| ""Like It's Over"" | ||||
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| Single by Stan Walker featuring Ria Hall | ||||
| from the album Inventing Myself | ||||
| Released | 4 October 2013 | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Australia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Walker · Harder | |||
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"Like It's Over" is a song by New Zealand-Australian recording artist Stan Walker from his fourth studio album Inventing Myself . It was released as the fourth single from the album and features fellow New Zealand recording artist Ria Hall.
"Like It's Over" was released in New Zealand as a music download by Sony Music Australia on 4 October 2013. [1] The song debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 23 on 14 October 2013, but fell off the chart the next week. It later re-entered the chart and peaked at number 19 on 4 November 2013. The song spent a total of nine weeks in the top 40 chart, [2] and was eventually certified Gold by Recorded Music NZ for selling 7,500 copies. [3]
The music video for "Like It's Over" was filmed at Pt Erin Pool, Auckland and directed by Shae Sterling. It premiered on Stuff.co.nz on 7 November 2013. [4]
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Singles Chart [5] | 19 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ) [6] | Gold | 7,500* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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