It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over

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“It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over”
Single by Lenny Kravitz from the album Mama Said
Released	June 6, 1991
Format	CD single, 12" single, 7" single
Genre	Soul, Motown
Length	3:55
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Lenny Kravitz
Producer	Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz singles chronology
"Always on the Run" (1991) "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" (1991) "Stand by My Woman" (1992)

"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" is a soul/Motown song written and produced by American musician Lenny Kravitz for his second studio album, Mama Said (1991). Released as the album's second single in May 1991, the song is a mid-tempo ballad, musically inspired by Motown, Philly soul, and Earth, Wind & Fire. The horn line at the end is actually performed by the Phenix Horns from Earth, Wind & Fire. "That song just came out one day, and I knew it had a classic vibe. And I still love that song very much today", Kravitz said in an interview for VivaMusic.com in 2000.^[1]

English singer Mutya Buena's 2007 song "Real Girl" contains a sample from "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over".

[edit] Chart performance

"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" is Kravitz's most successful single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart to date, peaking at number two behind Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". It was also popular in the United Kingdom, where it reached number eleven.

[edit] Music video

The music video, directed by Jesse Dylan, features Kravitz and his band performing the song. It also featured a violin section, which performs the main song riff. Different kinds of background lighting colors were featured in the video.

[edit] Track listings and formats

CD single / 12" single

1. "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" – 3:55
2. "I'll Be Around" – 2:52
3. "The Difference Is Why" – 4:48

7" single

1. "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" – 3:55
2. "The Difference Is Why" – 4:48

[edit] Charts

[edit] References