"Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" is a song recorded by Canadian punk rock group Sum 41. It was released in June 2003 as the third and final single from their 2002 album Does This Look Infected?. An acoustic version of the song can be found on the Chuck Acoustic EP.
Background and writing
The song deals with those times when you can't remember what you did the night before. "It's not about being fucked up or drunk," Whibley told MTV. "It's more about the aftermath when you're hearing everything you've just done the night before, and you're like, 'Ah, fuck, I'm better off dead.' I don't regret any of the things I do and I don't mind doing them, I just hate hearing about it. Being told every morning, 'Dude, what did you do last night?' drives me nuts."
Music video
The video was released in Canada, Japan and the UK only. It was directed by Chris Hafner and shows assorted backstage footage and concert clips.
Toni Basil is Toni Basil's second album, released in 1983 on Chrysalis Records. Despite the success of her previous album and the single "Mickey", the album was a complete commercial failure and did not enter US albums chart. A single from the album, "Over My Head", reached #81 in the Billboard Hot 100 entry, her third and final song to do so.
"Over My Head (Cable Car)" (originally performed as "Cable Car") is a song by American rock band The Fray. It is included on their debut album How to Save a Life (2005) and was the debut single from the album and hit the top 10 on the BillboardHot 100 chart. The single helped propel their album from the Top Heatseekers chart to the top 20 of The Billboard 200 chart. The single is available exclusively as a digital download. Some CD singles of the song were given out to attendees of a concert on December 17, 2005. The CD single was backed with "Heaven Forbid" and a live version of "Hundred". In the UK, "Over My Head (Cable Car)" was released as the second single from the album, following "How to Save a Life".
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Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
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Over My Head (Better Off Dead) · Sum 41
All The Good Sh**. 14 Solid Gold Hits (2000-2008)
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Released on: 2009-01-01
Producer: Greig Nori
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Andy Wallace
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Steve Sisco
Unknown, Other: Josh Wilbur
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Greg Gordon
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Ross Peterson
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Brian Montgomery
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Anthony Ruotolo
Unknown, Other, Studio Personnel, Engineer, Additional Mixer: Ed Krautner
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Darius Szczepianiak
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Stu Young
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Joel Kazmi
Studio Personnel...
published: 31 Jul 2018
Sum 41 - Over My Head (Better Off Dead) [with lyrics]
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published: 08 Jul 2009
Sum 41 - Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
What happened to you
You've played the victim for so long now in this game
What I thought was true
Is made of fiction and I'm following the same
But if I try to make sense of this mess I'm in
I'm not sure where I should begin
I'm fallin'
I'm fallin'
[Chorus:]
Now I'm in over my head
with something I said
Completely misread
I'm better off dead
And now I can see
How fake you can be
This hypocrisy is beginning to get to me
It's none of my concern
Don't look to me because I don't believe in fame
I guess you never heard
I've met our makers they don't even know your name
But if I had to say goodbye to leave this hell
I'd say my time has served me well
I'm fallin'
I'm fallin'
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
This came long before
Those who suffer more
I'm too awake for this to be a nightmare
What's with ...
Sum 41 - Over My Head (Better Off Dead) - 10/28/2019 - Paste Studio NYC - New York, NY
Sum 41 - Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
Recorded Live - Paste Studio NYC - New York, NY
More Sum 41: https://www.pastemagazine.com/search?t=Sum+41&m=Video
Audio: Bob Mallory
Video: Brad Wagner
published: 29 Oct 2019
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Over My Head (Better Off Dead) · Sum 41
All The Good Sh**. 14 Solid Gold Hits (2000-2008)
℗ 2009 The Island Def ...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Over My Head (Better Off Dead) · Sum 41
All The Good Sh**. 14 Solid Gold Hits (2000-2008)
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Released on: 2009-01-01
Producer: Greig Nori
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Andy Wallace
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Steve Sisco
Unknown, Other: Josh Wilbur
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Greg Gordon
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Ross Peterson
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Brian Montgomery
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Anthony Ruotolo
Unknown, Other, Studio Personnel, Engineer, Additional Mixer: Ed Krautner
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Darius Szczepianiak
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Stu Young
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Joel Kazmi
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer: Ian Bodzasi
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Phil Wakeford
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Chris Gordon
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Steve Chawley
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Owen Tamplin
Unknown, Other: Dan Moyse
Unknown, Other: Artie Smith
Composer Lyricist: Deryck Whibley
Composer Lyricist: Greig Nori
Composer Lyricist: Steve Jocz
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Over My Head (Better Off Dead) · Sum 41
All The Good Sh**. 14 Solid Gold Hits (2000-2008)
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Released on: 2009-01-01
Producer: Greig Nori
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Andy Wallace
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Steve Sisco
Unknown, Other: Josh Wilbur
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Greg Gordon
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Ross Peterson
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Brian Montgomery
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Anthony Ruotolo
Unknown, Other, Studio Personnel, Engineer, Additional Mixer: Ed Krautner
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Darius Szczepianiak
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Stu Young
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Joel Kazmi
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer: Ian Bodzasi
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Phil Wakeford
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Chris Gordon
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Steve Chawley
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Owen Tamplin
Unknown, Other: Dan Moyse
Unknown, Other: Artie Smith
Composer Lyricist: Deryck Whibley
Composer Lyricist: Greig Nori
Composer Lyricist: Steve Jocz
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Another 25k views, another little bonus ;):
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Congratulations! With over 25.000 views you unlocked a bonus video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwp0PcMB-IE .
