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"Overtime"
Single by Cash Cash
from the EP Overtime
Released	November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)
Genre	Nu disco indie dance
Length	4:06
Label	Big Beat
Songwriter(s)	Samuel Frisch Alex Makhlouf Jean Paul Makhlouf Dan Hartman Solomon Olds
Producer(s)	Cash Cash
Cash Cash singles chronology
"I Like It Loud" (2012) "Overtime" (2012) "Take Me Home" (2014)

"Overtime" is a song by American electronic music group Cash Cash. It was released on November 26, 2012, as the lead single from the group's second EP Overtime. It was made available for a free download on SoundCloud before being released digitally on streaming services on October 8, 2013.

Background and release

Cash Cash first released "Overtime" on November 26, 2012, via their SoundCloud page for a free download. It was later released digitally on October 8, 2013, and appears on their EP of the same name. A remix to the single was released on May 12, 2014.

Composition

"Overtime" was written by Jean Paul Makhlouf, Alex Makhlouf, Samuel Frisch, Dan Hartman and Solomon Olds, while production was handled by Cash Cash. The song has been described as an indie pop and electro house song. The song is a departure from their early neon pop punk sound showcased on their debut studio album Take It to the Floor, into an EDM sound, which the trio had be experimenting with on their previous album, The Beat Goes On.

Critical reception

EDM Sauce stated that the track has "a bit of an indie vibe to it, but overall it's just a happy feeling song." Complex noted that the song, "whirls with snazzy electro grooves, similarly using vocals to guide its path, with a back and forth in the beginning from distorted tones repeated to a chant that really makes you want to move. One of the tags on SoundCloud for this track is 'A Feeling That I Know So Well,' which represents the pivotal moment in this track where everything fades into the sultry vocals that sound like the lady that belted on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and the female vocalist in The Funky Bunch combined."

Chart performance

"Overtime" debuted on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart at number 48 on the week of June 7, 2014. The song peaked at number 39 and remained on the chart for eight weeks. In 2019, the song re-entered the Billboard charts at number 25 on the US Dance/Electronic Streamings Songs chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for "Overtime" retrieved from album's liner notes.

• Jean Paul Makhlouf – vocals, mastering, programming, producer
• Alex Makhlouf – vocoder, backing vocals, mastering, programming, producer
• Samuel Frisch – mastering, programming, producer
• Loleatta Holloway – additional vocals

Charts

Release history

References

1. "Cash Cash – Overtime". minimalistica.me. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
2. ^ Finn Lurcott (November 27, 2012). "Free Download Cash Cash Overtime". Daily Beat. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
3. "Cash Cash Work "Overtime" on New EP". Yahoo!. October 8, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
4. "Overtime (Vicetone Remix) – Single by Cash Cash". Spotify. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
5. Tyler Almodovar (November 25, 2013). "Jean Paul Makhlouf Fills Us In On Cash Cash's Past & Present". Raver Rafting. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
6. Stevo (November 28, 2012). "Cash Cash - Overtime". EDM Sauce. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
7. "Cash Cash - "Overtime" EP". Complex. October 30, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
8. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: Week of June 7, 2014". Billboard. June 7, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
9. ^ "Cash Cash Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
10. "Cash Cash Chart History (Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
11. "Overtime (Radio Edit) - Single by Cash Cash". Spotify. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
12. Overtime (booklet). Big Beat. 2013.
13. "Overtime – Single by Cash Cash". Spotify. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

• 2012 singles
• 2012 songs
• Cash Cash songs