. ▁L yr ically , ▁the ▁song ▁speak s ▁about ▁getting ▁over ▁an ▁ex - lo ver ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁" do o - w op ▁pop ▁song ." ▁It ▁received ▁a ▁positive ▁reception ▁from ▁most ▁music ▁critics , ▁who ▁noted ▁it ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁highlight s ▁and ▁a ▁" harm ony ▁post - break up ▁track ." ▁A ▁music ▁video ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁is ▁directed ▁by ▁actor ▁Jon ah ▁Hill . ▁Main ly , ▁the ▁video ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁heavily ▁eye - lined , ▁le ather ▁jack et - we aring ▁B are illes ▁as ▁she ▁gro ov es ▁her ▁way ▁down ▁the ▁super market ▁a is le . ▁Later , ▁she ' s ▁joined ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁identical ▁le ather ▁jack et - we aring ▁p als ▁who ▁dance ▁with ▁her ▁as ▁she ▁gra zes ▁the ▁produce ▁section . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁reception ▁" G onna ▁Get ▁Over ▁You " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁B are illes ▁and ▁Sam ▁F arr ar , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁bass ▁guitar ▁player ▁for ▁rock ▁band ▁Ph antom ▁Planet . ▁B are illes ▁recorded ▁a ▁new ▁version ▁featuring ▁additional ▁vocals ▁from ▁One Rep ublic ' s ▁Ryan ▁Ted der . ▁The ▁new ▁version ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁exclus ively ▁on ▁i T unes . ▁Jon ▁P are les ▁wrote ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁that ▁" the ▁" post - break up ▁ball ad