Song · Fleetwood Mac
“Over My Head” by Fleetwood Mac
From the album Fleetwood Mac (1975)
“Over My Head” by Fleetwood Mac appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 1975 on the album Fleetwood Mac. Its best result is #481 on the KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,177 indie & aaa song of all time.
Christine McVie wrote "Over My Head" in a little Malibu apartment, picking it out on a portable Hohner electric piano after she and her then-husband, bassist John McVie, had settled there at the end of the tour for Heroes Are Hard to Find, and it went onto Fleetwood Mac's self-titled 1975 album. She has said it grew out of a fantasy about her bandmate Lindsey Buckingham, calling it "an ode to the gorgeous Lindsey".
The track started out bare, just vocals, drums and a Dobro, before her Vox Continental organ and an electric guitar were laid over it. Keith Olsen produced with the band, Buckingham, McVie and Stevie Nicks all sing, and Mick Fleetwood drums. No Fleetwood Mac single since "Oh Well" had made the Billboard Hot 100; this one did, and a six-year drought was over.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1737 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2020 | 481 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) | 1025 |
| 2022 | 483 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) | 1025 |
| 2024 | 681 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2026 | 481 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2026) | 500 |
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