"When It's Over" is a song by American rock bandSugar Ray. It was released to all radio formats on May 7, 2001, as the lead single from theirself-titled fourth album (2001). The song reached number six in New Zealand, number 13 on the USBillboard Hot 100, and number 32 on theUK Singles Chart.
"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 byMcG) 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 fightsKareem Abdul-Jabbar asBruce Lee in his yellow jumpsuit in an imitation of their fight inGame of Death.Mark McGrath's segment is last, and has the band in the 1980s imitatingDuran Duran's "Is There Something I Should Know?" music video, incorporating elements of "I Ran (So Far Away)" byA Flock of Seagulls and "Cars" byGary Numan. Sugar Ray's mascot, the bulldog, is also shown at the end of the music video in a brief cameo. A scooter accident can be seen near the end of the video (right).
A different music video aired onCartoon Network, directed by Mark Marek and Ric Heitzman, with the band members depicted as cartoon characters. Frazier was dressed asGeorge Jetson fromThe Jetsons and playinggolf, while McGrath was playingbasketball. This video premiered on June 4, 2001.[1]
