Only Over You
1982 song by Fleetwood Mac From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Only Over You" is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their 1982 album Mirage. It was written by Christine McVie for her boyfriend at the time, the Beach Boys' drummer Dennis Wilson.[1] The record sleeve states, "With thanks to Dennis Wilson for inspiration."[2] Biographer Jon Stebbins characterized the song as McVie's "last declaration of love" toward Wilson.[2]
| "Only Over You" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Fleetwood Mac | |
| from the album Mirage | |
| Released | June 18, 1982 |
| Length | 4:08 |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Songwriter(s) | Christine McVie |
| Producer(s) | Fleetwood Mac, Richard Dashut, Ken Caillat |
| Licensed audio | |
| "Only Over You" on YouTube | |
Release and reception
"Only Over You" appeared as the sixth track on their 1982 album Mirage. In the UK, the song was issued as the B-side to their single "Oh Diane".[3] An alternate mix of "Only Over You" was included on the 2016 deluxe reissue of Mirage.[4]
Annie Zaleski of The A.V. Club characterised "Only Over You" as "an old-fashioned torch song".[5] Writing for Rolling Stone, John Milward highlighted McVie's vocal delivery on the song's opening line, "I'm out of my mind", and drew a lyrical parallel to "Over My Head".[6] The Guardian and Paste ranked the song number 26 and number 24 respectively on their lists of the 30 greatest Fleetwood Mac songs.[7][8]
Influence
In 2009, musician Daniel Lopatin (credited as "sunsetcorp") reworked "Only Over You" as a hypnagogic pop music video titled "angel".[9] The lyrics "Angel please don't go, I miss you when you go" were slowed down and looped with a phaser effect applied to certain phrases.[10] A year later in 2010, he would release the track as "Untitled A2" under the pseudonym "Chuck Person" of Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol. 1.[11]
References
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