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|title = "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" (2013)
|description = A 19-second sample of the chorus, where the instrumentation incorporates a [[LMFAO]]-style beat and we hear Jepsen repetitively chanting, "Tonight I'm getting over you".<ref name=lyrics/><ref name=popjustice>{{cite web|url=http://www.popjustice.com/briefing/hey-weve-listened-to-some-songs-from-the-carly-rae-jepsen-album-and-this-is-a-precis/99645/|title=Hey, we’ve listened to some songs from the Carly Rae Jepsen album, and this is a précis|publisher=[[Popjustice]]|date=August 31, 2012|accessdateaccess-date=February 13, 2013}}</ref>
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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 |accessdateaccess-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".<ref name=lyrics>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/tonight-im-getting-over-you-lyrics-carly-rae-jepsen.html|title=Carly Rae Jepsen - Tonight I'm Getting Over You Lyrics|work=[[MetroLyrics]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdateaccess-date=February 13, 2013}}</ref> 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=lyrics/><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|accessdateaccess-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=lyrics/><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|accessdateaccess-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]]|accessdateaccess-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|accessdateaccess-date=May 8, 2013|date=May 3, 2013}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
[[File:Nicki Minaj - Live Femme Fatale 7.jpg|thumb|left|140px|[[Nicki Minaj]] was featured on the official remix of "Tonight I'm Getting Over You".]]
"Tonight I'm Getting Over You" received mostly positive reviews from [[music critics]]. Jessica Sager of Pop Crush wrote that, if released as a single, the song would likely become a "club staple".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/carly-rae-jepsen-kiss-album-review/|title=Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss - Album Review|last=Sager|first=Jessica|date=September 14, 2012|accessdateaccess-date=February 13, 2013|publisher=Pop Crush}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Sam Lansky of Idolator praised the chorus, where he noted the song's transformation from "a '[[Give Your Heart A Break]]'-esque Top 40 lollipop into a noisy, crunchy rave-a-thon."<ref name=idol/> Melinda Newman of [[Hitfix]] thought "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" was as risque as Jepsen's previous single, "[[This Kiss (Carly Rae Jepsen song)|This Kiss]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/album-review-carly-rae-jepsens-kiss-smacks-of-sweet-pop-romance#7lZI8ERyJIiwj4bf.99|title=Album Review: Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Kiss' smacks of sweet, pop romance|date=September 18, 2012|accessdateaccess-date=February 13, 2013|publisher=[[Hitfix]]|last=Newman|first=Melinda}}</ref> Adam Markovitz of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' selected "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" and "[[Call Me Maybe]]" as the best songs on ''Kiss''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20627130,00.html|title=Kiss - review - Carly Rae Jepsen|last=Markovitz|first=Adam|date=September 18, 2012|accessdateaccess-date=February 13, 2013|publisher=[[Time Warner]]|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> A negative review came from Carolline Sullivan of ''[[The Guardian]]'', who wrote that "set against Dallas Austin and Max Martin's overprocessed beats, [the singer] can't help but fail, as Canadian Idol would put it, to 'own' the songs."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/20/carly-rae-jepsen-kiss-review|title=Carly Rae Jepsen: Kiss – review|date=September 20, 2012|accessdateaccess-date=February 13, 2013|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]}}</ref> ''Candy'' wrote that while the theme of Jepsen's new single changed with "Tonight I'm Getting Over You", the upbeat tempo remains, making the track a ''bona fide'' party anthem.<ref name=candymag/> Music reviewer Sam Lansky noted that the success of "Call Me Maybe" would leave "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" without much mainstream recognition, calling it the "scientifically-engineered-to-be-perfect pop song".<ref name=idol>{{cite web|last=Lanksy|first=Sam|title=Carly Rae Jepsen’s "Tonight I’m Getting Over You" Video: Watch Her Get Over (And Under) A Hot Dude|url=http://idolator.com/7442990/carly-rae-jepsen-tonight-im-getting-over-you-video|work=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|publisher=[[Buzz Media]]|accessdateaccess-date=April 3, 2013|date=February 22, 2013}}</ref> Commenting on the Nicki Minaj remix, Jeff Benjamin of [[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]] said that while the rapper's addition was silly, it had the potential to rescue Jepsen from becoming a [[one-hit wonder]].<ref name=fuseremix/>
