"Not Over You Yet" is a song by American singer Diana Ross from her 20th studio album, Every Day Is a New Day (1999). It was written by 'Zavy Kid' Malik Pendleton and Kenneth Kelly and produced by the former, Brian Rawling, and Mark Taylor. EMI and Ross Records released the song as the second single from the album on October 25, 1999. It was her final hit single of the 1990s in the United Kingdom, peaking at number nine on the UK Singles Chart. The single also reached number six in Hungary, and number 67 in Germany, and number 74 in the Netherlands. A music video was produced for promotional purposes. Ross performed the song on the ITV special An Audience with Diana Ross, recreating elements of the music video with choreography.

"Not Over You Yet"
UK single cover
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Every Day Is a New Day
B-side"Drop the Mask"
ReleasedOctober 25, 1999 (1999-10-25)[1]
Studio
  • Zavy Workshop
  • Carriage House
Length4:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Malik Pendleton
  • Kenneth Kelly
Producer(s)
  • 'Zavy Kid' Malik Pendleton
  • Brian Rawling, Mark Taylor (remix)
Diana Ross singles chronology
"I Will Survive"
(1996)
"Not Over You Yet"
(1999)
"Goin' Back"
(2001)
Music video
"Not Over You Yet" on YouTube

Critical reception

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The Daily Vault's Mark Millan wrote that it is "definitely the album's strongest and most focused track". He added that Ross "once again delivers a heartfelt reading of the personalized lyric, 'You were the first who ever brought me out / Showed me what life and love was all about / Gave me things that I never need / You're in my thoughts, my every dream'."[2] Paul Willistein from The Morning Call noted that the singer "gets jiggy wit' the loopy 'Not Over You Yet'".[3] Kitty Empire from NME called it "some grown-up housey garagey disco-y nonsense that's really of no great consequence."[4] Chuck Campbell from Scripps Howard News Service described it as a "moderately hypnotic" song, "prodded by a politely percolating mechanical loop."[5]

Track listings

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  • UK CD1 and cassette single (CDEMS 553; TCEM553)[6][7]
  1. "Not Over You Yet" (Metro radio edit) – 4:03
  2. "Not Over You Yet" (original radio edit) – 3:40
  3. "Drop the Mask" – 4:46
  • UK CD2 (CDEM 553)[8]
  1. "Not Over You Yet" (Metro radio edit) – 4:03
  2. "Not Over You Yet" (Dronez Mix) – 6:55
  3. "Not Over You Yet" (Sharp Diamond vocal mix) – 7:12
  • European CD single (7243 8 87780 2 2)[9]
  1. "Not Over You Yet" (Metro radio edit)
  2. "Not Over You Yet" (original album version)

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 40
Germany (GfK)[12] 67
Hungary (Mahasz)[13] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 74
Scotland (OCC)[15] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 9

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 25 October, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. October 23, 1999. p. 31. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Millan, Mark (August 19, 2009). "Diana Ross – Every Day Is a New Day". The Daily Vault. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Willistein, Paul (5 June 1999). "Disc Reviews". p. A58. The Morning Call.
  4. ^ Empire, Kitty. "This Week's Singles October 16 1999". NME. Archived from the original on October 4, 2000. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Campbell, Chuck (June 1999). "Diana Ross' 'New Day' gets a 'no way' verdict". Scripps Howard News Service.
  6. ^ Not Over You Yet (UK CD1 liner notes). Diana Ross. EMI Records, Ross Records. 1999. CDEMS 553, 7243 8 87688 2 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Not Over You Yet (UK cassette single sleeve). Diana Ross. EMI Records, Ross Records. 1999. TCEM553, 7243 8 87688 4 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Not Over You Yet (UK CD2 liner notes). Diana Ross. EMI Records, Ross Records. 1999. CDEM 553, 7243 8 87689 2 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Not Over You Yet (European CD single liner notes). Diana Ross. EMI Records, Ross Records. 1999. 7243 8 87780 2 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Diana Ross – Not Over You Yet" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 46. November 13, 1999. p. 9. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "Diana Ross – Not Over You Yet" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  13. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 45. November 6, 1999. p. 23. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  14. ^ "Diana Ross – Not Over You Yet" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 18, 2020.