Get over It (OK Go song)
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"Get Over It" is the first single released by OK Go
from their self-titled debut album
. It was released as a promotional single in the US (the band's very first Capitol Records
release) in 2002 and was released in the UK in March 2003 which got the band their first Top of the Pops
performance on April 4, 2003.
"You're So Damn Hot" appeared on the band's first album. The b-side "Antmusic" (originally performed by Adam and the Ants
from the 1980 album Kings of the Wild Frontier
) was previously released on the band's Pink EP
in 2000 while "Bruise Grey" is a remake of one of the band's earlier songs which had appeared on their demo disc.
This song was also part of the Madden NFL 2003
soundtrack.
and was released through the band's website on August 1, 2002. It finally debuted on MTV
on September 2, 2002.
OK Go
OK Go is a rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, USA, now residing in Los Angeles, California, USA. The band is composed of Damian Kulash , Tim Nordwind , Dan Konopka and Andy Ross , who joined them in 2005, replacing Andy Duncan...
from their self-titled debut album
OK Go (album)
OK Go is the debut album by the Chicago rock band OK Go. It was released in September 2002. The cover was created by the well known designer Stefan Sagmeister.-Track listing:-Appearances in other media:...
. It was released as a promotional single in the US (the band's very first Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
release) in 2002 and was released in the UK in March 2003 which got the band their first Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
performance on April 4, 2003.
"You're So Damn Hot" appeared on the band's first album. The b-side "Antmusic" (originally performed by Adam and the Ants
Adam and the Ants
Adam and the Ants were a British rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original group, which existed from 1977 to 1980, became notable as a cult band marking the transition from the late-1970s punk rock era to the post-punk and New Wave era...
from the 1980 album Kings of the Wild Frontier
Kings of the Wild Frontier
Kings of the Wild Frontier is a New Wave album by Adam and the Ants, released in 1980 . This album introduced the new Burundi drum sound. After having his previous backing band wooed away by producer Malcolm McLaren, who used them to form Bow Wow Wow, Adam Ant recorded Kings of the Wild Frontier...
) was previously released on the band's Pink EP
OK Go (Pink EP)
OK Go or The Pink EP is the second EP released by OK Go in 2001."Hello, My Treacherous Friends" is a remake of the song "A Christian, Two Friends, and Some Spiders" from OK Go's demo tape, but originally recorded by Damian Kulash's band Square for their self titled 5 song EP...
in 2000 while "Bruise Grey" is a remake of one of the band's earlier songs which had appeared on their demo disc.
This song was also part of the Madden NFL 2003
Madden NFL 2003
Madden NFL 2003 is an American football video game. It features then-reigning 3 time NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and former St. Louis Rams running back Marshall Faulk on the cover. This edition of Madden was the first to feature EA Trax...
soundtrack.
Music video
A music video was made in 2002. It features the band performing the song in a large recreation hall. Various objects are also shown from time to time such as garbage bags, a wedge of cheese, deer heads, furniture, a Cadillac and different murals. The song is stopped in the middle to show a shot of the band playing ping-pong. The video was directed by Francis LawrenceFrancis Lawrence
Francis Lawrence is an American music video and film director.-Life and career:Lawrence was born in Vienna, Austria. His father is a physicist who taught at California State University, Northridge and his mother is V.P. Technology at a PR agency. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of three...
and was released through the band's website on August 1, 2002. It finally debuted on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
on September 2, 2002.
UK CD single
- "Get Over It" – 3:18
- "Ant MusicAntmusic"Antmusic" was the third single released in the UK in 1980, from the Adam and the Ants album Kings of the Wild Frontier. The first single from the album Kings of the Wild Frontier, was the title track, making number 48 . The follow-up "Dog Eat Dog" made number 4 on the UK charts...
" – 2:53 - "Bruise Grey"
- "Get Over It" (Enhanced Video)"
Australian CD single
- "Get Over It" – 3:18
- "Ant Music – 2:53
- "Aren't We Dozy?" – 2:43
- "It's Tough to Have a Crush When the Boy Doesn't Feel the Same Way You Do" – 2:07