I'm Over You (Keith Whitley song)

"I'm Over You"
Single by Keith Whitley
from the album I Wonder Do You Think of Me
B-side"Tennessee Courage"
ReleasedJanuary 1990
GenreCountry
Length3:01
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Tim Nichols, Zack Turner
Producer(s)Garth Fundis, Keith Whitley
Keith Whitley singles chronology
"It Ain't Nothin'"
(1989) 		"I'm Over You"
(1990) 		"'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose"
(1990)

"I'm Over You" is a song written by Tim Nichols and Zack Turner, and recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley. It was posthumously released in January 1990 as the third single from the album I Wonder Do You Think of Me. The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

Content and history

I Wonder Do You Think of Me was Whitley's final studio album before his death from alcohol poisoning in 1989. "I'm Over You" was the album's third and final single, written by Tim Nichols and Zack Turner. It is composed in the key of F major, following a main chord pattern of F-B♭-F.[2]

Cover versions

In 2010, country artist Chris Young released an acoustic cover version on his extended play Voices.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 48
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 15

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 382.
  2. ^ "Whitley's songs still play on". The Tenneseean. May 20, 1990. p. 43. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Exclusive First Listen: Chris Young Celebrates Heroes". Country Weekly. May 20, 2010. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7924." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 9, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "Keith Whitley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  7. ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.