Electric Light Orchestra - When Time Stood Still (Audio)

[@LarryHollowell]

Wish this song was on Spotify…I agree it’s a mystery why this wasn’t worked into the album.

[@micknordstrom2591]

One of the most beautiful songs written! It is a mystery that it was not included on the Time album!!!

[@ghidrah76]

At least it's on the 2001 Sony re-release with a few other extras :)

[@devilsasscrack2354]

Ghidrah_76 i just bought the album it’s amazing but it would be so much better with this awesome song

[@zafod101]

I'm not sure but this may have been a B side of a single from the time album

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

Chris Potter yeah, it’s the b side to Hold On Tight.

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

It was meant to be. Early acetates showed the record was meant to be a double album with this song, Julie Don’t Live Here Anymore and The Bouncer plus two unheard/unreleased songs but Y’know inner politics got in the way

[@danielasbjrnsson7500]

This is a masterpiece.

[@PaulOutdoors]

It is yes 😊

[@mickec5245]

@@tonyrobertson1085 This objection is rejected by me. In case you are wondering: yes I can.

[@johnireland448]

"TIME" ....The greatest album ever produced.

[@doublee3886]

The most brilliant concept album of all Time (pun included). An incredible song from a remarkable musician.

[@Thestorytellerscave]

Yes, this (ELO - Time) and Alice Cooper Goes To Hell, the two Best concept albums, Ever.

[@anthonymartino9917]

Musicians.

[@ZoolGatekeeper]

It's superb but the cover art with the tacky ELO logo bugs me. Maybe it's good that it's not perfect cause the music sure is..

[@floydbrennan9789]

This song and this entire album was constantly on my mind when I visited San Diego just about two years ago. It was the first time I had been back there in nearly 25 years. I had spent half my childhood visiting my grandparents and hadn't been back there since my grandma had past away. I felt much like the time traveler of the ELO album Time. I couldn't believe how much the world had now changed. San Diego was still the awesome city it had always been. But it just still wasn't the same greatness that it had been in the 80's and, much like the time traveler of Time, wanted to go back to my happy childhood time in the 80's and see my grandma Edith again! "Remember the good old 1980's, when things were so uncomplicated" -- Ticket To The Moon by ELO.

[@PaulOutdoors]

I feel your words 😊👍

[@notfirefox599]

The entire album feels like San Francisco or some other American city and nothing like that of other cities in other countries

[@donnaverano12345]

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rcman1023]

Your like on every elo song I can find lol

[@zakramsey3508]

Haha, so true. And so is what he says.

[@mandygathercole1188]

Brilliant song by my favourite band. Jeff never ceases to amaze me and I adore his voice. Been playing Time nonstop the last few weeks. I love every album despite the different genres. OLE ELO!!!

[@kevinsansom2255]

Jeff Lynne, THE songwriting/producer of our time

[@donaldstrump911]

Far beyond the things you see Our time rolls on eternally Got a thing about it Just can't live without it Sitting there inside your mind Just waiting for the clock to chime In a lonely line Stood a lonely man No pictures on an empty wall Nobody there, no one at all Just echoes in the ivory halls When time stood still Days lined up outside the door For time had stopped; there was no more In a lonely world Such a lonely world No pictures on an empty wall No Toulouse, Vincent or Pablo Just echoes in the ivory halls When time stood still No big machine or April showers No submarines, no plastic flowers Just echoes in the ivory towers When time stood still When time stood still When time stood still When time stood still

[@VinceScaglione]

Donald's trump . . .Thank you for the lyrics!

[@ziggytonumaa]

There are days when you wake up - this song just plays in your head. Nothing you can do about it

[@VinceScaglione]

Want this one played at my funeral!

[@boonthegoon4549]

Mr blue sky for me personally

[@robertwoodrow8337]

An excellent choice!

[@VinceScaglione]

@@robertwoodrow8337 Thank you!

