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All Over the World (Electric Light Orchestra song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = All Over the World
| cover = elo world.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Electric Light Orchestra
| album = Xanadu
| B-side =
| released =
| recorded = 1980
| studio = Musicland Studios (Munich, Germany)
| venue =
| genre =
| length =
| label =
| writer = Jeff Lynne
| producer = Jeff Lynne
| prev_title = Xanadu
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Don't Walk Away
| next_year = 1980
}}
"'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.
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.
'Cash Box' called it "souped up '50s and '60s pop at its best," and praised the hook.
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.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album 'Xanadu'.
* 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
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References
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