"When It's Over" is a song by the Canadian rock band

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from their album '' Get Lucky'' released in 1981. Written by band members Paul Dean and

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, it features

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on background vocals. 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 number 17 on Canada's ''RPM'' Top Singles in May and number 26 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for two weeks in June 1982. ''

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'' calls the song a "catchy midtempo rocker", while

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's Donald A. Guarisco considers it a "moody power ballad" with Reno's "show-stoppingly emotional vocal performance".

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