==Chart performance==
===Music video===
On January 27, 2013, Jepsen revealed through her [[Facebook]] account that she would film the music video for "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" in Los Angeles the following weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Carlyraejepsen/posts/10151228913246048|title=Big News! I am in...|last=Jepsen|first=Carly Rae|authorlinkauthor-link=Carly Rae Jepsen|date=January 27, 2013|accessdateaccess-date=February 13, 2013|publisher=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> Three days later, the singer revealed the filming was already done shooting the music video for the single before heading to Japan for her headlining ''Kiss Tour''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/carlyraejepsen/status/296714586655162369|title=Video for "Tonight I'm Getting ...|last=Jepsen|first=Carly Rae|authorlinkauthor-link=Carly Rae Jepsen|date=January 30, 2013|accessdateaccess-date=February 13, 2013|publisher=[[Twitter]]}}</ref> The video premiered through VEVO on February 22, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gossipcop.com/tonight-im-getting-over-you-music-video-carly-rae-jepsen-watch-vevo-youtube-tigoy/|title=Carly Rae Jepsen "Tonight I’m Getting Over You" Music Video – Watch Here!|publisher=Gossip Cop|accessdateaccess-date=February 22, 2013|date=February 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303171805/http://www.gossipcop.com/tonight-im-getting-over-you-music-video-carly-rae-jepsen-watch-vevo-youtube-tigoy/|archive-date=March 3, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jepsen's lover in the music video is [[Fashion model|model]] Brandon Gray.<ref name=E!>{{cite web|last=Finn|first=Natalie|title=Carly Rae Jepsen's "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" Video: Watch Kissing Practice and More Behind-the-Scenes Action|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/392764/carly-rae-jepsen-s-quot-tonight-i-m-getting-over-you-quot-video-watch-kissing-practice-and-more-behind-the-scenes-action|work=[[E!]]|accessdateaccess-date=March 5, 2013|date=February 27, 2013}}</ref> The video follows Jepsen as she cavorts with a male model and jumps transcendently before a gray background.<ref name=idol/> [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] blogged: "That part doesn’t totally make sense, but visually, it's a nice motif, sort of."<ref name=idol/> Brittany Galla of [[AOL Music]] wrote that the video for "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" was more mature and emotional than the one for "[[Call Me Maybe]]".<ref name=aolmusic>{{cite web|last=Galla|first=Brittany|title=Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Tonight I'm Getting Over You' Music Video Premiere|url=http://blog.music.aol.com/2013/02/23/carly-rae-jepsen-tonight-im-getting-over-you-music-video/|work=AOL Music Blog|publisher=[[AOL]]|accessdateaccess-date=April 3, 2013|date=February 23, 2013}}</ref>
===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|accessdateaccess-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|accessdateaccess-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.]].
==Formats and track listings==
{{singlechart|UK|33|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|song=Tonight I'm Getting Over You|date=2013-05-11|accessdate=5 May 2013}}
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|Ukraine (FDR Pop Singles)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fdr.com.ua/compilation/P/577/ |title=FDR Pop Singles Chart #577 ~ 24 Лютого - 3 Березня 2013 (24 Feb - 3 Mar 2013) |date=February 24, 2013 |accessdateaccess-date=February 24, 2013 |url-status=unfit |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007013445/http://www.fdr.com.ua/compilation/P/577/ |archivedatearchive-date=October 7, 2014 }}</ref>
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| France<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Carly-Rae-Jepsen/news-83912.html|title=Carly Rae Jepsen : écoutez son nouveau single "Tonight I'm Getting Over You"|language=Frenchfr|date=January 21, 2013|accessdateaccess-date=February 13, 2013|publisher=Pure Charts|last=Hamard|first=Jonathan}}</ref>
| rowspan="1"| January 21, 2013
| rowspan="1"|Airplay
| [[Polydor Records]]
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| rowspan="2"| United States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|title=Top 40/Mainstream - Impacting Songs - February 19, 2013|archiveurlarchive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6EPKTakU1?url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archivedatearchive-date=February 13, 2013|publisher=All Access Music Group|access-date=January 29, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tonight-im-getting-over-you/id624641645 iTunes - Music - Tonight I'm Getting Over You (Remixes) - EP by Carly Rae Jepsen<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| rowspan="1"| February 19, 2013
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