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

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. It was released to all radio formats on May 7, 2001, as the lead single from their self-titled fourth album (2001). The song reached number six in New Zealand, number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number 32 on the

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Music video

"When It's Over" is a song about having feelings for a person after the end of a relationship in which there were repeated breakups before. The music video (directed by

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) features segments of each band member's fantasy about a music video for the song, ending with the band partying on the beach. Stan Frazier's portion is first and it's consisted of him destroying a set, on which they play. Murphey Karges' portion is next and it shows the band performing as an Irish punk rock group.

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's portion shows the group entering a strip club.

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's segment portrays his love of kung fu, as he fights

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in his yellow jumpsuit.

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's segment is last and it has the band in the 1980s imitating

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. Sugar Ray's mascot, the bulldog, is also shown at the end of the music video in a brief cameo. A scooter accident can be seen near the end of the video (right). An alternate music video aired on Cartoon Network, directed by Mark Marek and Ric Heitzman, with the band members depicted as cartoon characters. Frazier was dressed as

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'' and playing golf, while McGrath was playing basketball. This video premiered on June 4, 2001.

Track listings

US promo CD # "When It's Over" (album version) – 3:40 European and Australian CD single # "When It's Over" (album version) – 3:40 # " Someday" (live acoustic) – 3:42 # " Every Morning" (live acoustic) – 3:16 German CD single # "When It's Over" (album version) – 3:35 # "Every Morning" (live acoustic) – 3:16

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes. Studios * Recorded at

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(Los Angeles, California, US) * Mixed at Scream Studios (Los Angeles, California, US) Personnel * Stan Frazier – writing * Rodney Sheppard – writing * Mark McGrath – writing * Craig Bullock – writing *

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– writing, production, programming, mixing * David Leonard – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2001 singles 2001 songs Atlantic Records singles Lava Records singles Music videos directed by McG Song recordings produced by David Kahne Songs written by David Kahne Sugar Ray songs