"Happenin' All Over Again" is a song written and produced by

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for American singer

Lonnie Gordon Lonnie Gordon (born November 8, 1965, Philadelphia) is an American female dance, pop and R&B singer and songwriter. She scored several chart hits during the 1990s, most notably for her 1990 UK top 10 single '' Happenin' All Over Again''. Earl ...

's first album, '' If I Have to Stand Alone'' (1990). It was released as the album's second single on January 15, 1990, and reached 4 on the

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. The song mixed Stock Aitken & Waterman's

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sound with the blooming

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music which was becoming big in the UK charts at the time. This 1990 version was never released in the US. The song had been originally written for

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, but due to a falling-out with the producers, she never recorded it. Instead, it was given to Gordon. The Stock, Aitken & Waterman version was mixed by Phil Harding. A different version of the song was included on Gordon's 1993 album ''Bad Mood''. This version was released as a US

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in 1993 and peaked at No. 98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and also hit No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Dance chart. In 1998, Gordon recorded the song for a second time and released it as a single.

Critical reception

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from ''

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'' complimented the song, noting that Gordon's "fierce, sweet'n'sour performance is diva-supreme." David Giles from ''

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'' called it an "outstanding pop/

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record", adding that "it betrays a healthy obsession with Seventies

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right down to the very "showbizzy" chord changes." The magazine also said it's "one of the year's finest songs" and put it at number 6 in their Top 10 list, "Pick of the Year - Mainstream Singles". William Shaw from ''

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'' wrote that "it's one of those unstoppable thumping rhythms with a gloriously loud tune belted out over the top by the formidable Ms Gordon." He added that "this is the absolute stuff."

Impact and legacy

British magazine ''

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'' ranked it number 22 in their list of "Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs" in 2021. They wrote, "On a song originally intended for

, phasing arpeggios were the order of the day in the PWL studio for Happenin’ All Over Again, soon to become the sophomore single from Lonnie Gordon’s debut album '' If I Have to Stand Alone''. Mixed by Phil Harding, those

influences are evident amongst the Euro

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aura, leading to a well-earned Top 5 UK hit. Later on, in 1998, ''

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''s

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had a crack at it and clawed her way to No.46 (best forgotten)."

Music video

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was produced to promote the single. It was later published on PWL's official

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channel in December 2016. The video has amassed more than 782,000 views as of September 2021.

Track listings

* CD single # "Happenin' All Over Again" (

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mix) # "Happenin' All Over Again" (Italiano house mix) # "Happenin' All Over Again" (senza voce) * CD single (Belgium) # "Happenin' All Over Again" (hip house radio mix) — 3:20 # "Happenin' All Over Again" (

mix) - 5:36 # "Happenin' All Over Again" (Italiano house mix) - 6:45 # " Right Before My Eyes" (The blind house mix) - 6:12 * 12-inch single # "Happenin' All Over Again" (hip house mix) # "Happenin' All Over Again" (Italiano house mix) # "Right Before My Eyes" (The blind house mix) * 7-inch single # "Happenin' All Over Again" (hip house radio mix) — 3:20 # "Happenin' All Over Again" (senza voce) — 3:36 * CD single (1993 US remix) # "Happenin' All Over Again" (LP version) 3:30 # "Happenin' All Over Again" (Tony king's hip hop mix) 5:30 # "Happenin' All Over Again" (Jewels & stone club mix) 6:20 # "Happenin' All Over Again" (Jumpin' johnny jay's r&b mix) 5:22 # "Happenin' All Over Again" (Pwl's original mix - extended version) 5:55

Charts

Original version

1993 remix

Young Divas version

Australian girl group

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"Happenin' All Over Again" for their self-titled debut album ''

''. It was produced by George Papapetros and Max Kourilov, and released as the second single from the album on November 11, 2006. The song peaked at number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the

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(ARIA), for shipments of 35,000 copies. The

for "Happenin' All Over Again" features the Young Divas singing and dancing in front of a white backdrop.

Track listing

CD single # "Happenin' All Over Again" # "Happenin' All Over Again" (Extended Remix) # "

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Credits and personnel

* Songwriting –

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, Mike Stock,

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* Production - George Papapetros, Max Kourilov * Mixing – George Papapetros, Max Kourilov * Mastering –

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Charts

Weekly chart

Year-end charts

Certifications

Other covers

In mid-1998, former ''

'' star

released a cover version of "Happenin' All Over Again" that reached number 46 on the

. Her character Maxine Heavey also sang it in the ''Coronation Street'' special "Viva Las Vegas".

References

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