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{{Infobox song
| name       = Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
| cover      = Overmyhead.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Sum 41]]
| album      = [[Does This Look Infected?]]
| released   = June 23, 2003
| recorded   = 2002
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      =
| length     = 2:29
| label      = [[Island Records|Island]]
| writer     = {{flatlist|
* [[Steve Jocz]]
* [[Greig Nori]]
* {{nowrap|[[Deryck Whibley]]}}
}}
| producer   = [[Greig Nori]]
| prev_title = [[The Hell Song]]
| prev_year  = 2003
| next_title = [[We're All to Blame]]
| next_year  = 2004
}}

'''"Over My Head (Better Off Dead)"''' is a song by Canadian [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Sum 41]]. It was released in June 2003 as the third and final single from their 2002 album ''[[Does This Look Infected?]]''. An acoustic version of the song can be found on the European single and on the ''[[Chuck Acoustic EP]]'' in 2005.

==Background and writing==
Sum 41's lead vocalist Deryck Whibley spoke about the song's meaning, saying, "It's not about being fucked up or drunk," Whibley said. "It's more about the aftermath when you're hearing everything you've just done the night before, and you're like, "Ah, fuck, I'm better off dead." I don't regret any of the things I do and I don't mind doing them, I just hate hearing about it. Being told every morning, "Dude, what did you do last night?" drives me nuts."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021119091532/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458709/20021114/sum_41.jhtml Sum 41 Sober Up On New LP - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News|MTV News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Music video==
The video was released in Canada, Japan, and the UK only. It was directed by Chris Hafner and shows assorted backstage footage and concert clips.

==Track listings and formats==
* '''European CD 1'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Over My Head (Better Off Dead)|others=Sum 41|year=2002|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Island Records|id=0602498079966}}</ref>
# "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" &nbsp;– 2:29
# "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" (Acoustic)&nbsp;– 2:45
* '''Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Over My Head (Better Off Dead)|others=Sum 41|year=2002|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Island Records|id=9808748}}</ref>
# "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" &nbsp;– 2:31
# "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" (Live)&nbsp;– 2:56
# "[[The Hell Song]]" (Live)&nbsp;– 3:10
# "[[Still Waiting (Sum 41 song)|Still Waiting]]" (Live)&nbsp;– 2:52
* '''European CD 2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Over My Head (Better Off Dead)|others=Sum 41|year=2002|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Island Records|id=0602498079973}}</ref>
# "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" &nbsp;– 2:31
# "Mr. Amsterdam" (Live)&nbsp;– 3:56
# "Still Waiting" (Live)&nbsp;– 2:52
# "The Hell Song" (Live)&nbsp;– 3:10

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=271}}</ref>
| 62
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{youtube|AOTjtt9de9A|"Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" Official music video}}

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[[Category:2003 singles]]
[[Category:2002 songs]]
[[Category:Sum 41 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Steve Jocz]]
[[Category:Songs written by Greig Nori]]
[[Category:Songs written by Deryck Whibley]]
[[Category:Island Records singles]]

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