"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.
Background 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.
The sequence in the Xanadu film was filmed on location at the Beverly Hills Fiorucci store.
Release and reception 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.
Cash Box called it "souped up '50s and '60s pop at its best", and praised the hook. Billboard called it one of ELO's "catchier tunes". Record World said that "a spirited chorus, triumphant keyboards & multitudinous handclaps carry the joyous, uplifting message".
The song was performed in the 2007 Broadway musical Xanadu.
This song featured prominently in the trailer for the Simon Pegg science fiction comedy film Paul and also played at the end of the film before the credits.
In 2022, Lynne listed it as one of his nine favorite ELO songs.
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
Weekly charts Chart (1980)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)78US Billboard Hot 10013US Billboard Adult Contemporary46US Cash Box14US Record World8
Year-end charts Chart (1980)RankUS Cash Box100
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