[@mansurazeez2229]

Richard Tandy's magic fingers on the Moog! 👍👍

[@rafaguak70]

Outstanding song, ahead of its time by 1981

[@LF-du4uc]

Time without this as the final track is incomplete.

[@rommix0]

I had this song on 45. It was the b-side to "Hold On Tight" This song is way better imo

[@ghostface8798]

True

[@quietone104]

Me too I played the B side way more than Hold On Tight and it stuck with me ever since. I just love it 💖

[@Gooberpatrol66]

heresy

[@williamwellington8668]

Many of the "B" sides could make an album of their own.......hey Jeff....if you're reading....how about it??

[@thpdv5123]

It was for me a great revelation, a b side better than "hold on tight " ,wich was already great. But i rather think that this song was written for only few of us, as we were Jeff's friends...

[@MusicLover10538]

If you know Jeff Lynne's Music Catalog very well, you will realize this genius is the best ever Musically.

[@reginaknoll4258]

Indeed

[@DavidRoyjohnson]

The best ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Chrnan6710]

imagine if time was a double album *hOOOO*

[@hedegaard8]

Oh yes! Time is the best album by ELO in my opinion.

[@a-s-greig]

*D O U B L E T I M E* *D O U B L E T I M E*

[@twitchygiraffe4636]

Of course! They were never going to do one as good as this afterwards and they knew it!!!!

[@handmakingtv]

I wish it was.

[@sawderf741]

@@a-s-greig that would be an epic title

[@JeffLynnesELO2025Tour]

Sublime! Time is a fantastic concept album.

[@FirstLast-uh4ql]

this song gives me existential and very dissociative vibes

[@rsena0210]

A new favourite, ELO gave us timeless classics!! :))))

[@johnfield4119]

jeff do you even know how much you are loved?

[@Jekaniah-jm7gq]

What a brilliant song. Please put it on an extended cut of Time. It fully fits the album beautifully.

[@mr.blue7357]

Jesus this song is so Freaking Good

[@dagonmat9773]

One of the most beautyful songs of Jeff Lyne...

[@JeffLynnesELO2025Tour]

The best ever....ELO and Jeff Lynne are the best drug in this world! Really it makes me feel so good...Jeff you are the Mozart of the 20th and 21st century. Can't wait to see Jeff Lynne's ELO on the major Tour in 2018. Long live Jeff Lynne's ELO!!!

[@СергейБожко-ь1ж]

Да Джеф Линн на все времена.Привет с России

[@squinteastwood4637]

Their greatest work. Period.

[@jirifiala7066]

My fav song from Time, even if it´s not on Time :)

[@PaulOutdoors]

Lol

[@a-s-greig]

Just beyond the border... of your waking mind... ...there lies... another TIME...

[@dreamyblue44]

A favourite b-side, very atmospheric, luv it! :)

[@bassmann666]

TE AMO JEFF LYNNE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA FOREVER

[@iggra1959]

Одна, из красивейших композиций ElO!!! Bravo!!!

[@brugglesby]

Jeff Lynne's vocal change at 3:03 is so good.

[@bernardohernandez3250]

I like very much this song i AM from México!!!! VIVA forever E.L.O.!!!!!

[@Danimal1577]

Jeff Lynnes's garbage is our gold

[@ericrietschel6854]

I love all of the interpretations here! I agree with another comment that he is stuck in some kind of void, formed by technology. That opening sound is the data and information being processed, notice how it gets faster and faster (Moore's Law)....and then ultimately it collapses on itself @1:58. After which there is nothing left. No memory/memories, there's nothing worth measuring, and there was no more. Artificial Intelligence at its end - and it's haunting.

[@jujiper]

probably my favourite from this album.... god its so good

[@MariaNickLambert]

Why have I not heard this before?? I'm suddenly finding myself finding additional ELO tracks that I didn't know existed! thanks for posting!

