"Overdrive" is a song by French DJ duo Ofenbach featuring American singer Norma Jean Martine. It was released on 6 October 2023 through Elektra France and marks their second collaboration, following "Head Shoulders Knees & Toes" (2020).
Background and composition Following the commercial success of "Head Shoulders Knees & Toes" in 2020, the duo and Martine came together for a second time to work on more music. "Overdrive" prominently samples "Ma Baker" (1977) by Boney M. and "Cambodia" (1981) by Kim Wilde. The original melody was slightly revamped and sped-up by the duo, making the final song sound "brighter" and "more energetic" than the original. Making of the song was partially uploaded to TikTok ahead of the release.
Talking about the sample choice, César de Rummel revealed that Dorian Lauduique has always been a big fan of the song and proposed to do a cover version one day. De Rummel agreed but intended to "do something different with it", which eventually led to the collaboration with Martine.
Music video An accompanying music video was shot in November 2023 and first teased by the duo on their social media on 13 November. This music video is out since January 2024. It has already reached 63 million views.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Overdrive" Chart (2023–2024) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 4 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) 1 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 1 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 1 Global 200 (Billboard) 190 Greece International (IFPI) 34 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 8 Latvia Airplay (LaIPA) 3 Lithuania (AGATA) 37 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 11 Luxembourg (Billboard) 10 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 2 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 1 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) 12 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 4 Serbia Airplay (Radiomonitor) 9 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 9 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 41
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Overdrive" Chart (2023–2024) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 4 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 4 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) 2 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál – Top 100) 10 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 2 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 10 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 10 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 6 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 10 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 6 Slovakia (Rádio – Top 100) 1 Slovakia (Singles Digitál – Top 100) 3 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 9
Year-end charts + 2023 year-end chart performance for "Overdrive" Chart (2023) Position CIS Airplay (TopHit) 124 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 65 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 56 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 132
+ 2024 year-end chart performance for "Overdrive" Chart (2024) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 28 Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 15 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 15 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) 3 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 10 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 4 France (SNEP) 55 Germany (GfK) 10 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 7 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 11 Hungary (Single Top 40) 37 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 27 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 13 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 83 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 28 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 15 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) 40 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 53 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 15 + 2025 year-end chart performance for "Overdrive" Chart (2025) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 60 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 161 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 115 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 11 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 21 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 161 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 106 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 74
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