When It's Over (Sugar Ray song)
2001 single by Sugar Ray
"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.
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