Come On Over (Shania Twain song)

"Come On Over"
Single by Shania Twain
from the album Come On Over
B-side	"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
Released	September 6, 1999
Recorded	1997
Genre	Country
Length	2:55
Label	Mercury Nashville
Writer(s)	Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Shania Twain
Producer	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Shania Twain singles chronology
"You've Got a Way" (1999) "Come On Over" (1999) "Rock This Country!" (2000)

"Come On Over" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain, it was the ninth single to country radio and title track released from her 1997 album Come On Over. It was written by Twain and her then-husband, Mutt Lange. "Come On Over" was originally released to North American country radio stations in the Fall of 1999. The song went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2000.^[1] "Come On Over" was included in the setlist of the Come On Over Tour, and in a medley during the Up! Tour; it was also performed at the CMAs on September 29, 1999. The song was later included in Twain's 2004 Greatest Hits album.

Critical reception

Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying "It's a cheerful little message of survival and empowerment all wrapped up in a tasty musical package", and predicted "in a career that shows no sign of losing momentum, this is the next sure hit."^[2]

Music video

The music video for "Come on Over" was taken directly from Twain's 1999 Live special from Dallas. It was filmed on September 12, 1998 and released over a year later on October 6, 1999. Directing credit is given to Larry Jordan. This video was the second live video released from the Come on Over album, following "Honey, I'm Home". The next video released after "Come on Over" was "Rock This Country!" which was also taken from a concert. The video is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection.

Chart performance

"Come on Over" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of September 11, 1999 at number 52, the highest debut of the week. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number six on December 4, 1999, where it remained for two weeks. "Come on Over" became the eighth top ten single from Come on Over, her 12th in all, as well as her 15th (ninth consecutive) overall top 20 single. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number 58, though reached number 43 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. In Canada, "Come on Over" debuted at number one on the RPM Country Singles Chart.^[3]

Official versions

• Original Album Version (2:55)
• International Version (2:55)
• Live from Dallas (3:00)

Charts

Chart (1999)[4]	Peak position
Canada RPM Country Singles[5]	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	58

Notes

1. ^ http://www.shaniatwain.com/about-awards.asp Shania Twain awards
2. ^ Billboard, September 11, 1999
3. ^ RPM Volume 70 No. 2, November 01, 1999
4. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=34388&model.vnuAlbumId=562635 Billboard chart history
5. ^ "RPM Country 100". RPM 70 (2). November 1, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7269&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=tpdnrd5v0vdor7md3iihu6o837. Retrieved August 19, 2011. 

Preceded by "Something Like That" by Tim McGraw

RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 1-November 8, 1999

Succeeded by "I Love You" by Martina McBride