Come On Over (Jessica Simpson song)

"Come on Over"
Single by Jessica Simpson
from the album Do You Know
Released	May 27, 2008 (2008-05-27) (see release history)
Format	CD single Digital download
Genre	Country pop
Length	2:54
Label	Columbia Nashville
Writer(s)	Rachel Proctor Victoria Banks Jessica Simpson
Producer	Brett James John Shanks
Jessica Simpson singles chronology
"I Belong to Me" (2006) "Come on Over" (2008) "Remember That" (2008)

"Come on Over" is a song by Jessica Simpson and is the first single from her first country and fifth studio album, Do You Know, which was released on September 9, 2008.^[1] "Come on Over" was released to country radio in the United States on May 27, 2008 and served as her debut single for Columbia Nashville.^[2]

Background and theme

"Come on Over" was co-written by country music artist Rachel Proctor, Victoria Banks and Simpson herself. The lyrics of the uptempo single focus on the narrator's paramour. Simpson said, "The fun thing about the song is that anxiety of wanting the guy to come over right then and there. Everybody's felt that before."^[3]

Music video

The music video for "Come on Over" was shot on June 19, 2008.^[4] It was directed by Liz Friedlander and shot in Little Creek Ranch, California. The video was premiered on Simpson's official website on July 11.^[5] It debuted on the CMT Top 20 countdown on August 1 at number #3 and peaked at #2 the following week.^[6] It reached #1 on Yahoo!'s Top 100 Country Videos list on August 8.^[7] It also peaked at #16 on GAC Top 20 Countdow.^[8]

The video begins with Simpson standing outside her house making a phone call to her love interest. She is then shown inside her house sitting next to the kitchen sink, looking out of the living room windows. In other shots, Simpson sings with a live backing band in a barn house, and sits on the back of a pick-up van. At the end of the video, she is shown sitting in a bathtub after a man is depicted leaving his car; his face is not shown. The video includes a close-up of the bottle for Simpson's fragrance, "Fancy", released in August 2008.^[9][10]

Critical reception

Billboard.com described the song as "Sexy and flirtatious" adding that "'Come On Over' is everything it needs to be—undeniably country and not forced. Under watchful maestro John Shanks and Brett James, Simpson shines on a steel guitar-laden track that finds her pleading with a beau to drop everything for a little loving."^[11] Rolling Stone said that "Surprisingly, her first twangy single is a slick treat", and that "Simpson keeps it simple and on a Shania Twain-esque foot-stomper built on energetic acoustic and slide guitars."^[12]

Jim Malec of The 9513 gave the song a "thumbs down" review, as he thought that the lyrics were "three minutes of step-by-step instructions pertaining to the exact method by which you will leave your house/apartment", "one of the most pointless songs [he's] ever heard", and "like something a fifth-grader would write". He also felt that the song's steel guitars were gratuitous, and that overall, the production was "straightforward proto-pop".^[13]

The song was nominated for a 2008 CMT fan-voted online award in the category of best "(What? I've Always Been Country) Crossover Artist", but lost to Darius Rucker's "Don't Think I Don't Think About It."^[14]

Chart performance

In the United States, "Come on Over" became the most-added song to country radio for the week of June 6, 2008, debuting at number 41 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It broke a record held by Miranda Lambert ("Me and Charlie Talking") and Brad Cotter ("I Meant To") for highest-debuting first chart entry by a solo artist; both artists debuted at number 42 on that same chart.^[15]

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100	60
UK Singles Chart	81
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	65
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	18
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	61

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Canada	May 27, 2008	Columbia Nashville	promo single
United States
	June 24, 2008		digital download
	August 2008		physical single
United Kingdom	October 6, 2008	Epic Records	digital download

References

1. ^ Official Jessica Simpson site
2. ^ Jessica Simpson Country Song Hits Radio
3. ^ Tucker, Ken (June 6, 2008). "Simpson Turns Heads With Debut Country Single". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003813310. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
4. ^ Official Jessica Simpson website
5. ^ "Jessica Simpson Avoids Tabloid Set-Up". Fox News. July 10, 2008. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,379323,00.html. 
6. ^ CMT.com : Shows : Top 20 Countdown : Show
7. ^ Yahoo! Music provides music video charts, song charts and album charts
8. ^ http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5928006,00.html
9. ^ CMT Blog
10. ^ Boston Globe
11. ^ "Come on Over" Billboard review
12. ^ "Come on Over" Rolling Stone review
13. ^ Malec, Jim (2008-05-29). "Jessica Simpson - "Come on Over"". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/jessica-simpson-come-on-over/. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
14. ^ "CMT Online Awards 2008 : Nominees". http://www.cmt.com/cmt-online-awards/nominees.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
15. ^ Jessica Simpson Makes Chart History

External links

• Official music video on YouTube