"All Out of Love" is a song by British/Australian

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, released as a single in 1980 from their fifth studio album '' Lost in Love''. The song was written by

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and

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. The song's lyrics describe the emotional state of a man desperately trying to win back the love of his life after the couple's separation caused by a wrong done by the man against the woman he's in love with. In the United States, it reached number two on the

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(blocked from the top spot by both " Upside Down" by

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) and number 5 on the

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chart. In the UK, the song reached number 11 and is their only top 40 hit in that country. It placed 92nd in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Love Songs" in 2003.

History

The chorus was originally "I'm all out of love, I want to arrest you". However,

thought that would be confusing to American audiences so he suggested "I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you", which led to him being given a songwriting credit. The song is known for vocalist

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holding the final note for 16.2 seconds. This was the longest-held note for a male pop singer until 1983, when

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lead vocalist

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held the final note of " When I'm with You" for 19.4 seconds.

Reception

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'' said that "a dynamite chorus and swelling crescendo insure hit status.."

Personnel

- second

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- first lead vocals and

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, and

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- arrangement

Track listing

Air Supply version: #"All Out of Love" – 4.01 #"Here I Am" – 3.48 #"Every Woman in the World" – 3.32

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Andru Donalds version

In 1999, Andru Donalds recorded a cover version of the song that was successful in German-speaking Europe, peaking at number three in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It is from the album ''Snowin' Under My Skin'', and also appears on the compilation album ''Chart Hits 6 - 1999''.

Music video

The music video is set in a desert. In the first half of the song, Donalds sings the song blindfolded to deserters also blindfolded. In between, shades are also displayed and a bowl is filled with water. From the second half, he sings without a blindfold and draws the attention of a resident to the end.

Track listing

CD-maxi # "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

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Other versions

*In 1997, Irish boy band OTT released their version of the song which peaked at No. 11 on the

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, the same peak position as the original. *In 2003, Dutch trance act The Foundation featuring singer Natalie Rossi scored a top 40 hit on the UK Singles Chart with their version. It also reached No. 20 on the

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. *In 2006,

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recorded and performed the song on ''

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'' as a duet with

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on that group's album, '' The Love Album''. It charted without being properly released as a single, peaking at No. 31 on the Swedish singles chart in 2007. *In 2021, actor and singer

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released his version of the song under Tarsier Records, which received praise from Air Supply.

In other media

* "All Out of Love" features in a scene in the 2010 Australian crime drama '' Animal Kingdom''. Retrieved July 16, 2022. * "All Out of Love" was featured in the 2018 film ''

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'', which was also included in the film's soundtrack release. * The song was featured in the 2012 game '' Sleeping Dogs'', as a track in the game's karaoke minigame.

References

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