All Over the World (Electric Light Orchestra song)
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| Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
| from the album Xanadu | ||||
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| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1980 at Musicland Studios, Munich | |||
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| Length | 4:02 | |||
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| Writer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
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"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 as well 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, Hong Kong, Tokyo, L.A., New York, Amsterdam, Monte Carlo and Shard End. 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
