"When It's Over" was a song written by band members Paul Dean and

Mike Reno Mike Reno (born Joseph Michael Rynoski; born January 8, 1955) is a Canadian musician, singer and the lead singer of the rock band Loverboy. He is reported to have taught himself how to play guitar. He fronted other bands, including Moxy, before h ...

, released by the Canadian rock band

Loverboy Loverboy is a Canadian rock band formed in 1979 in Calgary, Alberta. Loverboy's hit singles, particularly " Turn Me Loose" and "Working for the Weekend", have become arena rock staples and are still heard on many classic rock and classic hits r ...

from their album '' Get Lucky'' in 1981. Nancy Nash on background vocals. Single Edit played on many pop radio stations was 3:55. Relying heavily on

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, the song became a Top 40 hit for the band when released as a single the following year, peaking at #26 on the

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for two weeks in June 1982. ''

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'' called it a "catchy midtempo rocker."

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1982 singles Loverboy songs Rock ballads Song recordings produced by Bruce Fairbairn Songs written by Paul Dean (guitarist) Songs written by Mike Reno 1981 songs Columbia Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub