When It's Over (Sugar Ray song) explained

"When It's Over" is a song by American rock band Sugar Ray. 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 UK Singles Chart.

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 McG) features segments of each band member's fantasy about a music video for the song, ending with the band partying and riding scooters on the beach. Stan Frazier's portion is first, and consists of the band performing on a soundstage which he then destroys. Murphey Karges' portion is next, and shows the band performing in a club as an Irish punk rock group. DJ Homicide's portion shows the group visiting a strip club. Rodney Sheppard's segment portrays his love of kung fu, as he fights Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Bruce Lee in his yellow jumpsuit in an imitation of their fight in Game of Death. Mark McGrath's segment is last, and has the band in the 1980s imitating Duran Duran's "Is There Something I Should Know?" music video, incorporating elements of "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock of Seagulls and "Cars" by Gary Numan. 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).

A different 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 George Jetson from The Jetsons and playing golf, while McGrath was playing basketball. This video premiered on June 4, 2001.^[1]

Track listings

European and Australian CD single^[2]

1. "When It's Over" (album version) – 3:40
2. "Someday" (live acoustic) – 3:42
3. "Every Morning" (live acoustic) – 3:16

German CD single^[3]

1. "When It's Over" (album version) – 3:35
2. "Every Morning" (live acoustic) – 3:16

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes.^[4]

Studios

• Recorded at Jim Henson Studios (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
• David Kahne – writing, production, programming, mixing
• David Leonard – mixing

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)[6]	17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7]	24
US Billboard Hot 100[8]	46
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[9]	8
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[10]	28

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	May 7, 2001	All radio formats
Australia	May 28, 2001	CD		[12]
Japan	May 30, 2001		EastWest Japan	[13]
United Kingdom	October 8, 2001			[14]

Notes and References

1. Life Is Getting Sweeter for Lava/Atlantic Hitmakers Sugar Ray. Flick. Larry. Larry Flick. Billboard. 113. 24. 16, 20. June 16, 2001. October 12, 2020.
2. When It's Over. Sugar Ray. 2001. European & Australian CD single disc notes. Atlantic Records, Lava Records. AT0114CD, 7567-85119-2.
3. When It's Over. Sugar Ray. 2001. German CD single disc notes. Atlantic Records, Lava Records. 7567-85151-2.
4. When It's Over. Sugar Ray. 2001. US promo CD liner notes. Atlantic Records, Lava Records. PRCD 300483.
5. Web site: Canadian Top 20 in 2001. Cross Canada Countdown. https://web.archive.org/web/20050407223203/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf. 7 April 2005. April 11, 2024.
6. Web site: BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2001. Jam!. https://web.archive.org/web/20020701174353/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_2001.html. July 1, 2002. March 26, 2022.
7. Web site: End of Year Charts 2001. Recorded Music NZ. December 11, 2017.
8. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 2001. April 26, 2020.
9. The Year in Music 2001: Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks. Billboard. 113. 52. YE-82. December 29, 2001.
10. Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2001. Airplay Monitor. 9. 51. 60. December 21, 2001.
11. Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2002. Airplay Monitor. 10. 51. 16. December 20, 2002.
12. Web site: The ARIA Report: ARIA New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 28th May 2001. ARIA. 24. May 28, 2001. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue587.pdf. February 20, 2002. April 21, 2021.
13. Web site: シュガー・レイ – ホエン・イッツ・オーヴァー. Sugar Ray – When It's Over. Oricon. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20010606034348/http://www.oricon.co.jp/ranking/detail.asp?cdno=110103&k=1&mode=a. June 6, 2001. August 23, 2023.
14. New Releases – For Week Starting October 8, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 31. October 6, 2001. August 16, 2021.