Tell Me It's Over (Avril Lavigne song)

"Tell Me It's Over" is a song by Canadian singer Avril Lavigne, released as the second single from her sixth studio album Head Above Water (2019) on December 12, 2018 along with album's pre-order.[1] It follows the album's lead single, "Head Above Water".[2] Lavigne posted the cover art and announced the release date on her social media on December 5.[1] She had previously posted pictures from the video accompanied by the line "Cause it don't feel like it's over whenever you're closing the door".[1]

"Tell Me It's Over"
Single by Avril Lavigne
from the album Head Above Water
Released	December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12)
Genre	Memphis soul rhythm and blues
Length	3:09
Label	BMG
Songwriter(s)	Avril Lavigne Melissa Bel Ryan Cabrera Johan Carlsson Justin Gray
Producer(s)	Johan Carlsson
Avril Lavigne singles chronology
"Head Above Water" (2018) "Tell Me It's Over" (2018) "Dumb Blonde" (2019)
Music video
"Tell Me It's Over" on YouTube

Composition

"Tell Me It's Over" is a Memphis soul and rhythm and blues ballad.[3] Lavigne explained in a statement that the song is about "being strong, finally putting your foot down and closing the door on a relationship that you know is wrong after time and time again of falling for their games." About her inspirations to write the song, Lavigne said, "The vocals and the lyrics are very vulnerable which is reflective of the feelings I had in relationships like these. I wanted to write something classic and have been inspired by some of the timeless queens I listen to everyday at home, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin and Etta James."[4]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on December 12, 2018, on Lavigne's YouTube channel. It was directed by Erica Silverman. It finds Lavigne sharing a love-filled Christmas with her boyfriend before things start to fall apart and he smashes her phone on the ground amid another fight.[4]

Chart performance

'Tell Me It's Over" was debuted at number thirty-six on US Digital Songs Billboard, and number twenty on the Canadian Hot Digital Song Sales Billboard, the song topped the iTunes Worldwide Chart at #1. To date the song was sold 140,000 units in the US, and 30,000 in Canada, in UK 20,000 sold, in China it sold 1,720,000. Worldwide "Tell Me It's Over' sold 2,020,000.

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Canadian Hot Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5]	20
New Zealand Hot Singles (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	39
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[5]	36

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	December 12, 2018	Digital download streaming	BMG	[7]

References

1. Wass, Mike (December 5, 2018). "Avril Lavigne Announces New Single, 'Tell Me It's Over'". Idolator. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
2. Apaza, Kevin (December 5, 2018). "Avril Lavigne Reveals Artwork of Next Single 'Tell Me It's Over', Song Is Out On..." DirectLyrics. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
3. "Avril Lavigne Goes Memphis Soul With New Song 'Tell Me It's Over': Watch the Video". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
4. Kaufman, Gil (December 12, 2018). "Avril Lavigne Goes Memphis Soul With New Song 'Tell Me It's Over': Watch the Video". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
5. "Chart Search - Tell Me It's Over". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
6. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 24, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
7. Hannan, Devon (December 7, 2018). "Here's Avril Lavigne Shares Tracklist, Cover Art For Head Above Water". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on December 8, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.