Another 25k views, another little bonus ;):
2nd song of the Canadian Punk-Band Sum 41 from their album "Does This Look Infected?", released in 2002. So have fun and enjoy ;)
Not quite sure if the lyrics are right, so please rate and comment!
Congratulations! With over 25.000 views you unlocked a bonus video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwp0PcMB-IE .
Another 25k views, another little bonus ;):
2nd song of the Canadian Punk-Band Sum 41 from their album "Does This Look Infected?", released in 2002. So have fun and enjoy ;)
Not quite sure if the lyrics are right, so please rate and comment!
What happened to you
You've played the victim for so long now in this game
What I thought was true
Is made of fiction and I'm following the same
But if I try t...
What happened to you
You've played the victim for so long now in this game
What I thought was true
Is made of fiction and I'm following the same
But if I try to make sense of this mess I'm in
I'm not sure where I should begin
I'm fallin'
I'm fallin'
[Chorus:]
Now I'm in over my head
with something I said
Completely misread
I'm better off dead
And now I can see
How fake you can be
This hypocrisy is beginning to get to me
It's none of my concern
Don't look to me because I don't believe in fame
I guess you never heard
I've met our makers they don't even know your name
But if I had to say goodbye to leave this hell
I'd say my time has served me well
I'm fallin'
I'm fallin'
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
This came long before
Those who suffer more
I'm too awake for this to be a nightmare
What's with my disgrace
I lost the human race
No one plans for it to blow up in their face
Who said it was easy to put back all these pieces
Who said it was so easy to put back all of these pieces
[Chorus]
Over my head
Better off dead
Over my head
Better off dead
ALRIGHT!
What happened to you
You've played the victim for so long now in this game
What I thought was true
Is made of fiction and I'm following the same
But if I try to make sense of this mess I'm in
I'm not sure where I should begin
I'm fallin'
I'm fallin'
[Chorus:]
Now I'm in over my head
with something I said
Completely misread
I'm better off dead
And now I can see
How fake you can be
This hypocrisy is beginning to get to me
It's none of my concern
Don't look to me because I don't believe in fame
I guess you never heard
I've met our makers they don't even know your name
But if I had to say goodbye to leave this hell
I'd say my time has served me well
I'm fallin'
I'm fallin'
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
This came long before
Those who suffer more
I'm too awake for this to be a nightmare
What's with my disgrace
I lost the human race
No one plans for it to blow up in their face
Who said it was easy to put back all these pieces
Who said it was so easy to put back all of these pieces
[Chorus]
Over my head
Better off dead
Over my head
Better off dead
ALRIGHT!
Sum 41 - Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
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Sum 41 - Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
Recorded Live - Paste Studio NYC - New York, NY
More Sum 41: https://www.pastemagazine.com/search?t=Sum+41&m=Video
Audio: Bob Mallory
Video: Brad Wagner
Sum 41 - Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
Recorded Live - Paste Studio NYC - New York, NY
More Sum 41: https://www.pastemagazine.com/search?t=Sum+41&m=Video
Audio: Bob Mallory
Video: Brad Wagner
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Official Music Video for Over My Head (Better Off Dead) performed by SUM 41.
