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"Tonight I'm Getting Over You" was written by Jepsen, [[Lukas Hilbert]], [[Max Martin]], [[The Monsters & Strangerz|Clarence Coffee Jr]], [[Shiloh (singer)|Shiloh]], and Katerina Loules.<ref name=liner>''[[Kiss (Carly Rae Jepsen album)|Kiss]]'' liner notes. [[604 Records]].</ref> The song is primarily [[electro house]],<ref name=disco>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/cd%20review/article/1257982--album-review-carly-rae-jepsen-s-kiss-will-linger |title=Carly Rae Jepsen's Kiss album will linger |first=Ben |last=Raynee |work=[[Toronto Star]] |publisher=[[Star Media Group]] |date=September 17, 2012 |access-date=September 17, 2012 }}</ref> Jepsen's vocal spans to high note F5 and opens with her singing, "I wanna smash your fears and get drunken off your tears / Don't you share your smile with anyone else but me".{{cncitation needed|date=December 2021}} Jepsen addresses her post-breakup feelings, as she gets tired of her boyfriend's lies and broken promises: "I wanna touch your heart, I wanna crush it in my hands / Make you plead and cry as you give up all the lies".<ref name=billboard>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1066858/carly-rae-jepsen-kiss-track-by-track-review|title=Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Kiss': Track-By-Track Review|date=September 13, 2012|access-date=February 13, 2013|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]}}</ref> Sam Lansky of [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] wrote that "the tremor in Jepsen's voice in the pre-chorus one of the year's most heartbreaking pop moments".<ref name=idol/> As she closes the pre-chorus singing, "No more crying to get me through / I'll keep dancing till the morning with somebody new", the instrumentation incorporates a [[LMFAO]]-style beat as we hear Jepsen repetitively chanting, "Tonight I'm getting over you".<ref name=popjustice/> According to ''Candy'', the song's message is one of trying to get over a lover, but eventually getting back with them.<ref name=candymag>{{cite web|last=Santiago|first=Melanie|title=Now Playing: Carly Rae Jepsen's "Tonight, I'm Getting Over You"|url=http://www.candymag.com/lifestyle/entertainment/now-playing-carly-rae-jepsen-s-tonight-i-m-getting-over-you|work=Candy|access-date=March 5, 2013|date=March 3, 2013}}</ref> Of the lyrics, Jepsen told ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'': "I think it's important to have a bit of a connection to a song that you sing, and there's going to be some grittiness behind it, because otherwise it doesn't come across as sincere. So I do think I tap into those memories in a certain way, but it doesn't make me feel sad. It just makes me feel a little contemplative and in the moment."<ref name=candymag/><ref name=peoplemag>{{cite web|last=Shira|first=Dahvi|title=Carly Rae Jepsen Reveals Why She's Heartbroken on New Single 'Tonight I'm Getting Over You'|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20673530,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 5, 2013|date=February 13, 2013}}</ref> Jepsen herself spoke out about the song's theme, saying that despite the highs and lows of a relationship, sometimes it's better to move on.<ref name=peoplemag/> Neglecting to reveal the identity of the man who inspired the lyrics, she said, "it's probably better he didn't know it was about him."<ref name=peoplemag/> The official [[remix]] of "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" features a [[Rapping|rap verse]] from [[Nicki Minaj]]; over a [[dubstep]] beat, Minaj raps: "Tonight I'm getting over / [[Meditation|Meditating]] through my [[Yoga|yog-er]]."<ref name=fuseremix>{{cite web|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|title=Nicki Minaj Jumps on Remix to Carly Rae Jepsen's "Tonight I'm Getting Over You"|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2013/05/nicki-minaj-carly-rae-jepsen-tonight-im-getting-over-you-remix|work=[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]|publisher=Viacom|access-date=May 8, 2013|date=May 3, 2013}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
===Live performance===
Jepsen performed "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" on the ''[[Believe Tour]]'' and ''[[The Summer Kiss Tour]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtqtTtvVi1U|title=Tonight I'm Getting Over You - Carly Rae Jepsen Live|last=Baker|first=Abbie|date=January 24, 2013|access-date=February 13, 2013|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
On January 26, 2013, the singer performed it at the [[NRJ Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.uk.msn.com/features/nrj-music-awards-harry-styles-and-taylor-swift-cross-paths?page=11|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411101716/http://music.uk.msn.com/features/nrj-music-awards-harry-styles-and-taylor-swift-cross-paths?page=11|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|title=NRJ 2013 Awards: Carly Rae Jepsen performs|date=January 27, 2013|access-date=February 13, 2013|publisher=[[MSN]]. [[Microsoft]]|last=Roberts|first=Emma}}</ref> She also performed the song live with starting verses from her former single, "[[Call Me Maybe]]" on [[Juno Awards of 2013|Juno Awards]].<ref>[http://poponandon.com/pop-live-carly-rae-jepsen-call-me-maybetonight-im-getting-over-you-juno-awards/ POP Live: Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe/Tonight I’m Getting Over You (Juno Awards) « POP On And On<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Also in 2013, she performed the song at grand launching of [[NET.]].
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