Power Over Me

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"Power Over Me"
Single by Dermot Kennedy
from the album Without Fear and Dermot Kennedy
Released16 October 2018
Length3:26
Label
Songwriters
ProducerKoz
Dermot Kennedy singles chronology
"Young & Free"
(2018)		 "Power Over Me"
(2018)		 "For Island Fires and Family"
(2019)

"Power Over Me" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter and musician Dermot Kennedy. It was released as a single on 16 October 2018 as the second single from his debut studio album Without Fear.[1] The song also features on his compilation album Dermot Kennedy. The song peaked at number 11 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Power Over Me" was first released onto YouTube on 13 November 2018.[2]

Track listing

Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Power Over Me"3:26
2."Power Over Me" (Acoustic)3:20
3."Power Over Me" (Ten Ven Remix)4:46
Digital download[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Power Over Me"3:26
2."Power Over Me" (Acoustic)3:20
3."Power Over Me" (Orchestral Version)3:37
4."Power Over Me" (Meduza Remix)2:58
5."Power Over Me" (Ten Ven Remix)4:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–2020) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 34
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 7
Czech Republic Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[8] 1
France (SNEP)[9] 73
Germany (GfK)[10] 37
Germany Airplay (BVMI)[11] 1
Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40)[12] 34
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 35
Poland Airplay (ZPAV)[16] 3
Scotland Singles (OCC)[17] 3
Slovakia Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[18] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 56
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 27
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[22] 21

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 25
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 19
France (SNEP)[25] 175
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] 47
Poland (ZPAV)[27] 69
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 64
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[29] 67
Chart (2020) Position
Ireland (IRMA)[30] 24

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[31] Platinum 30,000‡
Belgium (BRMA)[32] Gold 20,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[33] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[34] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[35] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[36] Diamond 333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[37] Gold 200,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[38] Platinum 30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[39] Platinum 50,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[40] Platinum 10,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[41] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[43] Gold 500,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[44] Gold 4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Ireland 16 October 2018[1] Digital download

References

  1. "Power Over Me - Single by Dermot Kennedy on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. "Dermot Kennedy - Power Over Me". Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via YouTube.
  3. "Power Over Me EP by Dermot Kennedy on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. "Credits / Power Over Me EP / Dermot Kennedy". Tidal. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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  6. "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  8. "ČNS IFPI – CZ Radio – Top 100 – 19. týden 2019" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  9. "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  10. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. "Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 07/2019" [Airplay Charts Germany Week 7, 2019]. Germancharts.de (in German). Hung Medien & MusicTrace on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  12. "2019/19. heti Editors' Choice Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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  14. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 2019" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  15. "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  16. "Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Top - Archiwum" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 23/1/2020 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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  26. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2019". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  27. "Najpopularniejsze albumy i single 2019 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  28. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2019". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  29. "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  30. White, Jack (10 January 2021). "Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  31. "Austrian single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  32. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2019". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  33. "Brazilian single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  34. "Canadian single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Music Canada. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  35. "Danish single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  36. "French single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  37. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Dermot Kennedy; 'Power Over Me')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  38. "New Zealand single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Radioscope. Retrieved 20 April 2025. Type Power Over Me in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  39. "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2025-01-14. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  40. "Portuguese single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  41. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Power Over Me')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  42. "British single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 January 2026. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Power Over Me Dermot Kennedy in the "Search:" field.
  43. "American single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  44. "Sverigetopplistan – Dermot Kennedy" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 October 2021.