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Recorded
  
1989

Length
  
3:28 (1993 version)

Genre
  
Eurodance, dance-pop

Label
  
SBK

Released
  
15 January 1990, 1993 (different versions)

Format
  
CD single, 7" single, 12" single

"Happenin' All over Again" is a song written and produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman for Lonnie Gordon's first album If I Have to Stand Alone (1991). It was released as the album's second single in January 1990 and reached #4 on the main UK singles chart. The song mixed Stock Aitken & Waterman's Europop sound with the blooming Italo house music which was becoming big in the UK charts at the time. This 1990 version was never released in the USA.

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The song had been originally written for Donna Summer, but due to a falling-out with the producers, she never recorded it and instead was given to Gordon.

A different version of the song was included on Gordon's 1993 album Bad Mood. This version was released as a U.S. single in 1993 and peaked at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and also hit #1 on the U.S. Dance chart.

Gordon re-recorded the song for a second time in 1998 and released it as a single.

Cover versions

  • In the summer of 1998, former Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw released a cover version of "Happenin' All Over Again", which reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart.

    • Track listings

    CD single
    1. "Happenin' All over Again" (hip house mix)
    2. "Happenin' All over Again" (Italiano house mix)
    3. "Happenin' All over Again" (senza voce)
    CD single (Belgium)
    1. "Happenin' All over Again" (hip house radio mix) — 3:20
    2. "Happenin' All over Again" (hip house mix) - 5:36
    3. "Happenin' All over Again" (Italiano house mix) - 6:45
    4. "Right Before My Eyes" (The blind house mix) - 6:12
    12" single
    1. "Happenin' All over Again" (hip house mix)
    2. "Happenin' All over Again" (Italiano house mix)
    3. "Right Before My Eyes" (The blind house mix)
    7" single
    1. "Happenin' All over Again" (hip house radio mix) — 3:20
    2. "Happenin' All over Again" (senza voce) — 3:36
    CD single (1993 US remix)
    1. "Happenin' All over Again" (LP version) 3:30
    2. "Happenin' All over Again" (Tony king's hip hop mix) 5:30
    3. "Happenin' All over Again" (Jewels & stone club mix) 6:20
    4. "Happenin' All over Again" (Jumpin' johnny jay's r&b mix) 5:22
    5. "Happenin' All over Again" (Pwl's original mix - extended version) 5:55

    Young Divas version

    Australian girl group Young Divas' covered "Happenin' All Over Again" for their self-titled debut album Young Divas. It was produced by George Papapetros and Max Kourilov, and released as the second single from the album on November 11, 2006. The song peaked at number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for shipments of 35,000 copies. The music video for "Happenin' All Over Again" features the Young Divas singing and dancing in front of a white backdrop.

    Track listing

    CD single
    1. "Happenin' All Over Again"
    2. "Happenin' All Over Again" (Extended Remix)
    3. "This Time I Know It's for Real" (Music Video)

    Credits and personnel

  • Songwriting – Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman
  • Production - George Papapetros, Max Kourilov
  • Mixing – George Papapetros, Max Kourilov
  • Mastering – Tom Coyne

    • Source

    References

    Happenin' All Over Again Wikipedia
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