All Over the World (Electric Light Orchestra song)

"All Over the World"
"All Over the World"
Single by Electric Light Orchestra
from the album Xanadu
B-side	"Drum Dreams" (US); "Midnight Blue" (UK);
Released	July 1980 (US); 2 August 1980 (UK);
Recorded	1980
Studio	Musicland Studios (Munich, Germany)
Length	4:02
Label	Jet (UK); MCA (US);
Songwriter(s)	Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)	Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology

"All Over the World" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It is featured in the 1980 feature film Xanadu in a sequence with the film's stars Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, and Michael Beck. The song also appears on the soundtrack album Xanadu, and was performed in the 2007 Broadway musical Xanadu.

Released after the single "Xanadu" (a collaboration with Olivia Newton-John), this was the third Top 20 ELO single released from the 1980 soundtrack, peaking at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

The sequence in the Xanadu movie was filmed on location at the Beverly Hills Fiorucci store.

One section of the lyrics lists a number of famous cities; London, Hamburg, Paris, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, Amsterdam and Monte Carlo. The last place named in the list is Shard End, the suburb of Birmingham, England where Jeff Lynne was born.

This song featured prominently in the trailer for the Simon Pegg science fiction comedy movie Paul and also played at the end of the film before the credits.^[2]

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from the album Xanadu.^[3]

Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, synthesizers
Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, tympani
Richard Tandy – pianos, synthesizers, keyboards
Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, backing vocals
Louis Clark – strings

Chart performance[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	78
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	25
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[6]	16
Germany (Official German Charts)^[7]	27
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[9]	11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[10]	10
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	11
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	13
US Billboard Adult Contemporary^[12]	46
US Cash Box^[13]	14
US Record World^[14]	8

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1980)	Rank
US Cash Box^[15]	100

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Electric Light Orchestra – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ Monger, James Christopher. "Original Soundtrack – Paul". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ Xanadu (liner notes). MCA. 1980. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Ultratop.be – Electric Light Orchestra – All Over The World" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0255a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Electric Light Orchestra – All Over The World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – All Over the World". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Electric Light Orchestra - All Over The World" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Electric Light Orchestra – All Over The World" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 79.
^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending OCTOBER 4, 1980". Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
^ "Artist-E". Archived from the original on 20 August 2009.. Record World.
^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1980". Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.. Cash Box magazine.

External links[]

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[AM-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Electric Light Orchestra – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[2] Monger, James Christopher. "Original Soundtrack – Paul". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

[3] Xanadu (liner notes). MCA. 1980. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Flanders_Electric_Light_Orchestra-5] "Ultratop.be – Electric Light Orchestra – All Over The World" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-6] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0255a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

[sc_Germany_Electric_Light_Orchestra-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Electric Light Orchestra – All Over The World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

[sc_Ireland2_-8] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – All Over the World". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

[sc_Dutch40_Electric_Light_Orchestra_-_All_Over_The_World-9] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Electric Light Orchestra - All Over The World" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

[sc_Dutch100_Electric_Light_Orchestra-10] "Dutchcharts.nl – Electric Light Orchestra – All Over The World" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

[sc_UK_-11] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

[12] Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 79.

[13] "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending OCTOBER 4, 1980". Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.. Cash Box magazine.

[14] "Artist-E". Archived from the original on 20 August 2009.. Record World.

[15] "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1980". Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.. Cash Box magazine.

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