[@jacobsan]

They were 2001 CD bonus tracks

[@ElvarMasson]

Only you can answer your own questions

[@lhpl]

In 1981 this song was only released as a B-side to the Hold On Tight single. I sympathise with you - I heard this in the summer of 1982 on vacation in Norway with my parents. I was 14. We had stopped at a cafeteria where it was on the jukebox, I was amazed - it obviously was somehow "part of" Time, which i already loved, but I had never heard it before or known of its existence. I played it until we had no more coins left and had to leave, scribbled the lyrics down on a napkin, and then never heard it again, until I bought the remastered CD version with bonus tracks released in 2001.

[@MidosujiSen]

@@lhpl It took you 19 years to hear it again, god damn. You must've lost your mind when you saw that on top of this, there were two more Time tracks in that 2001 CD.

[@lhpl]

@@MidosujiSen Well, _the Bouncer_ was new to me, but _Julie_ had been played a few times on the radio, so I had recorded it on tape. But as for _When Time Stood Still_ I only had some of the lyrics scribbled in haste on a cafeteria paper napkin. (Which I have since thrown out, alas.)

[@_KRose]

Between the lyrics of this and Julie Don't Live Here it almost sounds like these were Jeff's first 2 attempts at getting something like The Way Life's Meant to Be

[@anitahuie1145]

I love Beethoven but I love feat more. Th

[@danielasbjrnsson7500]

@Nicholas Negosian It's a joke. Many songs that feature other artists are often credited to artist A "feat." artist B. The joke is that one could think "Feat" is an artist in and of itself.

[@dongriffin9701]

Exactly

[@brightargyle8950]

How I never heard this song before eludes me, but I am super grateful for the upload!

[@Digit404]

It's ridiculous that this song can't be found on Spotify. Please fix this!

[@PaulOutdoors]

This was a futuristic song that I didn't really appreciate back then but I do now so much 👍😊

[@blackbaron0]

An early 60's vibe not unlike Sealed with a Kiss. Beautiful song.

[@paulmusson8430]

This has been one of my favourite songs since I first heard it after buying the Hold On Tight 7" (which I still have). Hold On Tight is a great single but I think this is on another level entirely, one of the very best things Jeff has ever written - utterly beautiful and so evocative!

[@GStheboss]

unforgetable musicccccc, E.L.O. greatings from Holland

[@dwc77]

What a song for the Time we are in now...

[@spongbros]

It's such a lonely world.

[@a-s-greig]

Such a lonely world.

[@rumenmitev1]

What a feeling evokes, heart shrinking

[@m1pq1m]

This really is the best song from the Time sessions, and it's not even on Time.

[@getthemusicout3212]

Pure genius ! Thank you.

[@paulwithey4421]

This song should be included on every greatest hits compilation and agree that it should've been on Time! Brilliant song and also love The Bouncer too ❤

[@darrenbethell7451]

Loved Elo since 1981 ,this is a classic!

[@zbyszekadamh]

Piękny przebój wszechczasów zespołu Electric Light Orchestra z płyty CD,,Time,,dodatkowy utwór na tej płycie, jeden z kilku przebojów dodatkowych.

[@yo1347]

" When time stood still " ( " Cuando el tiempo se detuvo " ) : Fue lado B , del álbum " Time " ( 1981 ). Una tremenda canción que , perfectamente , pudo haber sido incluido como pista de dicho disco y , más aún , debió ser single.

[@leonardoscalada4608]

Tks, Jeff Lynne, for making a brazilian happy!

[@gabipopescu5667]

Wonderful, thank you!

[@richardalpert7623]

No cabe duda que ELO comprende una banda integral en todos sentidos. Tienen canciones de todos colores, olores y sabores.

[@NicLaue]

This is the new anthem of our Coronavirus Lockdown.

[@NerdGirlUK]

Hi from lockdown. Very appropriate

[@wenika989]

The fact that this comment was written 8 months ago and the accuracy is unquestionable

[@zarrowthehorse]

these comments suck

[@hotdogwater7037]

beautiful

[@NerdGirlUK]

OMG this is absolutely amazing!

