"It's All Over" is a song by American singer

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and German pop group

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, taken from their sixth studio album ''

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'' (1991). It was written by

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, the lead singer of Blue System, and co-produced by Bohlen and Luis Rodríguez.

Writing and recording

wrote "It's All Over" for

after seeing her performing with

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in Las Vegas in 1989. Bohlen stated that he wanted to compose a "monumental opus" similar to her earlier hit "

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", complete with a full orchestra and solo harmonica. The backing track was recorded in Germany, and cost 20,000

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to produce. He mailed the demo to Warwick's manager,

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. Once he accepted, Bohlen requested that the song be recorded as a duet. The vocals were recorded at Lion Share Recording Studios in Los Angeles.

Release and promotion

The title track from ''

'' was released as the album's lead single in September 1991. It spent fourteen weeks in the German Top 100 Singles chart, peaking at no. 12. "It's All Over" was released as the follow-up single in November 1991 and peaked in its first week at no. 60. Bohlen recollected that he and Warwick had performed the song live on a TV show shortly after the track's release, and noted the audience's lukewarm response to the song.

Track listing

;CD-Maxi Hansa 664 953 25.11.1991 # ''It's All Over'' (Radio Version) - 3:37 #

- ''Mrs. Jones'' - 4:05 # ''It's All Over'' (Long Version) - 5:48 # ''It's All Over'' (Instrumental) - 3:37 ;7" Single Hansa 114 953 25.11.1991 # ''It's All Over'' (Radio Version) - 3:37 #

- ''Mrs. Jones'' - 4:05 ;12" Maxi Hansa 614 953 25.11.1991 # ''It's All Over'' (Radio Version) - 3:37 # ''It's All Over'' (Long Version) - 5:48 #

- ''Mrs. Jones'' - 4:05 # ''It's All Over'' (Instrumental) - 3:37

Charts

References

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