Over Rising Explained

Over Rising
Type:	single
Artist:	the Charlatans
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Baggy^[2]
Length:	3:41
Label:	Situation Two
Producer:	Dave Allen
Prev Title:	Then
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Me. In Time
Next Year:	1991

"Over Rising" is the fourth single by the English alternative rock band the Charlatans, released on 25 February 1991. It followed "The Only One I Know" and "Then" into the UK Singles Chart top 20, reaching number 15, and peaked at number seven in Ireland, where it remains the group's only top-10 hit.

Although "Over Rising" was never included on any of the band's studio albums, it did appear on their first greatest hits compilation, 1998's Melting Pot. It was one of two non-album singles (excluding the re-release of their debut single "Indian Rope") released by the group in 1991. "Over Rising" was the last Charlatans single to feature the group's original guitarist John Baker, who was replaced by Mark Collins in mid-1991.

Track listings

All tracks were written by Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, and R. Collins except as indicated.

7-inch vinyl

1. "Over Rising" – 3:41
2. "Way Up There" – 4:38

12-inch vinyl

1. "Over Rising" – 3:41
2. "Way Up There" – 4:38
3. "Opportunity Three" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess) – 7:27
4. "Happen to Die" – 3:04

CD

1. "Over Rising" – 3:41
2. "Way Up There" – 4:38
3. "Happen to Die" – 3:04
4. "Opportunity Three" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess) – 7:27

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	146
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[4]	26

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. vi. 23 February 1991.
2. Book: Stanley, Bob . Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. 1991: Time for the Mu Mu. 13 September 2013. Faber & Faber. 978-0-571-28198-5. 637.
3. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 15 April 1991. 15 April 2022.
4. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 8. 12. 33. 23 March 1991.