Take Me Over (Cut Copy song)
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Take Me Over
| cover = Cut Copy - Take Me Over.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Cut Copy
| album = Zonoscope
| released = {{Start date|2010|11|23|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| genre = Synthpop
| length = 5:50 (album version)
3:55 (radio edit)
| label = Modular
| writer = Cut Copy
| producer = Cut Copy
| prev_title = Where I'm Going
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Need You Now
| next_year = 2011
}}
"Take Me Over" is a song by Australian electronic music band Cut Copy, released as the second single from their third studio album, Zonoscope (2011). The song has become one of the band's most recognisable tunes. It was also met with positive critical reception, with critics noting the song's references to Fleetwood Mac's "Everywhere" and Men at Work's "Down Under".{{cite web | title=Cut Copy: Zonoscope | url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15055-zonoscope/ | author=Tom Breihan | date=7 February 2011 | website=Pitchfork | accessdate=6 December 2014}}{{cite web | title=Cut Copy, 'Zonoscope' Review | url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/cut-copy-zonoscope-modular/ | author=Mikael Wood | date=8 February 2011 | work=Spin | accessdate=6 December 2014}}
Music video
The music video for "Take Me Over" was filmed by Australian director Kris Moyes in Sydney in November 2010, featuring jungle scenes, an Indiana Jones-style wardrobe and nude models.{{cite web|title=Cut Copy discuss new single ahead of Tuesday premiere |url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/artists/2010/11/19/cut-copy-to-premiere-new-single-take-me-over-this-tuesday/ |date=19 November 2010 |website=The Music Network |accessdate=6 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222155950/http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/artists/2010/11/19/cut-copy-to-premiere-new-single-take-me-over-this-tuesday/ |archivedate=22 February 2011}} The clip, however, was never released due to production delays.{{cite web|title=Cut Copy release crazy sports video for Need You Now |url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/artists/2011/02/18/cut-copy-release-crazy-sports-video-for-need-you-now/ |author=Jason Treuen |date=18 February 2011 |website=The Music Network |accessdate=6 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219102930/http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/artists/2011/02/18/cut-copy-release-crazy-sports-video-for-need-you-now/ |archivedate=19 February 2011}} In May 2012, a fan made music video for the song premiered online, directed by Ryan Patrick,{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gaEhK2C0tQ | title=Cut Copy - Take Me Over - YouTube | via=YouTube | accessdate=6 December 2014}} and was subsequently adopted as the official video.
Track listings
- UK digital single (2011){{cite web | title=Cut/Copy* - Take Me Over (File, MP3) at Discogs | date=16 January 2011 | url=http://www.discogs.com/CutCopy-Take-Me-Over/release/3427414 | publisher=Discogs | accessdate=6 December 2014}}{{cite web | title=Take Me Over (Remixes) by Cut Copy on Spotify | url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4d5YlXfCeVTLjVY42kNgXh | publisher=Spotify | accessdate=9 October 2019}}
- "Take Me Over" – 5:08
- "Take Me Over" (The Loving Hand Remix) – 10:23
- "Take Me Over" (Azari & III Remix) – 6:03
- "Take Me Over" (Mylo Remix) – 6:56
- "Take Me Over" (Flight Facilities Remix) – 6:54
- "Take Me Over" – 5:08
- "Take Me Over" (Azari & III Remix) – 6:03
- "Take Me Over" (Thee Loving Hand Remix) – 10:24
Charts
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Label !scope="col"|Format(s) |
|---|
| scope="row"|Australia
|23 November 2010 |rowspan="3"|Modular |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom
|16 January 2011 |Digital download |
| 24 January 2011
|12" |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Cut Copy}}