"When The Heartache Is Over" is a song by American recording artist Tina Turner. Written by Graham Stack and John Reid for her album Twenty Four Seven, it was released as the album's leading single in September 1999. The song was a moderate hit in late 1999 and early 2000, reaching number three in Finland and the top 20 in several other European countries. The song is produced by British producers Brian Rawling and Mark Taylor.
Release
It was a considerable hit both on the pop and dance charts, reaching the top ten in Finland and the top twenty in Flemish Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom while peaking at number three on the BillboardHot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States. The CD singles released include remixes of "When the Heartache Is Over" by among others the Metro team, 7th District Inc. and Hex Hector. Certain European CD singles also included two live recordings from Turner's 1996 Wildest Dreams Tour, "I Can't Stand the Rain" and "On Silent Wings".
Critical reception
from Billboard wrote, "Produced by Brian Rawling and Mark Taylor, the team that catapulted Cher back to fame via "Believe", this number has similar energy, with a bright-eyed dance beat and production so tight and joyful that listeners will be pulled in by the first chorus and singing along by the last. Lyrically, Turner sings of the joy of liberation from a love gone bad—once the heartache has passed. It's a positive message that will bring in a new generation of pop listeners, while allowing adults to crack a smile and tap a toe to the worldwide return of one of contemporary music's greatest achievers and most-cherished performers." Tom Lanham from Entertainment Weekly noted that "the undaunted diva hugs synth-pop corners the way a hotdog skier schusses the slalom, kicking up soul-stirring powder at every turn. Behind her time-tested pipes is a grand chorus, pushing this winner across the finish line." Herald-Journal picked "When The Heartache Is Over" as one of the "highlights" of the Twenty Four Seven album and added that it "is reminiscent of Cher's "Believe", both musically and lyrically. A hit throughout Europe, "Heartache" is posed to repeat the process in the U.S." Gustavo Rivas from The Ithacan said that the producers "do a great job at adding her voice to a mixture of disco and rock rhythms." He noted that despite the fact that the lyrics of the song "are like those of Believe, where the theme was reminiscent of Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive, Tina's unique voice and attitude allow the song to stand strong." Nathalie Nichols from Los Angeles Times described it as a "pumping" "I-will-go-on inspirational anthem". Press-Telegram wrote in their review, that "the mighty Tina Turner returns with a single that is so scintillating, so accessible to today's pop leanings".
Music video
The music video, which was filmed by British director Paul Boyd, features Turner dancing on a giant "T" with other dancers around her on the ground. The video was choreographed by Tina Landon. The background is black with a big screen that has flashing colours on it.
