"Over and Over" (stylized on the cover as "Over & Over") is a song written by

Jason Blaine Jason Blaine McEwen (born April 19, 1980) is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter from Pembroke, Ontario. Blaine is a multiple Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA), SOCAN & Country Music Association of Ontario Award winner with over 20 ...

and

Jeff Pardo Jeffrey Thomas Pardo (born December 18, 1981) is an American Christian musician, who is mainly a music producer, songwriter, and composer. He has received a Grammy Award nomination at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Early life Pardo was born, Je ...

and recorded by Canadian

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singer

Madeline Merlo Madeline Rae Merlo (born February 9, 1994) is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. She signed to Open Road Recordings in 2013 and released her debut album, ''Free Soul'', three years later. In 2015, Merlo received the "Rising Star" award fro ...

for her debut studio album, '' Free Soul'' (2016). It was released to Canadian country radio on January 20, 2017 as the album's sixth single. The

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, which explores a relationship in which the partners struggle between holding on and letting go, was heralded as a potential single following the release of ''Free Soul''. The song entered the

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chart at number 41.

Content

"Over and Over" is about a "cyclical relationship" between people who continue to

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and then reconcile. The tumultuous relationship is presented as one that the two involved refuse to let end "even though it should."

Critical reception

Nanci Degg of ''Canadian Beats'' wrote that the song is "a classic in the making," and had clear

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potential.

Commercial performance

"Over and Over" was the most-added Canadian single on country radio on January 20, 2017. The song debuted at number 41 on the

chart dated February 18, 2017. It has since reached a peak position of 13 on the chart dated April 15, 2017, matching the peak of her previous single, " War Paint".

Music video

An accompanying music video was filmed for the song and released on January 20, 2017. Directed by Rami Mikhail, the video finds Merlo reminiscing on a former relationship and " trivingto move forward."

Charts

References

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