #11 and #25 in the UK Singles Chart respectively in 1981. They also released an album, Ain't No Stoppin' which reached #80 in the UK Albums Chart in September 1981...
, and later by English singer Declan Galbraith
Declan Galbraith
Declan John Galbraith is an English singer. He is best known for his 2002 hit single, "Tell Me Why", which peaked at #29 in the UK Singles Chart.-Early influence:...
. John Barrowman
John Barrowman
John Scot Barrowman is a Scottish-American singer, actor, dancer, musical theatre performer and media personality. Born in Glasgow yet growing up in Illinois after his family emigrated to the United States when he was eight years old, Barrowman was encouraged to further his love for music and...
includes a version on his 2007 album Another Side
Another Side (John Barrowman album)
Another Side is an album released on the 12 November 2007 by John Barrowman. The album is made up entirely of cover versions of popular songs made famous by other artists...
. Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
also covered this on his 2007 album Love... The Album
Love... The Album
Love… The Album is a hybrid part compilation, part new studio recordings album by British singer Cliff Richard, released by EMI on 12 November 2007 in the UK. The five new studio tracks were produced by Michael Omartian. It reached #13 in the UK Albums Chart.There are two versions of this 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
Soluna
Soluna was a music group consisting of four members, all of Hispanic descent - Aurora Rodriguez, America Olivo, Jessica Castellanos, and Christina "T" López. The group's name is the combination the Spanish words for sun and moon...
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
DJ Sammy
Samuel Bouriah , professionally known as DJ Sammy Is a DJ and producer. He has released five albums and has had five Top 10 hits with "Heaven" reaching number one in the UK in 2002. His career started with former spouse Marie José in the making of his first singles, under the stage name of DJ Sammy...
. The single reached no40 on the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
In March 2010 the song was performed by the Algerian Pop singer Chalabi Karim.
The song David Tyler
David Tyler
David Tyler is a Canadian radio personality, voice over artist and lecturer on The Art of Communicating.Originally from Hartford, Connecticut he moved to Canada at the age of 10 with his family when his Father accepted a teaching job at McGill University...
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The guitar riff from "All Out Of Love" was sampled on the song "Always On My Mind" by Filipino American
Filipino American
Filipino Americans are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipino Americans, often shortened to "Fil-Ams", or "Pinoy",Filipinos in what is now the United States were first documented in the 16th century, with small settlements beginning in the 18th century...
R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
girl group One Voice, from their 1999 debut album Just the Beginning
Just the Beginning
Just the Beginning is the debut album by One Voice. It was released in 1999 under the Kamikaze label and sold 50,000 copies in the United States and Philippines where it went gold. The album was re-released in 2000, due to the success of single "When U Think About Me"...
.
The song has been featured in advertising campaigns for Denny's restaurant since 2007, Todd Solondz
Todd Solondz
Todd Solondz is an American independent film screenwriter and director known for his style of dark, thought-provoking, socially conscious satire. Solondz has been critically acclaimed for his examination of the "dark underbelly of middle class American suburbia", a reflection of his own background...
's movie Happiness 1998, the South Park
South Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
episode "Raisins
Raisins (South Park episode)
"Raisins" is episode 110 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on December 10, 2003.-Plot:The boys are playing football when Bebe tells Stan that his girlfriend Wendy has decided to break up with him. Stan obviously cares a lot about this, as he has liked Wendy ever since the...
", and the Office episode "Stress Relief
Stress Relief
"Stress Relief" is a two-part episode of the American comedy television series The Office. They constituted the fourteenth and fifteenth episode of the fifth season, and the 86th and 87th overall episodes of the series...
".
The song is featured in the 2002 movie Van Wilder, in which the title character (portrayed by Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his roles in such films as National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Waiting..., The Amityville Horror, Just Friends, Definitely, Maybe, The Proposal, Buried, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Green Lantern.One of his best known...
