Making Love Out of Nothing at All
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"Making Love Out of Nothing At All" | ||||
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Single by Air Supply | ||||
from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
B-side | "Late Again" | |||
Released | July 1983 | |||
Recorded | August 1982 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:43 (album version) 4:53 (single version) 5:38 (video version) | |||
Label | Arista (US) Geffen (UK) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jim Steinman | |||
Producer(s) | Jim Steinman | |||
Air Supply singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Making Love Out of Nothing At All" on YouTube |
"Making Love Out of Nothing at All" is a
Background and recording
The song is a reworking of the main title theme from the 1980 film A Small Circle of Friends, for which Jim Steinman wrote the score.[3] It was first recorded by Air Supply, giving them a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. for three weeks.
The song was subsequently released as a new track from their
Simultaneously, Steinman offered the song, along with "Total Eclipse of the Heart", to Meat Loaf for his Midnight at the Lost and Found album; however, Meat Loaf's record company refused to pay Steinman for the material so Meat Loaf ended up writing compositions for the album himself. [6]
By 1983, Air Supply had changed much of its classic musician line-up, both in the recording studio and on tour. But Steinman, known for his lavish, rock-opera-ish type productions, used
Music video
Two versions of the music video were produced. The initial version begins with a couple driving to an airport; the man (Graham Russell) is "leaving for a tour" and asks the woman (played by Graham Russell's real-life spouse, Jodi Russell) to join him:
Exterior house
Man: So, won't you reconsider?
Woman: So, won't you?
Driving to the airport
Man: Come with me, I can give you anything.
Woman: I've been there, all I want is you.
Airport tarmac
Man: But it's just one more tour, then I'll be back.
Woman: But I won't...I can't...
After the man leaves and boards the plane, a
The subsequent official version is set in 1960s New York City and involves a Marine and a young woman and the various challenges they encounter in their relationship, interspersed with scenes of the band singing the song.[8]
Chart history
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[17] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[18] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Personnel
- lead vocals
- backing vocals
- Rick Derringer - electric guitar
- Sid McGinnis - acoustic guitar
- Steve Buslowe - bass
- synthesizers and piano
- Eric Troyer, Rory Dodd, Holly Sherwood - backing vocals
- Max Weinberg - drums
+ In initial releases of Air Supply's 1983 Greatest Hits album, Steve Buslowe was not included as the bassist in the album credits.[19] However, this error was corrected in future pressings.[20]
Bonnie Tyler version
"Making Love (Out of Nothing At All)" | |
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Single by Bonnie Tyler | |
from the album Free Spirit | |
Released | 1995 |
Studio | The Hit Factory (New York City) |
Genre | Pop rock |
Length | 7:49 |
Label | East West |
Songwriter(s) | Jim Steinman |
Producer(s) |
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In 1995, Welsh singer
AllMusic called Tyler's interpretation "fantastic, clocking in at nearly eight minutes, and seems perfectly suited for her voice. [Air Supply's] version was already great, but hers is awesome."[22]
Lyrics
These lines were changed for the Tyler version, and also for the subsequent Karine Hannah version.[citation needed]
I can make you find your power
I can make you lose your fear
I can make your body do some very magical things
And make your inhibitions all disappear
Charts
Chart (1995–96) | Peak position |
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European Border Breakers Airplay (Music & Media)[23] | 5 |
Netherlands (Dutch Single Top 100)[24] | 17 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] | 12 |
45 |
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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87 |
Re-recording
In 2010, Tyler released a new version of the song with Canadian singer Matt Petrin.[28]
Rory Dodd demo version
A version from 1982 sung by Rory Dodd also exists. The only accompaniment is Steinman playing piano, and he includes several variations on the primary melody in the intro and bridge.[29]
Lyrics
After the bridge, there are two verses that appear before the final two verses of the Air Supply version. The verse from the Tyler version is not included.[citation needed]
I can make your money double
Or I can make you lose your shirt
I can make the old wounds start to heal
Or I can make the new ones hurt
I can make the music louder
Or I can make the songs all fade
I can make every girl just wanna get up and dance
And make the boys in the band start to play
References
- ^ "Making Love Out of Nothing at All - Air Supply - Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- SpinMedia. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "A SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Main Title Theme". YouTube. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Special Sub-Topic: 'Making Love Out Of Nothing At All'". FunTrivia.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2006.
- ^ "Air Supply: The Singer And The Song". CD Baby. Archived from the original on 19 November 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
- ^ Adams, Cameron (26 October 2006). "Meat Loaf's a Hell raiser". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2006.
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- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Making Love Out of Nothing at All". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 24.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 17.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 10/29/83". TropicalGlen.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles of 1983 – Volume 39, No. 17, December 24 1983". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1983/Top 100 Songs of 1983". www.MusicOutfitters.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1983". TropicalGlen.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Air Supply – Making Love (Out of Nothing at All)". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "American single certifications – Air Supply – Making Love Out of Nothing at All". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Air Supply - Greatest Hits @Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Air Supply- Greatest Hits (1983) liner notes (lists Steve Buslowe's name and contribution at the end). Accessed on 22 August 2013.
- ^ Free Spirit (booklet). Bonnie Tyler. East West Records. 1995. 0630-12108-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Bonnie Tyler: Free Spirit". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
- ^ "Week 48 / 95 Border Breakers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 48. 2 December 1995. p. 22. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Dutch Single Top 100 – 25/11/1995" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Bonnie Tyler" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart - 9 October 2020 - 15 October 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Out Of Nothing At All (August 2010) (feat. Matt Petrin) by Bonnie Tyler, 9 July 2010, archived from the original on 6 April 2023, retrieved 6 April 2023
- ^ "Phantom of the Paradise - The (Almost) Complete Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman Lyric Archive". mljs.EvilNickname.org. Retrieved 26 July 2017.