About The Song
“All Out of Love” is a pop ballad by British/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, released as a single in 1980 from their fifth studio album “Lost in Love”. The song was written by Graham Russell and Clive Davis. In the United States, it reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In the UK, the song went to number 11 and is their only top 40 hit in that country. 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.
The lyrics describe the emotional state of a man desperately trying to win back the love of his life after the couple’s separation caused by a wrong done by the man against the woman he’s in love with. The chorus was originally “I’m all out of love, I want to arrest you”. However, Clive Davis thought that would be confusing to American audiences so he suggested “I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you”, which led to him being given a songwriting credit.
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