from the low note of Eb3 to the high note of Eb5. McPhee described "Over It" as a breakup song and a "very sultry song about young love". The opening lyrics are: "I'm over your lies and I'm over your games." Release and remixes "Over It" was released on January 30, 2007 as the lead single from McPhee's self-titled debut album. It was made available as a CD single and a digital download. When discussing its release, McPhee said that "it [is] not beating people over the head with the new Katharine." A remix extended play was released on May 8, 2007. In a 2007 interview with The News-Times, McPhee stated that she dislikes the song; she explained: "I tried the best to make it my own. I think it was a bit produced in the studio at the end of the day, so it ended up sounding a little bit more like just every other person singing it possible!" German pop girl group Queensberry recorded a cover of "Over It" for their debut studio album Volume I (2008). Their version was produced by Henrik Menzel and Tommy "Petone" Peters. It was one of three songs included on the album originally performed by a talent show contestant; the other two are Clea's 2004 track "Sprung" and Anna Abreu's 2007 single "End of Love". Reception "Over It" received mixed reviews from music critics. Elysa Gardner of USA Today praised it as a "superb single", and Slant Magazine's Preston Jones compared it to music by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. Jones identified "Over It" as an album highlight, describing it as an "expertly sculpted piece of fluff that will have heads bobbing and wallets opening". Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe wrote that "Over It" is "a soul-spiced, mid-tempo kiss-off". In a less enthusiastic review, a writer for the Los Angeles Daily News referred to "Over It" and "Love Story" as "passable confections". Entertainment Weekly's Henry Goldblatt panned it for sounding like a rejected track from American singer JoJo. Rick Fulton of the Daily Record responded negatively to "Over It", writing: "This boring pop, like Britney's pants, went out the window years ago." "Over It" debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and peaked at number 29 on April 27, 2007; it remained on the chart for sixteen weeks. It reached number 22 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart,