All Around the World
Lisa Stansfield
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I don't know where my baby is But I'll find him, somewhere, somehow I've got to let him know how much I care I'll never give up looking for my baby Been around the world and I, I, I I can't find my baby I don't know when, I don't know why Why he's gone away And I don't know where he can be, my baby But I'm gonna find him We had a quarrel and I let myself go I said so many things, things he didn't know And I was oh oh so bad And I don't think he's comin' back, mm mm He gave the reason, the reasons he should go And he said things he hasn't said before And he was oh oh so mad And I don't think he's comin' back, comin' back I did too much lyin', wasted too much time Now I'm here a'cryin', I, I, I Been around the world and I, I, I I can't find my baby I don't know when, I don't know why Why he's gone away And I don't know where he can be, my baby But I'm gonna find him So open hearted, he never did me wrong I was the one, the weakest one of all And now I'm oh oh so sad And I don't think he's comin' back, comin' back I did too much lyin', wasted too much time Now I'm here a'cryin', I, I, I Been around the world and I, I, I I can't find my baby I don't know when, I don't know why Why he's gone away And I don't know where he can be, my baby But I'm gonna find him Been around the world and I, I, I I can't find my baby I don't know when, I don't know why Why he's gone away And I don't know where he can be, my baby But I'm gonna find him I'm gonna find him, my b-b-baby I did too much lyin', wasted too much time Now I'm here a'cryin', I, I, I Been around the world and I, I, I I can't find my baby I don't know when, I don't know why Why he's gone away And I don't know where he can be, my baby But I'm gonna find him I've been around the world, lookin' from my baby Been around the world, and I'm gonna I'm gonna find him Been around the world and I, I, I I can't find my baby I don't know when, I don't know why Why he's gone away And I don't know where he can be, my baby But I'm gonna find him
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Written by: ANDY MORRIS, IAN OWEN DEVANEY, LISA JANE STANSFIELD
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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12 facts about this song
Genre Classification"All Around the World" is a pop, soul, and R&B song, exhibiting the versatile style of Lisa Stansfield.
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Chart PerformanceThe song was a massive hit, reaching Number 1 in the singles charts in many countries including the UK, Australia, and Germany.
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Award Recognition"All Around the World" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically in 1989.
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Album InclusionThe song was featured on Lisa Stansfield’s album "Affection" which sold over five million copies worldwide.
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Record LabelThe song was released under the label Arista Records in October 1989.
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Production Facts"All Around the World" was produced by Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, who also co-wrote the song with Lisa Stansfield.
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Music VideoThe music video for the song was directed by Philip Richardson and showcases Lisa performing in several different cityscapes.
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Decade InfluenceThe song is often regarded as one of the signature songs of the 1980s.
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Cover VersionsSeveral artists have covered "All Around the World", including Barry White, who performed a duet with Lisa Stansfield in 1992.
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Record BreakingThe success of "All Around the World" made Lisa Stansfield the first white woman to top the Billboard R&B chart.
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Song Message"All Around the World" is characterized by its theme of lost love and Stansfield's empowerment to find it.
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LegacyMore than three decades after its release, the song remains one of Stansfield's most popular and enduring hits, still regularly played on radio around the world.
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