Over and Over and Over
{{other uses|Over and Over (disambiguation){{!}}Over and Over}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Over and Over and Over
| cover = Jack White - Over and Over and Over cover art.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Jack White
| album = Boarding House Reach
| B-side = "Everything You've Ever Learned"
| released = {{start date|2018|03|1}}
| recorded = 2017
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Garage rock|blues rock|hard rock}}
| length = 3:36
| label = {{hlist|Third Man|XL|Columbia}}
| writer = Jack White
| producer = Jack White
| prev_title = Corporation
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Ice Station Zebra
| next_year = 2018
}}
"Over and Over and Over" is a song by American musician Jack White. It was released as the third single from his third solo studio album, Boarding House Reach (2018), on March 1, 2018. In the US, the song peaked at number 20 on the Alternative Songs chart and number 33 on the Hot Rock Songs chart.
Background and composition
"Over and Over and Over" was recorded by White in March 2005 when he was still in the White Stripes during the Get Behind Me Satan sessions and again in January 2007 during the Icky Thump sessions.{{cite web |title=TheWhiteStripes C tapelabel |url=http://media.columbiarecords.com/jackwhite/timeline/TheWhiteStripes_C_tapelabel.jpg |website=Columbia Records |publisher=Columbia Records |access-date=4 January 2024}}{{cite book |title=Ecky Thump |date=2017 |publisher=Third Man Books}} He would later attempt to record it again with his side projects, the Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, and his first solo album, Blunderbuss.{{cite web |title=Jack White Interview - HD Radio Sound Space at KROQ |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJLCOBN5NEg |website=YouTube |publisher=KROQ |access-date=28 March 2024 |date=22 March 2018}} The song was also recorded in collaboration with American rapper Jay-Z under the title "Ray Bans". Ultimately, he chose not to record the song until the sessions for Boarding House Reach in 2017. White recalled in an article with Rolling Stone that he "chased it and chased it" and eventually managed to finally have a final product ready.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/jack-white-new-lp-lost-white-stripes-song-touring-w515897 |title=Jack White on Genre-Blending New LP, Lost White Stripes Song, Touring |last=Doyle |first=Patrick |date=January 26, 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 27, 2018}}
"Over and Over and Over" has been described as a throwback to White's earlier garage rock works{{Cite web |url=http://trendprivemagazine.com/2018/04/02/jack-white-boarding-house-reach-album-review/ |title=Jack White: Boarding House Reach Album Review |last=Cheng |first=Mason |date=April 2, 2018 |website=Trend Privé |access-date=April 18, 2018}} as well as a "blues rock jam".{{Cite web |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/03/jack-white-unveils-over-and-over-and-over/ |title=Jack White unveils "Over and Over and Over", a dirty blues rock jam originally written for The White Stripes: Stream |last=Young |first=Alex |date=March 1, 2018 |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=April 18, 2018}} White served as the vocalist and performed electric guitar and tambourine on the track. It featured contributions from several session musicians. Louis Cato and Daru Jones played drums while Bobby Allende provided percussion, Charlotte Kemp Muhl played bass, and Neal Evans and DJ Harrison performed on synthesizers. White wrote, produced, and mixed the song, while Joshua V. Smith did the engineering with Ben Schmitz and Grant Valentine providing engineering assistance.{{cite AV media notes|title=Boarding House Reach|others=Jack White|year=2018|type=album liner notes|publisher=Third Man Records}}
Release
"Over and Over and Over" was released as a digital single on March 1, 2018. The release was accompanied by an animated visualizer video on YouTube. After its release, the song was made available for free as an instant download upon pre-ordering a digital version of Boarding House Reach.{{Cite web |url=https://thirdmanstore.com/thevault/home/show/jack-white-over-and-over-and-over |title=Jack White "Over and Over and Over" |date=March 1, 2018 |website=Third Man Records |access-date=April 19, 2018}} The single received its first physical release on March 9 as a single-sided tri-color 7" vinyl. This was made available, on that date only, exclusively at Boarding House Reach listening parties held at independent record stores across the United States.{{Cite web |url=http://jackwhiteiii.com/boarding-house-reach-independent-record-store-advance-listening-parties/ |title=Boarding House Reach Independent Record Store Advance Listening Parties |date=March 2, 2018 |publisher=Jack White (official website) |access-date=April 19, 2018}} The single received another physical release later that month. It was another tri-color 7" vinyl, except with the album track "Everything You've Ever Learned" as a B-side.{{Cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11759560-Over-And-Over-And-Over/images |title=Images for Jack White (2) - Over and Over and Over |website=Discogs |access-date=April 19, 2018}}
White performed the song during the April 14 episode of Saturday Night Live{{'}}s 43rd season.{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-jack-white-perform-over-and-over-and-over-on-snl/ |title=Watch Jack White Perform "Over and Over and Over" on "SNL" |last=Blais-Bille |first=Braudie |date=April 15, 2018 |website=Pitchfork |access-date=April 21, 2018}} He also performed the song live at Spotify Studios in New York City for a Spotify Singles release, which was released on April 25 with a cover of the Modern Lovers song "Pablo Picasso" as the B-side.{{Cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/jack_white-pablo_picasso_modern_lovers_cover |title=Jack White "Pablo Picasso" (Modern Lovers cover) |last=Slingerland |first=Calum |date=April 25, 2018 |website=Exclaim! |access-date=April 27, 2018}} Get Behind Me Satan XX, a companion album to Get Behind Me Satan, was released in 2025 which included a studio outtake and demo of the song.{{cite web |title=Introducing Vault Package #63: The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan XX |url=https://thirdmanrecords.com/blogs/news/introducing-vault-package-63-the-white-stripes-get-behind-me-satan-xx |website=Third Man Records |access-date=13 February 2025 |date=9 January 2025}}
Track listing
- Third Man – TMR-553
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Over and Over and Over
| length1 = 3:36
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Everything You've Ever Learned
| length1 = 2:13
}}
Charts
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| Chart (2018)
! Peak |
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| scope="row"| Canada Rock (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Over%20And%20Over%20And%20Over%22&f%5B1%5D=ts_chart_artistname%3AJack%20White&refine=1 |title=Jack White {{!}} Canada Rock chart search |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 27, 2018}}
|32 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrocksongs|33|artist=Jack White|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrockairplay|20|artist=Jack White|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2018}} |