Over My Head (Fleetwood Mac song)
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"Over My Head" is a rock
song performed by Anglo-American music group Fleetwood Mac
. The song was written by group keyboardist/vocalist Christine McVie
. In September 1975, "Over My Head" was released as the lead single from the LP album entitled Fleetwood Mac
. It was the band's first song ever to achieve 'hit' status in the United States by appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart (#20 in early 1976). Its success helped the group's eponymous 1975 album to sell 4.5 million copies.
McVie has stated that she composed the song using a portable Hohner electric piano in a small apartment in Malibu, California, where she and then-husband John McVie
(Fleetwood Mac's bassist) resided after completing a concert tour to promote the previous album Heroes Are Hard to Find
. The words of the song seem – though McVie has never confirmed this – to refer to her troubled marriage, which would end in divorce in 1976.
The single version of the song, released for radio airplay, was a remixed, edited version that differs noticeably from the version appearing on the Fleetwood Mac album; the single version can readily be distinguished by a cold start (versus the fade-in intro on the LP version), louder guitar strums in the choruses, and less ensemble vocal work overall. It is this version that is included on the album The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac
.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
song performed by Anglo-American music group Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
. The song was written by group keyboardist/vocalist Christine McVie
Christine McVie
Christine McVie is an English rock singer, keyboardist, and songwriter. Her primary fame came as a member of the British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac, though she has also released three solo albums...
. In September 1975, "Over My Head" was released as the lead single from the LP album entitled Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac (1975 album)
2004 Re-issueOn 24 March 2004, Warner Bros. Records re-released the remastered album, with the following bonus tracks:"Jam #2" – 5:41"Say You Love Me" [single version] – 4:03...
. It was the band's first song ever to achieve 'hit' status in the United States by appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart (#20 in early 1976). Its success helped the group's eponymous 1975 album to sell 4.5 million copies.
McVie has stated that she composed the song using a portable Hohner electric piano in a small apartment in Malibu, California, where she and then-husband John McVie
John McVie
John Graham McVie is a British bass guitarist best known as a member of the rock group Fleetwood Mac. His surname, combined with that of Mick Fleetwood, was the inspiration for the band's name...
(Fleetwood Mac's bassist) resided after completing a concert tour to promote the previous album Heroes Are Hard to Find
Heroes Are Hard to Find
Heroes Are Hard to Find is the ninth studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1974. This is the last album with Bob Welch, who left at the end of 1974, and was replaced by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. It was the first Fleetwood Mac studio album properly recorded...
. The words of the song seem – though McVie has never confirmed this – to refer to her troubled marriage, which would end in divorce in 1976.
The single version of the song, released for radio airplay, was a remixed, edited version that differs noticeably from the version appearing on the Fleetwood Mac album; the single version can readily be distinguished by a cold start (versus the fade-in intro on the LP version), louder guitar strums in the choruses, and less ensemble vocal work overall. It is this version that is included on the album The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac
The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac
The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac is an enhanced compilation album released by rock band Fleetwood Mac in 2002 to promote their then-upcoming album Say You Will . It was released as a double album in the USA, and as a single disc in the United Kingdom. It debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at...
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