♫ All Out Of Love ♫ (Redux)

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I last played this in January 2020, and I have no idea why I’m playing it again tonight, but for some reason I had it on my list, so … either somebody requested it, or it got stuck in my head one day and I jotted it down but failed to jot down the reason!

Released in February 1980, this is a song by the Australian soft rock group Air Supply.  The song was written by Graham Russell & Clive Davis. In the United States, it reached #2, and in the UK, where it was the only Air Supply song to make it to the top 40, it reached #11.

An interesting bit of trivia … The chorus was originally “I’m all out of love, I want to arrest you”. However, Clive Davis thought that Americans wouldn’t understand what that meant (he was right … I’m still scratching my head over it) so he suggested “I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you”. This is why he has a songwriting credit.

The song is known for vocalist Russell Hitchcock holding the final note for 16.2 seconds. This was the longest-held note for a male pop singer until 1983, when Sheriff lead vocalist Freddy Curci held the final note of When I’m with You for 19.4 seconds.

All Out of Love
Air Supply

I’m lying alone with my head on the phone
Thinking of you till it hurts
I know you hurt too but what else can we do
Tormented and torn apart
I wish I could carry your smile and my heart
For times when my life seems so low
It would make me believe what tomorrow could bring
When today doesn’t really know, doesn’t really know

I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I’m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late to say that I was so wrong

I want you to come back and carry me home
Away from this long lonely nights
I’m reaching for you, are you feeling it too
Does the feeling seem oh so right
And what would you say if I called on you now
And said that I can’t hold on
There’s no easy way, it gets harder each day
Please love me or I’ll be gone, I’ll be gone

I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I’m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late to say that I was so wrong

Oh, what are you thinking of
What are you thinking of
What are you thinking of
What are you thinking of

I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I’m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late I know I was so wrong

I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I’m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late I know I was so wrong

I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I’m all out of love, what am I without you
I can’t be too late to say that I was so wrong

Songwriters: Clive J. Davis / Graham Russell
All Out of Love lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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32 thoughts on “♫ All Out Of Love ♫ (Redux)”

        • I love picturing that!!! I’m the same … I may not sing well or know the lyrics, but music is joy for me! Now that I’m of … say, a ‘certain age’ … I find people no longer glare at me when I catch myself singing in the grocery store aisles or parking lot … they just look on and grin, like “Oh, look at that little old lady … isn’t that cute?” 🤣

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  2. To tell the truth I have never paid that much attention to the words. The melody is nice and Air Supply had a great sound so the words never clicked in until I read this. As for the original words — who knows. Maybe they have a different meaning in the UK. I think I might have paid more attention if I had heard the original words, but really don’t know at this point. Probably something like rg said, holding someone against their will.

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    • That is EXACTLY how I am, Angie! If I like the music, I pay little or no attention to the lyrics, especially since I am near-deaf and can’t discern the lyrics anyway!

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  3. Jill, although a clear pop song, this one had some substance due to its lyrics. I am glad they changed that one line, as the meaning would be lost on me. Keith

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  5. The song sounds so nice, if you don’t listen to the actual words. The music is sweet, the voice even sounds sincere — until you pay attention. And then it just becomes another lovesick guy (or girl) who realizes they had a good thing but screwed it up, however they did that. Been there, did that, no need to ever do that again.
    “What am I without you?” If you’re nothing without someone else, you are a drain on the other person’s energy.. No one likes to have their energy drained!

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