(I Just Want It) To Be Over
{{Infobox song
| name = (I Just Want It) To Be Over
| cover = KEYSHIA COLE i just want it to be over.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Keyshia Cole
| album = The Way It Is
| released = April 5, 2005
| recorded =
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| genre = {{flat list|
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| length =
| label = A&M
| writer = {{flat list|
- Keyshia Cole
- Kerry Brothers
- Alicia Keys
- Taniesha Smith
}}
| producer = Kerry "Krucial" Brothers
| prev_title = I Changed My Mind
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = I Should Have Cheated
| next_year = 2005
}}
"(I Just Want It) To Be Over" is a song by American singer Keyshia Cole. It was written by the singer along with Alicia Keys, Taniesha Smith, and Kerry "Krucial" Brothers for her debut album, The Way It Is (2005). Production on the song was helmed by the latter. Released on April 5, 2005 as the album's second single, "(I Just Want It) To Be Over" became a moderate success on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number 30.{{cite book |title=Billboard |date=June 25, 2005 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |volume=117 |number=26 |issn=0006-2510 |pages=49–72 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49}} It also reached number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.
Music video
A music video for "(I Just Want It) To Be Over" was directed by Benny Boom.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14539378/|title=(I Just Want It) To Be Over|website=imdb.com |access-date=August 4, 2021}} It starts with Cole sitting on a bed, singing the first verse. She tries numerous times to escape the room she is locked in. She then breaks a mirror with a chair and steps through the mirror frame. The next scene shows broken glass on the floor. Cole is then seen wearing a sun dress. As she walks down a hall she sees a man and two women in the room; when she approaches the next room she spots a man and a woman arguing. Cole walks into a nightclub in a black tank top and mini skirt, and performs the song with a band. The video ends by showing a montage of the preceding events.
Track listings
{{track listing
| headline = Digital single{{cite web|title=(I Just Want It) To Be Over – Single|url=https://us.napster.com/artist/keyshia-cole/album/i-just-want-it-to-be-over/track/i-just-want-it-to-be-over|website=Napster (US)|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = (I Just Want It) To Be Over
| note1 = main version
| length1 = 3:47
| title2 = (I Just Want It) To Be Over
| note2 = instrumental
| length2 = 3:47
}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Way It Is.{{cite AV media notes |title=The Way It Is|publisher=A&M Records |author=Keyshia Cole |year=2005}}
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- Kerry "Krucial" Brothers – producer, writer
- Keyshia Cole – writer
- Ron Fair – additional vocal producer
- Alicia Keys – vocal producer, writer
- Dave Pensado – mixing engineer
- Taniesha Smith – writer
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Charts
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| Chart (2005)
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| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|1|artist=Keyshia Cole|rowheader=true|accessdate=2018-08-08|refname="Billboardbubbling100"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|30|artist=Keyshia Cole|rowheader=true|accessdate=2014-10-10}} |
References
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Category:Music videos directed by Benny Boom
Category:Songs written by Kerry Brothers Jr.
Category:Songs written by Keyshia Cole
Category:Songs written by Alicia Keys
Category:Interscope Records singles
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