"Come Over" is a song written by Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne[1] and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in May 2012 as the second single from Chesney's 2012 album Welcome to the Fishbowl.
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from the album Welcome to the Fishbowl | ||||
Released | May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14) | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:08 | |||
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The song is set in the key of D♭ major with a main chord pattern of B♭m7–G♭sus2–D♭/F-D♭sus-D♭–A♭.[2]
Co-writer Josh Osborne said that when writing the song, he and the co-writers were composing melodies when co-writer Sam Hunt suggested to make it a "kind of desperate thing, like the guy is pleading with this girl to come over." Upon reaching the chorus, they decided to repeat the phrase "come over" five times to "[get] into the emotion of the situation."[3]
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "the songwriters show power in efficiency, yet the singer never really conveys the physical need for this woman that the repetition begs for."[4] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song four stars out of five, saying that it "shows off a completely different side for Kenny Chesney and it manages to feel immediate and current in ways that 'Feel Like a Rock Star' didn't."[5]
The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and premiered in June 2012.[6] The music video alternates between scenes featuring Chesney and scenes featuring Courtney McCann.[7] It was filmed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with some ocean scenes near Miami Beach, Florida. Chesney has described the music video as a "classy booty call." It is entirely in black-and-white, and features a cameo from his dog, Poncho, standing on a paddleboard alongside Chesney.[8]
"Come Over" debuted at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 2, 2012.[9] After spending eleven weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart, "Come Over" became Chesney's twenty-second number one single for the week of August 11, 2012. The song has sold over a million copies in the US.[10]
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] | 48 |
Canada Country (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 23 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] | 1 |
Chart (2012) | Position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[15] | 76 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[16] | 35 |
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United States (RIAA)[17] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Co-writer Sam Hunt recorded a version of "Come Over" for his acoustic mixtape Between the Pines (2013).[18] This recording entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at number 42 following the mixtape's 2015 re-release on MCA Nashville.[19] As of November 2015, Hunt's version has sold 14,000 units.[20]
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