"All Around the World" is a song by Lisa Stansfield

Lisa Stansfield

Lisa Stansfield is an English singer and songwriter.-Early years:Stansfield was born to Marion and Keith Stansfield in Heywood, Lancashire, in England, where she attended Redbrook School, Rochdale. Her first television appearance was on a talent programme in the Granada TV area in 1982...

 released in late 1989 for her album Affection

Affection (Lisa Stansfield album)

Affection is the first album by English pop and soul singer Lisa Stansfield, released in the UK, in November 1989, for BMG/Arista label. Written by her husband and musical collaborator Ian Devaney, former school mate Andy Morris , and Lisa herself, the record was widely hailed as one of the finest...

. It is her biggest hit to date. Written and produced by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, the debut solo single by Stansfield became a massive international hit.

Chart performances

It spent two weeks at #1 on the UK singles chart in November 1989 and reaching the top in 11 other countries. In April 1990, it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 but is the third single by a white female singer to top the Billboard R&B chart after Little Peggy March's "I Will Follow him" reached #1 in May of 1963 and Teena Marie

Teena Marie

Mary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer, songwriter and producer...

's "Ooo La La La" completed this feat for the second time in 1988. The track also topped the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and reached #7 on the Adult Contemporary

Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...

 chart.

Cover versions

The song was later recorded by Stansfield in duet with popular R&B artist Barry White

Barry White

Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...

 and featured on her single "Time to Make You Mine/All Around the World", released on 1992. A music video was also filmed.

This song was interpolated

Interpolation (music)

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 on the single "Been Around the World

Been Around the World

"Been Around the World" is a 1997 single from the Puff Daddy album No Way Out, featuring The Notorious B.I.G and Mase. The song sampled the David Bowie song "Let's Dance" and Roy Ayers "Feelin’ Good"; it also featured a vocal interpolation of the Lisa Stansfield song "All Around the World", sung by...

" from the Puff Daddy album No Way Out

No Way Out (Puff Daddy album)

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and Keith Duffy

Keith Duffy

Keith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor, drummer, dancer and television presenter. He began his career as part of Boyzone in the 1990s. In the 2000s, he achieved critical acclaim for his acting roles, particularly in soap operas such as Coronation Street and Fair...

 and Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch

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's version of "Girl You Know It's True

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".

It was sampled by R&B singer Aaliyah

Aaliyah

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 in "Where Could He Be

Where Could He Be

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", which was posthumously released in 2005, and by Swedish duo Air France

Air France (band)

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 in their song "Beach Party".

In 2005, trumpeter Rick Braun

Rick Braun

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 covered the 80's tune on album "Yours Truly."
In 2006, the song was covered by Thomas Anders

Thomas Anders

Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...

 for his swing album Songs Forever

Songs Forever

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.

Track listings

CD single

1. "All Around the World" — 4:22
2. "Wake Up Baby" — 3:58

CD maxi

1. "All Around the World" — 4:22
2. "All Around the World" (long version) — 7:02
3. "Wake Up Baby" — 3:58
4. "The Way You Want It" — 4:16

Cassette

1. "All Around the World" — 4:22
2. "Wake Up Baby" — 3:58
3. "All Around the World" — 4:22
4. "Wake Up Baby" — 3:58

12" maxi - Europe

1. "All Around the World" (long version) — 7:02
2. "Wake Up Baby" — 3:58
3. "The Way You Want It" — 4:16

12" maxi - U.S.

1. "All Around the World" (long version) — 7:02
2. "All Around the World" (American club remix) — 11:48
3. "Affection" — 5:50

12" maxi - Remixes

1. "All Around the World" (around the house mix) — 6:03
2. "This Is the Right Time" (accapella) — 2:30
3. "All Around the World" (runaway love mix) — 4:37
4. "The Way You Want It" — 4:56

Peak positions

Chart (1989/90)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	9
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	1
French SNEP Singles Chart	24
German Singles Chart	2
Irish IRMA Singles Chart	3
Italian Singles Chart	3
New Zealand Singles Chart	10
Norwegian Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart	4
Swiss Singles Chart	3
UK Singles Chart	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	3
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	20
Dutch Top 40	46
Swiss Singles Chart	19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	21

Certifications

See also

• List of number-one singles (UK)
• Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 1990
  Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 1990
  These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1990....
  
  
• List of Austria number-one hits of 1990
• List of number-one hits in Norway
• Number-one dance hits of 1990 (USA)
  Number-one dance hits of 1990 (USA)
  These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1990.-See also:*1990 in music*List of number-one dance hits *List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart...
  
  
• R&B number-one hits of 1990 (USA)
  R&B number-one hits of 1990 (USA)
  These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1990:-Chart history:-Chart comparisons:*Four songs have reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Escapade", "Vision of Love,", "Love Takes Time" and "I'm Your Baby Tonight."-See also:*1990 in music*List of number-one...