Power Over Me

"Power Over Me"
"Power Over Me"
Single by Dermot Kennedy
from the album Without Fear and Dermot Kennedy
Released	16 October 2018
Length	3:26
Label	Riggins; Interscope; Island;
Songwriters	Dermot Kennedy; Scott Harris; Stephen Kozmeniuk;
Producer	Koz
Dermot Kennedy singles chronology

"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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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]

Stephen Kozmeniuk – producer, composer, lyricist
Dermot Kennedy – composer, lyricist
Scott Harris – composer, lyricist
Tony Maserati – mixer, studio personnel

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 (Rádio – Top 100)^[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 (Polish Airplay Top 100)^[16]	3
Scotland (OCC)^[17]	3
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[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	Certification	Certified 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]	Gold	100,000^‡
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]	Platinum	600,000^‡
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	Riggins Interscope Island

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Power Over Me - Single by Dermot Kennedy on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "Dermot Kennedy - Power Over Me". Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via YouTube.
^ "Power Over Me EP by Dermot Kennedy on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^ "Credits / Power Over Me EP / Dermot Kennedy". Tidal. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^ "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 19. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "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.
^ "2019/19. heti Editors' Choice Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Dermot Kennedy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 2019" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 32. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ "Hot Rock Songs: March 30, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 2019". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ "Rapports Annuels 2019". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ "Top de l'année Top Singles 2019" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2019". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ "Najpopularniejsze albumy i single 2019 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2019". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ White, Jack (10 January 2021). "Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ "Austrian single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2019". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ "Brazilian single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Music Canada. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^ "Danish single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
^ "French single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Dermot Kennedy; 'Power Over Me')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Radioscope. Retrieved 20 April 2025. Type Power Over Me in the "Search:" field.
^ "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.
^ "Portuguese single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Power Over Me')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ "British single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "American single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ "Sverigetopplistan – Dermot Kennedy" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[iTunes-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.

[sc_Austria_Dermot_Kennedy-5] "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[sc_Flanders_Dermot_Kennedy-6] "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[sc_Wallonia_Dermot_Kennedy-7] "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[sc_Czech_Republic_-8] "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 19. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[sc_France_Dermot_Kennedy-9] "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[sc_Germany_Dermot_Kennedy-10] "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 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.

[sc_Ireland3_Dermot_Kennedy-13] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Dermot Kennedy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[sc_Dutch40_-14] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 2019" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

[sc_Dutch100_Dermot_Kennedy-15] "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[sc_Poland_-16] "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[sc_Scotland_-17] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[sc_Slovakia2_-18] "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 32. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[sc_Sweden_Dermot_Kennedy-19] "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[sc_Switzerland_Dermot_Kennedy-20] "Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[sc_UK_-21] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[22] "Hot Rock Songs: March 30, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

[23] "Jaaroverzichten 2019". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

[24] "Rapports Annuels 2019". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

[25] "Top de l'année Top Singles 2019" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[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.

[AustriaDermot_KennedyPower_Over_MesingleCertRef-31] "Austrian single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

[BelgiumsingleCertRef-32] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2019". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[BrazilDermot_KennedyPower_Over_MesingleCertRef-33] "Brazilian single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 20 April 2025.

[CanadaDermot_KennedyPower_Over_MesingleCertRef-34] "Canadian single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Music Canada. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

[DenmarkDermot_KennedyPower_Over_MesingleCertRef-35] "Danish single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

[FranceDermot_KennedyPower_Over_MesingleCertRef-36] "French single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[GermanyDermot_KennedyPower_Over_MesingleCertRef-37] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Dermot Kennedy; 'Power Over Me')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[New_ZealandDermot_KennedyPower_Over_MesingleCertRef-38] "New Zealand single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Radioscope. Retrieved 20 April 2025. Type Power Over Me in the "Search:" field.

[PolandDermot_KennedyPower_Over_MesingleCertRef-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.

[PortugalDermot_KennedyPower_Over_MesingleCertRef-40] "Portuguese single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[SwitzerlandDermot_KennedyPower_Over_MesingleCertRef-41] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Power Over Me')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[United_KingdomDermot_KennedyPower_Over_MesingleCertRef-42] "British single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[United_StatesDermot_KennedyPower_Over_MesingleCertRef-43] "American single certifications – Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[SwedenDermot_KennedysingleCertRef-44] "Sverigetopplistan – Dermot Kennedy" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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Discography
Studio albums	Without Fear (2019) Sonder (2022)
Compilation albums	Dermot Kennedy (2019)
Singles	"Moments Passed" "Young & Free" "Power Over Me" "For Island Fires and Family" "Lost" "Outnumbered" "Resolution" "Giants" "Don't Cry" "Better Days"
Featured singles	"Paradise"

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