Happenin' All Over Again

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"Happenin' All Over Again"
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Single by Lonnie Gordon
from the album If I Have to Stand Alone and Bad Mood
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1990 (1990-01-15) [1]
Genre
Length3:21
Label SBK
Songwriter(s) Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman
Producer(s) Stock Aitken Waterman
Lonnie Gordon singles chronology
"It's Not Over (Let No Man Put Asunder)"
(1989)		"Happenin' All Over Again"
(1990)		"Beyond Your Wildest Dreams"
(1990)
Alternative cover
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1993 remix single cover

Young Divas version

"Happenin' All Over Again"
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Single by Young Divas
from the album Young Divas
ReleasedNovember 11, 2006 (2006-11-11)
Length3:28
Label Sony BMG
Songwriter(s) Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman
Producer(s) George Papapetros, Max Kourilov
Young Divas singles chronology
"This Time I Know It's for Real"
(2006)		"Happenin' All Over Again"
(2006)		"Searchin'"
(2007)

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. [31] 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. [32]

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

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [36] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other covers

In mid-1998, former Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw released a cover version of "Happenin' All Over Again" that reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart. Her character Maxine Heavey also sang it in the Coronation Street special "Viva Las Vegas".

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