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Website: https://www.sum41.com
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Over My Head (Better Off Dead) · Sum 41
All The Good Sh**. 14 Solid Gold Hits (2000-2008)
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Released on: 2009-01-01
Producer: Greig Nori
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Andy Wallace
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Steve Sisco
Unknown, Other: Josh Wilbur
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Greg Gordon
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Ross Peterson
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Brian Montgomery
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Anthony Ruotolo
Unknown, Other, Studio Personnel, Engineer, Additional Mixer: Ed Krautner
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Darius Szczepianiak
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Stu Young
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Joel Kazmi
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer: Ian Bodzasi
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Phil Wakeford
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Chris Gordon
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Steve Chawley
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Owen Tamplin
Unknown, Other: Dan Moyse
Unknown, Other: Artie Smith
Composer Lyricist: Deryck Whibley
Composer Lyricist: Greig Nori
Composer Lyricist: Steve Jocz
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Congratulations! With over 25.000 views you unlocked a bonus video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwp0PcMB-IE .
Another 25k views, another little bonus ;):
2nd song of the Canadian Punk-Band Sum 41 from their album "Does This Look Infected?", released in 2002. So have fun and enjoy ;)
Not quite sure if the lyrics are right, so please rate and comment!
What happened to you
You've played the victim for so long now in this game
What I thought was true
Is made of fiction and I'm following the same
But if I try to make sense of this mess I'm in
I'm not sure where I should begin
I'm fallin'
I'm fallin'
[Chorus:]
Now I'm in over my head
with something I said
Completely misread
I'm better off dead
And now I can see
How fake you can be
This hypocrisy is beginning to get to me
It's none of my concern
Don't look to me because I don't believe in fame
I guess you never heard
I've met our makers they don't even know your name
But if I had to say goodbye to leave this hell
I'd say my time has served me well
I'm fallin'
I'm fallin'
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
This came long before
Those who suffer more
I'm too awake for this to be a nightmare
What's with my disgrace
I lost the human race
No one plans for it to blow up in their face
Who said it was easy to put back all these pieces
Who said it was so easy to put back all of these pieces
[Chorus]
Over my head
Better off dead
Over my head
Better off dead
ALRIGHT!
Sum 41 - Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
Recorded Live - Paste Studio NYC - New York, NY
More Sum 41: https://www.pastemagazine.com/search?t=Sum+41&m=Video
Audio: Bob Mallory
Video: Brad Wagner
Without Your Head Horror podcast with John Philbin of "The Return of the Living Dead", "Children of the Corn" and so much more!
Music of the Month LuMyia Dark electro-darkwave Industrial/BodyMusic supplying the tunes!
@lumyiadark
#WithoutYourHead #JohnPhilbin #ReturnOfTheLivingDead #ChildrenOfTheCorn #NastyNeal #AnnabelleLecter #TerribleTroy
"Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" is a song recorded by Canadian punk rock group Sum 41. It was released in June 2003 as the third and final single from their 2002 album Does This Look Infected?. An acoustic version of the song can be found on the Chuck Acoustic EP.
Background and writing
The song deals with those times when you can't remember what you did the night before. "It's not about being fucked up or drunk," Whibley told MTV. "It's more about the aftermath when you're hearing everything you've just done the night before, and you're like, 'Ah, fuck, I'm better off dead.' I don't regret any of the things I do and I don't mind doing them, I just hate hearing about it. Being told every morning, 'Dude, what did you do last night?' drives me nuts."
Music video
The video was released in Canada, Japan and the UK only. It was directed by Chris Hafner and shows assorted backstage footage and concert clips.
What happened to you You played the victim for so long now in this game What I thought was true Is made of fiction and I'm following the same But if I try to make sense of this mess I'm in I'm not sure where I should begin I'm fallin' I'm fallin' Now I'm in over my head for something I said Completely misread I'm better off dead And now I can see I think it could be This hypocrisy is beginning to get to me It's none of my concern Don't look to me cause I don't believe in fame I guess you never heard I bet the makers they don't even know your name But if I had to say goodbye to leave this hell I think my time has served me well I'm fallin' I'm fallin' [Chorus] This came all before Those who suffer more I'm too awake for this to be a nightmare What's with my disgrace I lost the human race No one plans for it to blow up in their face Who said it was easy to put back all of these pieces Who said it was so easy to put back all of these pieces [Chorus] Over my head Better off dead Over my head Better off dead