Over It (Katharine McPhee song)
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| Single by Katharine McPhee | ||
| from the album Katharine McPhee | ||
| Released | January 30, 2007 (Worldwide) | |
| Format | CD Single Digital Download |
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| Recorded | 2007 | |
| Genre | R&B Pop |
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| Length | 3:35 | |
| Label | RCA Records | |
| Writer(s) | Josh Alexander Billy Steinberg Ruth-Anne Cunningham |
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| Producer(s) | Billy Steinberg Josh Alexander |
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| Katharine McPhee singles chronology | ||
 "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny" (2006) |
 "Over It" (2007) |
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"Over It" is the first single to be released in January from the eponymous album Katharine McPhee for the American Idol season five (2006) finalist of the same name.[1] The song was reportedly described by McPhee as "the only real pop song on the record" and as being "a very sultry song about young love".[2] The song was produced by Billy Steinberg and Josh Alexander, and written by Alexander, Steinberg and Ruth-Anne Cunningham, the writers of JoJo's Too Little, Too Late. The song is available for listening via online music services such as AOL and MySpace, courtesy of RCA Records.
In the song, McPhee sings over a sultry beat driven by acoustic guitars about letting go of the person one loves because one does not share the same feeling. The narrator complains about how their lover cheats on them, and is betraying their trust.
"Over It" debuted at #80 in radioplay, according to Mediabase. As of March 31, 2007, it is currently at #27 with 2,313 spin detections, therefore Mediabase included the song as a top 30 debut.
Billboard Magazine has listed "Over It" on their HitPredictor list for the Pop 100 Airplay list.
"Over It" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 48 on the chart for the week ending February 17, 2007.[3] It has since jumped to 29. The song is somewhat tongue-in cheek in that McPhee describes several qualties about her ex-boyfriend, while at the same time she seems to fixate on them, showing she is not fully over him.
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[edit] Music Video
The video was premiered on TRL on February 23, 2007. It debuted on TRL the next day at #8 and has since peaked at #1 for a combined total of 2 days.
The video starts with McPhee in front of a camera singing to her ex-boyfriend. Then McPhee is shown getting ready to go out with her friends to a house party. Followed by this, the video shows scenes of Katharine singing in a car with her friends. When she gets into the house party, she finds her ex-boyfriend in the middle of the dancefloor; she tries to reach him to give him the DVD that she recorded in front of the camera but he walks away without noticing her. This is followed by several scenes of Katharine singing in front of the camera. Finally she reaches her ex-boyfriend in a very romantic way while feigning to want to kiss him, but she only gives him the DVD that she recorded and walks away. On March 23, 2007 the music video was released on 5,000 movie screens.
[edit] Alternate Ending
The video is the same in the beginning, but has an alternate ending. In this version, when she reaches her ex-boyfriend she feigns to want to kiss him and removes the DVD from her pocket and makes to hand it to him, but at the last second she puts it back in her pocket and they are seen walking away smiling and holding hands. Thus, she is ultimately not over her ex-boyfriend, further displaying the tongue-in-cheek technique.
[edit] Chart performance
On the Billboard Hot 100 the song jumped back into the Top 50 after spending weeks out of the top half of the Hot 100. It is currently gaining more airplay and may even hit the Billboard Contemporary charts. It is also climbing the U.S. iTunes Chart peaking at #14, nearly 2 months after its release.
| Chart | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 29 |
| U.S. Pop 100 | 21 |
| U.S. Pop 100 Airplay | 27 |
| U.S. Hot Digital Tracks | 18 |
| U.S. Hot Digital Songs | 18 |
| U.S. iTunes Top Songs | 14 |
| U.S. iTunes Top Videos | 8 |
| Poland Charts: Hot Lista 70 | 2 |
| ARC Weekly Top 40 | 23 |
| TRL | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ Music on AOL
- ^ Music on AOL
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Beyonce Makes It Ten Weeks At No. 1 With 'Irreplaceable'", Billboard.com, February 8, 2007.
Albums: Katharine McPhee
Singles: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny" · "Over It"
Related Articles: RCA · American Idol
