Come on Over (song)

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“Come on Over”
“Come on Over” cover
Single by Shania Twain
from the album Come on Over
Released September 1999
Recorded 1997
Genre Country
Length 2:55
Label Mercury Nashville
Writer(s) Robert Lange, Shania Twain
Producer Robert "Mutt" Lange
Shania Twain singles chronology
"You've Got a Way"
(1999)
"Come on Over"
(1999)
"Rock This Country!"
(2000)

"Come on Over" is a Grammy Award winning song by Canadian singer Shania Twain, it was the ninth single to country radio and title track released from her 1997 album Come on Over. It was written by Twain and husband, Mutt Lange. "Come on Over" was originally released to North American country radio stations in the fall of 1999. The song went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2000.[1] "Come on Over" was included in the setlist of the Come on Over Tour, and in a medley during the Up! Tour; it was also performed at the CMAs on September 29, 1999. The song was later included in Twain's 2004 Greatest Hits album.

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[edit] Critical reception

Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying "It's a cheerful little message of survival and empowerment all wrapped up in a tasty musical package", and predicted "in a career that shows no sign of losing momentum, this is the next sure hit."[2]

[edit] Music video

"Come on Over" video
"Come on Over" video

The music video for "Come on Over" was taken directly from Twain's 1999 Live special from Dallas. It was filmed on September 12, 1998 and released over a year later on October 6, 1999. Directing credit is given to Larry Jordan. This video was the second live video released from the Come on Over album, following "Honey, I'm Home". The next video released after "Come on Over" was "Rock This Country!" which was also taken from a concert. The video is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection.

[edit] Chart performance

"Come on Over" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of September 11, 1999 at number 52, the highest debut of the week. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number six on December 4, 1999, where it remained for two weeks. "Come on Over" became the eighth top ten single from Come on Over, her twelfth in all, as well as her fifteenth (ninth consecutive) overall top twenty single.

[edit] Audio versions

  • Original Album Version (2:55)
  • International Version (2:55)
  • Live from Dallas (3:00)

[edit] Charts

Chart[3] Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 19
Canada RPM Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 58
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 43
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 26

[edit] Notes

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