[@rainbowly5952]

If only music was as good today as it used to be.. If only Time Stood Still :>

[@johnstapleton6956]

Rainbowly, Yess! My parents, of the Greatest Generation,, used to say the same. It's ART, of course, and very subjective. Still, the best of the 80's will be hard to equal for a long time to come... .

[@rainbowly5952]

+John Stapleton Completely agree! Being a part of this generation is a curse and a blessing. But at least the music produced nowadays helps us appreciate gems like this even more.

[@ghostface8798]

Agreed. I wish I could have been around to see it.

[@Ethan_Brant]

Dude there's so much amazing music out there nowadays, you've just got to look a little harder

[@ghidrah76]

There's still good music out there.. you just gotta search these days. I'm glad the new ELO album, From Out of Nowhere, still has that amazing sounds of the 70's and 80's!

[@wiiagent]

awesome!

[@fishermcg9292]

this song is a banger

[@mr.blue7357]

Ikr

[@elolistener]

Да как так можно такая хорошая песня, а я только сейчас о ней узнаю, припев просто гениален

[@GStheboss]

FABULOUS MUSICCCCCC , I M IN HEAVEN!!!!

[@ThomasMcDonoughJr-sg2rs]

Oh, Jeff, I pray 🙏for your Salvation and your union in Heaven with all whom you love 💖and desire! And play🎶and sing with the Angels!

This song is awesome! I knew it as a brillant cover song performed by Lana Lane and after this, I heard the original version and didn't know it was a b-side of Time album, which I've already knew for a time. Thins song deserved to be a part of the tracklist in this ELO's release!

[@tonymate6664]

Our Time stands still any time listenin' to Jeff's Time...✌️🏻

[@frankbar007]

whenever...wherever...stood still the same about dreams comes through these melodies...elo.

[@sarasen8147]

This was on a B side of one of my ELO singles, thats how I remember it.

[@anitahuie1145]

My favorite genius.

[@bernardoflores6017]

la voz de jeff te lleva a la melancolia, a encontrarse consigo mismo. me enamore de la e.l.o ,cuando tenia 15 años ahora a mis 56 sigo sintiendo esa piel de gallina ,cuando escucho a jeff. yo tambien te amo jeff,y quizas no dimensiones lo hermoso que plantastes en los millones de corazones de tus millones de fans...jamas moriras eres inmortal genio.

[@raulritchergamero2589]

Bernardo Flores elo el mejor

[@donaldstrump911]

Sí la verdad que Electric light orchestra es mi banda favorita de todos los tiempos. Su música es mágica y de fantasía, alucinante y brillante. Ésta canción de ellos es muy emocional y sentimental también: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2nVoJSCn7J8oa8

[@carolinaibarramendoza7502]

No puedo si no sumarme con la misma emoción de Bernardo. también la ELO produce ese erizamiento de mi piel, a veces una melancolía que no es depresiva, es ensoñadora, nostálgica y otras veces me impulsa a saltar de energia La ELO es la banda que mas amo, quizas porque es ka que me lleva a la infancia ...no se si es la mejor, pero es la que mas me emociona.x lejos. Jeff Lynne es un músico adorable y de una creatividad y conexión con la sensibiliad humana que hará y está haciendo que trascienda y sea cada vez más reconocido. estoy segura de eso. abrazos.

[@marcos29806]

Me ocurre exactamente lo mismo amigo. Conocí a la ELO en el año 1979 con 12 años con la canción " por un poco de amor" del album Discovery. A partir de ahí me enamoré de la ELO. tengo toda la discografía. Fue mi grupo de la adolescencia y aún hoy he de decir que llevo toda su música en el coche. Y esta canción en concreto, que por cierto, sólo aparece en la cara " b" de un singel ( si no me equivoco) no aparece misteriosamente en su álbum TIME. Pero es transportadora. Algo que sólo consigue Vangelis. Un abrazo

[@garyblackman6398]

Great song.

