Over (Lindsay Lohan song)

"Over"
Single by Lindsay Lohan
from the album Speak
B-side	To Know Your Name
Released	December 14, 2004 (2004-12-14) (US) April 25, 2005 (2005-04-25) (UK)
Format	Maxi single
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:38
Label	Casablanca
Writer(s)	Lindsay Lohan, Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks
Producer	Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks
Lindsay Lohan singles chronology
"Rumors" (2004) "Over" (2005) "First" (2005)

"Over" is a pop-rock song recorded by American singer Lindsay Lohan for her debut album Speak. It was released as the album's second single in the United States on December 14, 2004 (see 2004 in music). Although the song failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at #1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart where it stayed for three weeks. It was also successful in Australia, where it peaked at #27 on the ARIA Charts.

The song was written by Lohan with the help of Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks, who both produced the album. Its music video was very popular on MTV's Total Request Live. The song is about how her boyfriend is not committing to her.

Background

"Over" was written by Lindsay Lohan and hit-makers Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks, who would later produce her second album. The two had already helped other tween stars such as Hilary Duff and Ashlee Simpson. The song was recorded in Lindsay Lohan's trailer on the set of her film, Herbie: Fully Loaded in September 2004. She had been filming and recording her album back-to-back.

Reception

The single was released on January 18, 2005 in the United States and released on July 12, 2005 in the United Kingdom. The song peaked at #1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart where it stayed for three weeks.^[1] It peaked at #27 on the Australia ARIA Charts. This was also her first single in the UK, so far it is the only single she has released there.^[2]

"Over" was less successful than her earlier single ("Rumors") in the United States (even though it charted five spots higher), but it did well in other countries, especially Ireland.

Music video

The video was directed by Jake Nava. It is influenced by the 1999 Academy Award-winning movie American Beauty, and describes the lead character feeling down of a boyfriend.

Lohan's character longs for the mistreated boy-next-door, watching him through her window. The video features model-turned-actor Drew Fuller as Lohan's boyfriend. The video shows the ups and downs of her and Fuller's relationship and Lohan reflecting on it.

The video begins with Lohan walking towards her house in a suburb, and stealing a glance at her boyfriend, who lives next door. His father apparently does not want them to see each other, so he closes the curtain and begins to argue violently with his son. Lohan gets angry at this and returns to her house. In her bedroom, she sees her lover looking at her from his bedroom. She smiles, intensely happy to see him. Next, he is seen destroying his father's car in the garage.

The next morning, both Lohan and Fuller make intimate love in his RV. That night, at an outdoor party, Lohan and her boyfriend look very cozy with each other. Everyone is shocked when Fuller's father shows up to the party, enraged. His father tells him once again he is forbidden from going out with Lohan and orders him to come home immediately.

The two walk away, turning their back on Lohan, who is in tears. Later that night at Lohan's house, we see her in nightclothes, at the fridge. She is surprised to see her boyfriend looking at her from outside her house, telling her to run away with him. With the company of a couple of friends, they sit in their cars on an empty lot. His father shows up again, and Fuller faces him. Furious, his father pushes him fiercely to the ground, while Lohan is horrified.

Fuller tells her that their relationship will not work. With Lohan in her room sobbing, the video ends with her lover turning off the lights in his room. Throughout the video, we see Lohan singing with her own band in the garage.

Track listings

Single

1. "Over" 3:37
2. "Rumors" - 3:35
3. "Over" (Full Phatt Remix) - 3:36

Maxi single

1. "Over" - 3:36
2. "Over" (Full Phatt Remix) - 3:39
3. "To Know Your Name" - 3:19
4. "Over" (Video)

12" Vinyl

Side A:

1. "Over" (Full Phatt Remix) - 3:36
2. "Over" (Full Phatt Remix Instrumental) - 3:36

Side B:

1. "Rumors" (Sharp Boys Club Gossiping Vocal Remix) - 7:24

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3]	27
Austrian Singles Top 75[3]	49
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[4]	76
German Singles Chart[3]	40
Irish Singles Chart[3]	19
Swiss Singles Chart[3]	52
UK Singles Chart[3]	27
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40	39

References

1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003874966
2. ^ "Lindsay Lohan Gets Dumped By Record Label". exposay. August 1, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} http://acharts.us/song/2077
4. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lindsay-lohan/chart-history/561649?f=349&g=Singles