Party Over

"Party Over"
Single by Amelia Lily
Released 21 April 2013
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre Dance-pop
Length 3:31
Label Xenomania, Sony Music[1]
Writer(s) Amelia Lily Oliver, Brian Higgins, Matt Gray, Miranda Cooper, Wayne Hector, Annie Yuil
Producer(s) Xenomania, Brian Higgins
Amelia Lily singles chronology
"Shut Up (and Give Me Whatever You Got)"
(2013)		 "Party Over"
(2013)		 "California"
(2014)

"Party Over" is a song recorded by British singer Amelia Lily. Written by Lily, Brian Higgins, Matt Gray, Miranda Cooper, Wayne Hector and Annie Yuil, and produced by Xenomania, It was released on 21 April 2013 and debuted at number 40 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

On 21 February 2013, Lily announced on Twitter that "Party Over" is to be released as her third single, She unveiled a 20-second teaser clip of the song on her official Soundcloud page.[2] The single was available to pre-order on the iTunes store on 4 March 2013 and the lyric video was revealed on 6 March. Lily revealed during an interview that she heard the chorus of the track being made in the studio, ran upstairs into the guy's office and said she wanted to sing on it. She also said "I always knew it was going to be in the album, and I just thought it was a perfect time to release it just before the album."[3] The single artwork, which is Lily jumping and shouting in black and white with an alternative colored picture in the background, was revealed by Lily via Twitter on 26 March.[4]

Critical reception

The song received mostly positive response. 4Music wrote a review stating that Lily sound "almost Rihanna-like in parts of the verses" and continued to praise her "powerful voice" which "belts out the words and proves that the party is far from over."[5] From Digital Spy, Robert Copsey gave the track 3 out of 5 stars, which is a positive review, stating that "is certainly quirky, but it feels too soon to fully commit just yet."[6] DirectLyrics wrote that the song is "amazing", and continued complementing saying that the song is "all about the club-dance beat blending to perfection with Amelia's energetic voice."[7] The song was said to be similar to DJ Fresh's sound on "Hot Right Now" by Rita Ora. Eve Barlow from NME wrote a negative review of the song saying that "it's the production team [Xenomania's] worst work to date".[8]

Commercial performance

"Party Over" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 40, selling 8,235 copies on its first week.[9] The following week it dropped out of the Top 100 altogether. "Party Over" entered the singles chart in Scotland at number 27 on 4 May 2013. "Party Over" failed to chart in Ireland.

Music video

The music video for 'Party Over' was shot in Los Angeles, California, on 30 January 2013. Lily released the music video on 6 March 2013.[10] When talking about it she said that "the concept of the video is pretty simple really, it's a party. But it's not just a predictable party. The whole party is going back in time constantly through the video." The video starts with Lily dropping her mobile phone in the water while doing her make-up. Then, the video shows her phone changing the hours during the night, where she parties with her friends. During the party she jumps at the swimming pool, makes a tattoo on her arm, drinks, and plays video game. The video ends with she stepping on and breaking her phone.[11] The video was directed by Travis Kopach. A three-minute "Behind The Scenes" video was released on 19 March 2013.[12]

Live performances

Lily started performing the song during Girls Aloud's Ten: The Hits Tour in which she was the opening act.[13] She performed the song on This Morning on 26 April 2013.[14] Lily performed the song at the MTV Live Session.

Track listing

Digital download[15]
No. Title Length
1. "Party Over"   3:31
2. "Party Over" (Seamus Haji Club Mix) 6:16
3. "Party Over" (Andi Durrant & Steve More Club Mix) 6:26

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[16] 27
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[17] 22
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 40

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Ireland[19] 19 April 2013 Digital download Xenomania
United Kingdom[15] 21 April 2013

References

  1. ↑ Rainbird, Ashleigh (16 February 2012). "Amelia Lily's feeling flush after bagging three-album record deal". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Copsey, Robert (21 February 2013). "Amelia Lily previews new single 'Party Over' - listen". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Amelia Lily talks album, Girls Aloud, One Direction friendship and US dream | Music | Entertainment | STV
  4. ↑ Twitter / AmeliaLilyOffic: You did it!!!! Check out the
  5. ↑ Walker, Louisa (27 February 2013). "news: Amelia Lily - Party Over (lyric video)". 4music. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Amelia Lily: 'Party Over' - Single review - Music Singles Review - Digital Spy
  7. ↑ New Song: Amelia Lily - 'Party Over' [Full]
  8. ↑ NME Track Reviews - Amelia Lily - 'Party Over' - NME.COM
  9. ↑ "Official Charts Analysis: Daft Punk single sells 155k to become 2013's biggest". Music Week. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Amelia Lily - Party Over (Lyric Video) on YouTube
  11. ↑ Amelia Lily - Party Over on YouTube
  12. ↑ Amelia Lily - Party Over (Behind The Scenes) on YouTube
  13. ↑ Party Over [Ten: The Hits Tour 2013 - Newcastle] on YouTube
  14. ↑ Amelia Lily wows with performance of Party Over on This Morning | Home | This Morning | STV
  15. 1 2 "iTunes – Music – Party Over – Single by Amelia Lily". iTunes Store (United Kingdom). Apple. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-05-04". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  17. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 20154 into search.
  18. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-05-04" UK Singles Chart.
  19. ↑ iTunes - Music - Party Over by Amelia Lily
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