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"Over"
Single by Lindsay Lohan
from the album Speak
B-side
ReleasedDecember 13, 2004 (2004-12-13)
Recorded2004
StudioHenson Recording (Hollywood)
GenrePop rock
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • John Shanks
  • Kara DioGuardi
Lindsay Lohan singles chronology
"Rumors"
(2004) 		"Over"
(2004) 		"First"
(2005)

"Over" is a song by American actress and singer Lindsay Lohan from her debut studio album, Speak (2004). It was written by Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks and Lohan, and produced by Shanks and DioGuardi. "Over" was released as the second single from Speak on December 13, 2004 in the United States, by Casablanca Records. Lyrically, the song is about how her boyfriend will not commit and that their relationship feels "on again, off again".

"Over" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who called it "catchy" and praised Lohan's vocal performance. Commercially, "Over" achieved moderate chart success, reaching Top 30 positions in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In the United States, "Over" topped Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart for three weeks.

Jake Nava directed the accompanying music video for "Over", which depicts Lohan and her love interest, played by Drew Fuller, being distanced by his parents. It was well received by critics and fans alike. To promote the single, Lohan performed "Over" in television programs such as Good Morning America and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, in addition to online performances.

Background and recording

"Over" was written by Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks and Lohan, and produced by the former two, with Shanks playing the bass, guitar, keyboards and doing the mixing, while DioGuardi provided backing vocals. Jeff Rothschild was responsible for Lohan's vocal recording, which occurred at the Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Rothschild also handled the song's mixing, programming and engineering. Other engineers involved during the recording were Dave Audé and Mark Valentine.[1]

Composition

"Over"
A twenty-three second sample of the song's chorus, which includes guitars and Lohan proclaiming "I can't live without you".
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"Over" is a pop rock song that lasts for a duration of three minutes and thirty-six seconds. According to the digital music sheet published at Musicnotes.com, the song is composed in the key of C minor and is set in time signature of common time with a moderate tempo of 90 beats per minute, while Lohan's vocal range spans from C4 to C5.[2] According to Spence D. of IGN, "Over" begins like a song by the Cure, complete with a "mournful acoustic guitar" and a "haunting piano-tuned synth". He wrote that since the song was not penned by Robert Smith, "it quickly turns into a slow rocker in which Lohan returns to her 'can't live without you' love torn subject matter".[3] During a 2014 interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Lohan revealed that "Over" is about her break-up with Wilmer Valderrama.[4]

Release

Casablanca Records serviced "Over" to US contemporary hit radio on December 13, 2004 as the second single from Lohan's debut studio album, Speak; a CD single was released elsewhere in 2005.

Critical reception

"Over" received generally positive reviews from music critics. While responding negatively to a majority of Speak, John Murphy of MusicOMH cited the song as being "actually rather good" and noted similarities to Michelle Branch.[5] Nicholas Fonseca from Entertainment Weekly considered it a "tween-slumber-party-friendly" which "is perfect for singing into your curling iron in front of the mirror".[6]

Chart performance

"Over" achieved moderate chart success worldwide. In the United States, it topped Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart for three weeks and peaked at thirty-nine on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 component chart.[7][8] In the United Kingdom, "Over" reached a peak of twenty-seven on the UK Singles Chart.[9] In Australia, the single debuted at its peak of twenty-seven on the ARIA Charts, falling out of the chart seven weeks later.[10] It also attained the Top 30 in Ireland.[11] On the European Hot 100 Singles, "Over" managed to reach a peak of seventy-nine.[12]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Over" was directed by Jake Nava, who also directed the music video for Lohan's previous single "Rumors", and shot in Los Angeles, California. The music video was inspired by the 1999 film American Beauty.[13][14]

Synopsis

In the music video, Lohan is walking home when she sees her love interest, played by Drew Fuller, looking out of a window in his house. Then his father comes up to him and they begin to argue. The curtains close and Lohan continues on to her house, next door to her boyfriend's, and runs up to her bedroom. Looking out her window, she sees that he is looking back at her. As noted inside Lohan's bedroom, she is starting to experiment with rebellious adolescence. There are Teletubbies and stuffed pandas, but also posters of bands such as L7, the Dead Kennedys, and CBGB. These imagery are intercut with shots of Lohan and her band playing in a garage, a pool party and also her love interest destroying his father's car in the family garage.

Reception

The music video was well received by critics. IGN's Spence D. commented that "you've got a somewhat clichéd, but nonetheless hit-worthy video montage".[14] Paper's Justin Moran, while ranking Lohan's best music videos, stated:[15]

"In the video for angry rock-pop track "Over," Lindsay stares at a neighbor boy from her bedroom window, wears too much black eye makeup, hooks up with said boy in a random trailer and cries... a lot. This video has a completely over-the-top dramatic ending with Lindsay doing donuts with the neighbor boy in a vintage car (amazing), only to be interrupted by his abusive father. Lindsay cries more, breaks through a window with her heel and shatters a lamp on the ground. Yes, Lindsay, yes. We love it when you're angry."

