Don't Tell Me That It's Over

"Don't Tell Me That It's Over"
Single by Amy Macdonald
from the album A Curious Thing
B-side	Town Called Malice Young Lovers
Released	26 February 2010 (GER)[1] 1 March 2010 (UK)
Format	Airplay, CD single, download
Recorded	2009
Genre	Rock
Length	3:20
Label	Mercury
Writer(s)	Amy Macdonald
Amy Macdonald singles chronology
"Poison Prince" (re-release) (2009) "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" (2010) "Spark" (2010)
Alternative cover

"Don't Tell Me That It's Over" is the first single released from Amy Macdonald's second studio album A Curious Thing released on 26 February 2010 in Germany and on 1 March 2010 in the United Kingdom.

Background

Macdonald began writing songs for her second album in spring 2009, in a brief break from her touring commitments. For the first time she began poring through her old notebooks, looking at song ideas, unlike her debut which consists mainly of songs that she wrote straight away.^[2] Many of the tracks were inspired by real-life personalities or events from her everyday life. She wrote "Spark" for murdered toddler James Bulger, after watching a TV program on his violent death.^[3] "What Happiness Means to Me" is dedicated to her footballer fiancé Steve Lovell,^[3] while "An Ordinary Life" is inspired by the "Z-list celebs" she saw flocking around Scots-born Hollywood actor Gerard Butler at a party he held in Glasgow late 2009 to mark the opening of his film Law Abiding Citizen.^[2] "My Only One" is partly about her late grandparents and partly about Michael Jackson.^[3] The tracks were recorded at Weller's BlackBarn Studios in Surrey.^[4]

Track listing

German CD single

CD single (Melodramatic Records / Mercury Records 273 309 1)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Tell Me That It's Over" (Radio edit)	3:18
2.	"A Town Called Malice" (Recorded live (Radio 2 Simon Mayo Session - as part of Radio 2's Great British songbook))	2:47

European CD single° / iTunes - EP

CD single (° Melodramatic Records / Mercury Records 273 360 6)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Tell Me That It's Over" (Radio edit)	3:18
2.	"Young Lovers"	3:22
3.	"Rock 'n' Roll Star (Acoustic)" (Oasis - Cover Version; recorded @ The Engine Room, London)	2:22
4.	"Don't Tell Me That It's Over (videoclip)"

UK CD single

CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Tell Me That It's Over" (Radio edit)	3:16

Music video

The music video shows Macdonald singing and playing the guitar in a kind of band room. The video also features scenes from nature and city life.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[5] 10 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[7] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 33 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[9] 29 European Hot 100 Singles[10] 18 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 16 Germany (Media Control AG)[12] 6 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[13] 18 Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[14] 21 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] 42 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 4 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[17] 48

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 65 Germany (Media Control AG)[19] 73 Switzerland (Media Control AG)[20] 70

Personell

• Mixed By - Bob Clearmountain
• Producer, Arranged By - Pete Wilkinson
• Written-By, Vocals, Guitar - Amy Macdonald

Credits

• Backing Vocals - Sarah Erasmus
• Bass Guitar - Ben Sargeant
• Cello - Ann Lines
• Drums - Adam Falkner
• Electric Guitar - Jolyon Dixon
• Engineer [Balance] - Jo Miflin
• Engineer [Mastering] - Dick Beetham
• Engineer [Pro-tools] - Mo Hausler
• Executive Producer - Paul Adam
• Guitar - Mark Kulke
• Keyboards - Shannon Harris
• Mixed By - Danton Supple
• Photography - Nicky Emmerson
• Producer - Paul Long
• Producer [Additional], Engineer - Joe Fields
• Producer, Arranged By, Arranged By [Strings], Arranged By [Keyboards], Arranged By [Piano] - Pete Wilkinson
• Viola - Peter Lale (tracks: 1) , Susan Dench
• Violin - Chris Tumbling , Jonathan Hill , Laura Melhuish , Leo Payne
• Vocals, Acoustic Guitar - Amy Macdonald
• Written-By - Amy Macdonald , Paul Weller

References

1. ^ Official German homepage
2. ^ ^{a b} "Amy Macdonald — Biography". Amymacdonald.co.uk. http://www.amymacdonald.co.uk/gb/biography/. Retrieved 2010-03-22. 
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4. ^ "Amy Macdonald: I'm not thinking about marriage yet because it would mean taking break from my career". The Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2010/02/05/amy-macdonald-i-m-not-thinking-about-marriage-yet-because-it-would-mean-taking-break-from-my-career-86908-22020062/. Retrieved 2010-03-04. 
5. ^ "Amy Macdonald – Don't Tell Me That It's Over – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Amy Macdonald – Don't Tell Me That It's Over" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Amy Macdonald – Don't Tell Me That It's Overl" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Amy Macdonald search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Amy Macdonald – Don't Tell Me That It's Over" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
10. ^ "Amy MacDonald Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for Amy MacDonald. Prometheus Global Media.
11. ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Amy Macdonald – Don't Tell Me That It's Over". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
12. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
13. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
14. ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
15. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Amy Macdonald – Don't Tell Me That It's Over" Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien.
16. ^ "Amy Macdonald – Don't Tell Me That It's Over – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
17. ^ "Chart Stats – Amy Macdonald – Don't Tell Me That It's Over" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
18. ^ http://austriancharts.at/2010_single.asp
19. ^ http://www.viva.tv/charts/viva-single-jahrescharts-2010-2010-212/?start=70
20. ^ http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2010