I Still Can't Get Over Loving You
1983 single by Ray Parker Jr.
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"I Still Can't Get Over Loving You" is a 1983 song written and performed by Ray Parker Jr. It was the lead single from his Woman Out of Control album of the same year, and it reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1984.[3] It was Parker's fifth top 20 hit, the sixth being 1984's "Ghostbusters".[3]
| "I Still Can't Get Over Loving You" | ||||
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| Single by Ray Parker Jr. | ||||
| from the album Woman Out of Control | ||||
| B-side | "She Still Feels the Need" | |||
| Released | October 1983 | |||
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| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | Arista - Arista 9116 | |||
| Songwriter | Ray Parker Jr. | |||
| Producers | Ollie E. Brown and Ray Parker Jr. | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "I Still Can't Get Over Loving You" on YouTube | ||||
Background
The song is an up-tempo ballad with electronic instruments.[4] While initially the song speaks of lost love and an ended relationship, the lyrics gradually take a considerably more sinister tone, ultimately implying that the man either is stalking his former girlfriend, or potentially preparing to do harm to her. A turning point in the tone occurs when Parker borrows a line from The Police's "Every Breath You Take", "Every breath you take, I'll be watching you."[4] It is summarily followed by closing lines which indicate that the relationship has taken a dark turn: "There's no way that this thing is through, no; Not yet, I ain't through lovin' you; I'm gettin' mad, girl, don't you ever try to leave, no, no; It'll be the last thing you'll ever do."
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 84 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 48 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] | 10 |
| U.S.Billboard Hot Black Singles[9] | 12 |
Year-end charts
| Year-end chart (1984) | Rank |
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| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[10] | 77 |