Live performances

In order to promote the single, Lohan appeared on Sessions@AOL on December 2, 2004 where she performed "Over".[16] Her first televised appearance was on Good Morning America, four days later, as a part of the Women Rule Concert Series, where she performed the song accompanied by a performance of "Rumors". While she sang "Over" with no problems, her mouth was not moving for a second during the performance of "Rumors", leading the media to accuse her of lip synching. Lohan denied that she was lip synching, claiming that there was a backing track because she had fallen ill recently. Kim Jakwerth, of Casablanca Records, supported this statement by saying, "Yes, on the first song there were background tracks, which were not on the second song".[17] In addition to these performances, Lohan performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on December 16, 2004.[4] On December 14, 2004, she performed the song and "Speak" at Yahoo!'s Live@Launch, where she also gave an exclusive interview.[18]

Track listing and formats

DVD single[19]
No.TitleLength
1."Over" (music video)3:36
2."Over"3:36
3."Rumors" (music video)3:25
4."Rumors" (The Sharp Boys Vocal Mix)7:24
European and Australian maxi-single[20]
No.TitleLength
1."Over"3:36
2."Over" (Full Phatt Remix)3:39
3."To Know Your Name"3:19
4."Over" (music video)3:36
UK maxi-single[21]
No.TitleLength
1."Over"3:36
2."Rumors"3:16
3."Over" (Full Phatt Remix)3:39

Credits and personnel

Credits taken from the Speak liner notes.[1]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Over"
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 27
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[22] 49
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[12] 76
Germany (GfK)[23] 40
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 19
Scotland (OCC)[24] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 52
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 27
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] 1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[8] 39

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Over"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States December 13, 2004 Contemporary hit radio Casablanca [26]
Australia March 28, 2005 CD single [27]
United Kingdom April 25, 2005
[28]
Germany May 23, 2005 CD single [29]

References

  1. ^ a b Speak (liner notes). Lindsay Lohan. United States: Casablanca. 2004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Lindsay Lohan Over – Digital Sheet Music". Music Notes. Universal Music Publishing Group. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  3. ^ D., Spence (June 24, 2004). "Speak". IGN. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  4. ^ a b McGahan, Michelle (March 28, 2014). "Lindsay Lohan Jokes About Her Alleged Hookup List, Talks Rehab, Docuseries + More on 'Ellen' [Videos]". PopCrush. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  5. ^ Murphy, John (April 4, 2005). "Lindsay Lohan – Speak". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  6. ^ Fonseca, Nicholas (December 6, 2004). "Speak". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Lindsay Lohan Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Lindsay Lohan Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Lindsay Lohan – Over". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  11. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lindsay Lohan". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Lindsay Lohan – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Lindsay Lohan. Retrieved August 2, 2013. [dead link‍]
  13. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (January 6, 2005). "Lindsay Lohan Finds Her Inner Rock Chick In New Video". MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  14. ^ a b D., Spence (January 20, 2004). "Lindsay Lohan's Second Video". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  15. ^ Moran, Justin (July 3, 2014). "Lindsay Lohan's Music Videos: A Ranking". Paper. Paper Publishing Inc. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  16. ^ "Lindsay Lohan - Over (Live AOL Sessions)". AOL. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  17. ^ Lehner, Marla (December 7, 2004). "Lindsay Lohan Denies Lip-Synch Accusations - Lindsay Lohan". People. Time Inc. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  18. ^ "Live @ LAUNCH". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on May 1, 2003. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  19. ^ Over (DVD single liner notes). Lindsay Lohan. New York City: Casablanca Records, a division of Universal Music Group. 2004. MCSVD40412/9881855.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ^ Over (Maxi single liner notes). Lindsay Lohan. New York City: Casablanca Records, a division of Universal Music Group. 2004. 602498807828.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ Over (Maxi single liner notes). Lindsay Lohan. New York City: Casablanca Records, a division of Universal Music Group. 2004. MCSTD40412 / 9881854.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  22. ^ "Lindsay Lohan – Over" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  23. ^ "Lindsay Lohan – Over" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  25. ^ "Lindsay Lohan – Over". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  26. ^ "Radio & Records" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 2004-12-10. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  27. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 28th March 2005" (PDF). ARIA. March 28, 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-04-19. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  28. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. April 23, 2005. p. 25.
  29. ^ "Over". Amazon.de. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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