It's Over (Roy Orbison song)

"It's Over" is an American song composed by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees and sung by Orbison.[1] The single was produced by Fred Foster and engineered by Bill Porter.[1]

"It's Over"
Single by Roy Orbison
B-side"Indian Wedding"
ReleasedApril 1964
Length2:47
LabelMonument 837
Songwriter(s)Roy Orbison, Bill Dees[1]
Producer(s)Wesley Rose[1]
Roy Orbison singles chronology
"Pretty Paper"
(1963)		 "It's Over"
(1964)		 "Oh, Pretty Woman"
(1964)

"It's Over" typifies the operatic rock ballad. The song also appears on Orbison's 1964 album More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits and his 1989 posthumous album A Black & White Night Live from the 1988 HBO television special.

Chart Performance

The song was released as a 45rpm single by Monument Records in 1964, The single entered the United States Cashbox chart on April 11, 1964, peaking at No.10 (on May 23, 1964), and reached No. 9 on the Billboard pop music chart.[2] Meanwhile, after entering the United Kingdom singles chart on April 30, 1964, "It's Over" reached No. 1 on June 25, 1964 (making it Orbison's second UK No.1 single [the first was "Only the Lonely" in 1960]).[1] "It's Over" spent 2 weeks at No.1 on the UK singles chart, out of a total of 18 weeks on that chart.[3] The song also spent ten weeks in the Irish Singles Chart, three of which were at No.1. It was one of six chart-toppers for Orbison in Ireland.

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References
  1. Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 80. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 470.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 164. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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