) claims the title of the song is actually "'Gwen Used Me For Her Story, Then Married an Ass Wipe... and Ran Over My Heart With a Big Metaphorical Truck.' Originally performed by Air Supply." during a conversation with a younger girl portrayed by Sophia Bush
Sophia Bush
Sophia Anna Bush is an American actress, director and spokesperson. She currently stars in the CW television series One Tree Hill where she portrays Brooke Davis. Bush is additionally known for her film portrayals in the 2007 remake The Hitcher, John Tucker Must Die and The Narrows.-Early...
.
In Old Dogs
Old Dogs (film)
Old Dogs is a 2009 American ensemble comedy film directed by Wild Hogs Walt Becker and starring Robin Williams and John Travolta with an ensemble supporting cast played by Kelly Preston, Matt Dillon, Justin Long, Seth Green, Rita Wilson, Dax Shepard, and Bernie Mac...
, a terrified Seth Green
Seth Green
Seth Benjamin Green is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and television producer. He is well known for his role as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as Dr. Evil's son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films, Mitch Miller in That '70s Show, and the voice of Chris...
sings the song to a gorilla. Interestingly, both Van Wilder and Old Dogs
Old Dogs (film)
Old Dogs is a 2009 American ensemble comedy film directed by Wild Hogs Walt Becker and starring Robin Williams and John Travolta with an ensemble supporting cast played by Kelly Preston, Matt Dillon, Justin Long, Seth Green, Rita Wilson, Dax Shepard, and Bernie Mac...
were directed by Walt Becker
Walt Becker
-External links:...
.
The song is featured in episode 2, season 2 of United States of Tara. It is performed by Toni Collette
Toni Collette
Antonia "Toni" Collette is an Australian actress and musician, known for her acting work on stage, television and film as well as a secondary career as the lead singer of the band Toni Collette & the Finish....
and John Corbett in one scene, and Sara Lov's
Sara Lov
Singer/songwriter Sara Lov was born in Hawaii in 1970 and later was raised by her mother in Los Angeles after the divorce of her parents. At the age of four she was kidnapped by her father and taken to Israel...
cover of the song is featured in the final scene and closing credits of the episode.
The song has been used in background in the Australian film Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom (film)
Animal Kingdom is a 2010 Australian crime drama written and directed by David Michôd, and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford, Sullivan Stapleton, Jacki Weaver and James Frecheville...
.
In 2011, punk rock supergroup Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in 1995. The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. The band is named after a children's book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione...
recorded the song on their all Australian covers EP, Go Down Under
Go Down Under
-Credits:* Spike Slawson – vocals* Fat Mike – bass* Chris Shiflett – lead guitar* Joey Cape – rhythm guitar* Dave Raun – drums...
.
The song was featured on the episode of TV show Supernatural
Supernatural
The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
, Slash Fiction, with one of the lead characters, Dean Winchester
Dean Winchester
Dean Winchester is a fictional character from The CW Television Network's Supernatural, portrayed by Jensen Ackles. He hunts demons, spirits and other supernatural creatures with his younger brother Sam.-Background:...
lip synching it.
The song was featured on an episode of the HBO series Hung
Hung
Hung can refer to:People:* Hùng Vương, a king of Vietnam* Hung Hei-Gun, founder of the martial art Hung Gar Kung Fu* Hung Shing, Chinese government official during the Tang dynasty...
.
Track listing
Air Supply version:- "All Out of Love" – 4.01
- "Here I Am" – 3.48
- "Every Woman in the World" – 3.32
Andru Donalds version:
- "All Out of Love" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
- "All Out of Love" (Dance Radio Mix) – 3:59
- "All Out of Love" (Slow Ambient Mix) – 4:18
- "All Out of Love" (Ambient Club Mix) – 6:23
Chalabi Karim version:
- "All Out of Love" (Radio Edit)
- "All Out of Love" (Algerian Version)
- "All Out of Love" (Acapella)
- "All Out of Love" (Single)
Charts
| Air Supply (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US singles chart | 2 |
| UK singles chart | 11 |
| Andru Donalds (1999) | Peak position |
| Austrian singles chart | 3 |
| German singles chart | 3 |
| Switzerland singles chart | 3 |
| Chalabi Karim (2010) | Algerian singles chart |
| Westlife featuring Delta Goodrem (2007) | Peak position |
| Swedish singles chart | 31 |