- It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
Infobox Single
Name = It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
Artist =Lenny Kravitz
Album = Mama Said
Released =June 6 ,1991
Format =CD single , 12" single, 7" single
Recorded =
Genre = Soul, Motown
Length = 3:55
Label = Virgin
Writer = Lenny Kravitz
Producer = Lenny Kravitz
Certification =
Last single = "Always on the Run "
(1991)
This single = "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over"
(1991)
Next single = "Stand by My Woman"
(1992)"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" is a soul–Motown song written and produced by American musician
Lenny Kravitz for his second studio album, "Mama Said" (1991). Released as the album's second single in May 1991, the song is a mid-tempo ballad, musically inspired by Motown, Philly soul, andEarth, Wind & Fire . The horn line at the end is actually performed by thePhenix Horns from Earth, Wind & Fire. "That song just came out one day, and I knew it had a classic vibe. And I still love that song very much today," Kravitz said in an interview for VivaMusic.com in 2000. [cite web |url=http://www.lenny-kravitz.com/interviewvivamusic.html |title=Lenny Kravitz Grammy Awards! |accessdate=2007-03-12 |work=Lenny-Kravitz.com]English singer
Mutya Buena 's 2007 song "Real Girl" contains a sample from "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over."Chart performance
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" is Kravitz's most successful single on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart to date, peaking at number two behind
Bryan Adams ' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You ." It was also popular in theUnited Kingdom , where it reached number eleven.Music video
The
music video , directed byJesse Dylan , features Kravitz and his band performing the song. It also featured aviolin section, which performs the main song riff. Different kinds of background lighting colors were featured in the video.Track listings and formats
;CD single / 12" single
#"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" – 3:55
#"I'll Be Around" – 2:52
#"The Difference Is Why" – 4:48;7" single
#"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" – 3:55
#"The Difference Is Why" – 4:48Charts
References
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