[@timwingham8952]

I often wonder what would have happened if this had been the A side. A bigger hit than Hold On Tight? A number 1? Who knows. But one thing's for sure, this is a true masterpiece.

[@donnaverano12345]

Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Verdi, Jeff Lynne..........................

[@JeanPaulAZZURRO]

lynne genius You forgot Beethoven!!!

[@JamieDenAdel]

Anybody like Vivaldi?

[@donnaverano12345]

Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Vivaldi, Jeff Lynne........................

[@chemicalbrother5743]

+Lynne Musicalgenius What about Bach or Debussy?

[@donnaverano12345]

+Lucas Koch Bach, Schubert, Verdi, Debussy and......Jeff Lynne

[@henrikl1394]

Didn't even remember this one...And Yes...I have the Album.

[@zafod101]

This track should have been on the album instead of hold on tight it fits the time traveling theme of the album much better.

[@jeremiasandreleongacitua1098]

¿¿¿Why is this not in Spotify???

[@alexaao1063]

I miss them playing now. My first concert it was incredible!! something like watching Michael Jackson ❤️

[@JeffLynnesELO2025Tour]

So great! I wish someone would make a great video for this beautiful ELO song.

[@robertwoodrow8337]

I saw a video which accompanied this song some time back, which included scenes from the movie 'Silent Running' / 1972.

[@skram0101]

@@robertwoodrow8337 Silent Running was a very good movie but I would love to see it performed live

[@larryray5938]

Love that song called When Time Stood Still

[@arthurrodriguez9540]

That song reminds me of a dream I had when I was walking through my niehborhood it was windy and dusty and I was the only one alive

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

You had to buy the Hold on tight 45 single to hear this gem and I did lol

[@p.e.1969]

wow!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼!

[@horiadavid8060]

This song deserves to become the anthem of Corona Virus period!

[@a-s-greig]

Mfff... I actually found this song right when I graduated High School and wanted to "stop time" for a moment. I got to be a very lonely 21st Century Man that year...

[@raulritchergamero2589]

Impresionante cancion musica celestial hermosa joya

[@yo1347]

" When time stood still " ( " Cuando el tiempo se detuvo " ) : Fue lado B , del álbum " Time " ( 1981 ). Unatremendacanción que , perfectamente , pudo haber sido incluido como pista de dicho disco y , más aún , debió ser single.

[@bozenajaszczynska2504]

The best "time" !!!!!!! Marcin Gebka

[@ianwright7153]

jeff should release an album of the bsides and other non album tracks

[@barbigkyew]

Why isn’t this on Spotify

[@williamlandon286]

ELO A BLAST FROM THE PAST VERY GOOD.

[@carolinaibarramendoza7502]

El hombre con la voz mas hermosa de todo el universo!

[@JeffLynnesELO2025Tour]

💯🙌🙏👏

[@tyeverythingisgood2036]

♬ホールド･オン･タイトのB面でオリジナルアルバム未収録ですがすごく好きな曲です。憂いを帯びたメロディーライン、ELO十八番のスペイシーなアレンジ、ジェフリンの優しいvo.等々。。隠れた名曲だと思います(^^)特にラストのメジャーセブンス系のコードになる所がグッときます。

[@owen2193]

T・Y everything is good exactly mate...I do really hv the same opinion

[@DunkChasby]

haunting

[@АлександрАлексеев-ъ3ф]

This is Прекрасно!

[@jakelm4256]

1:40 "...though we gotta say goodbye, for the summer"

[@gavinthorburn5385]

The greatest b side ever

[@luannnguyenzhu4923]

Why can’t I find this song anywhere????????

[@dennissmid491]

Why is it not on spotify? Masterpiece.

[@sovereignruler]

ELO forever!

[@dashareva492]

что за прекрасная песня..

[@alexbarros3613]

Essa música é phoda demais