Over Now (Calvin Harris and the Weeknd song) explained

Over Now
Cover:Calvin Harris - Over Now.png
Type:single
Artist:Calvin Harris and the Weeknd
Released:28 August 2020
Label:Columbia
Length:3:30
Producer:
Chronology:Calvin Harris
Prev Title:Live Without Your Love
Prev Year:2020
Next Title:By Your Side
Next Year:2021

"Over Now" is a song by Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris and Canadian singer the Weeknd, released on 28 August 2020 through Sony Music. The song was first teased by the Weeknd in a virtual concert shortly prior to the song's announcement.

Background

The collaboration was teased by the Weeknd on 20 August via an Instagram post in which he posted an old photo of him and Harris having drinks backstage at the Coachella festival.[1] [2] Harris also previewed a "funky", "smooth" R&B track in an Instagram story, which music critics at the time attributed to the Weeknd's falsetto.[3] [4] Both artists then took to social media on 22 August to confirm the song's title and release, alongside various promotional posters. "Over Now" was noted as being the same unreleased song the Weeknd shared on a TikTok live stream prior to the song's announcement.[5] [6] The song marks the first collaboration between the pair[7] and is Harris' first release as Calvin Harris since his January 2019 single "Giant", as he has released 4 EPs and a single, "Live Without Your Love", under his alter-ego Love Regenerator between the releases of "Giant" and "Over Now".[8] The official cover art was revealed on 25 August via the artists' respective social medias.[9] [10]

Charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Peak
position
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[11] 15
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[12] 37
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40)[13] 2
Panama (PRODUCE)[14] 37
Singapore (RIAS)[15] 29
US Rolling Stone Top 100[16] 17

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
Various28 August 2020Sony[17]
AustraliaContemporary hit radio[18]
United Kingdom[19]
United States1 September 2020Columbia[20]
Rhythmic contemporary[21]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Weeknd and Calvin Harris collaborate on new single . . 24 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Calvin Harris and The Weeknd share details of new track 'Over Now'. NME. Neale. Matthew. 23 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Calvin Harris & The Weeknd Tease Rumoured Collaboration, "Over Now". EDM.com. Heffler. Jason. 21 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  4. The Weeknd & Calvin Harris Drop More Details About Their New Track. Billboard. Iasimone. Ashley. 22 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  5. Web site: The Weeknd & Calvin Harris Release More Details About Their New Track, "Over Now" - GDE. Global Dance Electronic. 25 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  6. Calvin Harris announces he has a collaboration with The Weeknd coming: Listen. . 21 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  7. Web site: The Weeknd is teaming up with Calvin Harris for a new collaboration this week. The Line of Best Fit. Kenneally. Cerys. 24 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  8. Web site: Calvin Harris & The Weeknd Share Release Date and Artwork For Collaborative Single "Over Now". EDM.com. Yopko. Nick. 23 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  9. The Weeknd Posts Cover Art. theweeknd. 1298340388718215169. 25 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  10. Web site: Calvin Harris Posts Cover Art. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CEUtX9rHmMx . 24 December 2021 . limited. @calvinharris on Instagram. 25 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  11. Web site: Top 20 El Salvador – Del 5 al 11 de Octubre, 2020. 9 December 2020. es. Monitor Latino.
  12. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. 5 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924180009/http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/. 24 September 2020.
  13. Web site: Calvin Harris & The Weeknd - Over Now. nl. Dutch Top 40. 11 May 2022.
  14. Web site: TOP 50 INTERNACIONAL BMAT-PRODUCE PANAMÁ DEL 4 AL 10 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2020. Sociedad Panameña de Productores Fonográficos. 10 August 2021. es. 18 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200918133132/http://producepanama.org/top-50/. live.
  15. Web site: RIAS International Top Charts Week 36. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). https://web.archive.org/web/20200908053403/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/. 8 September 2020.
  16. Top 100 Songs, August 28, 2020 - September 3, 2020. Rolling Stone. 7 September 2020. 16 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200916234952/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-09-03/.
  17. Web site: Over Now - Single by Calvin Harris, The Weeknd. Apple Music. 28 August 2020.
  18. Web site: Singles To Radio . . 28 August 2020.
  19. Web site: BBC - Radio 1 Playlist. BBC Radio 1. 28 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200828140039/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist. 28 August 2020. 19 September 2020.
  20. Web site: Top 40 Mainstream Future Releases. https://web.archive.org/web/20200828114007/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases. 28 August 2020. All Access. 29 August 2020.
  21. Web site: Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases. https://web.archive.org/web/20200826195022/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases. 26 August 2020. All Access. 29 August 2020.