"Worst Part Is Over" is a song by Finnish singer

Anna Abreu Anna Eira Margarida Heiskari (née Mourão de Melo e Abreu; born 7 February 1990), known professionally as simply ABREU since 2017, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Abreu first rose to fame in Finland after placing as the runner-up in the thi ...

from her fourth studio album, '' Rush'' (2011) and features Finnish

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

Redrama Lasse Mellberg (born 2 October 1977), better known by his stage name Redrama, is a Finnish rapper. He made a breakthrough in 2003. Redrama, who performs primarily in English, but also in Swedish and Finnish was part of a hip-hop group Alien Allies ...

. It marked Abreu's first release as a collaboration. Abreu co-wrote the song alongside Redrama and Jukka Immonen, who also produced the song. "Worst Part Is Over" is a Pop song that, thanks to the contribution from Redrama, features a

Rap Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

segment. The song was released on 25 April 2011 in Finland, as the album's second single.

Lyrical content

"Worst Part Is Over" is a pop song with rap elements due to

's verse. Lyrically, the song is about coping with losing someone, though exactly who is not made completely explicit and therefore it is ambiguous: it can be interpreted as the loss of a relationship, or a family member or close friend. Abreu sings that although a person might feel 'alone in the dark' when going through such a period in their life, they should draw strength and that 'when it gets hard, you gotta stay strong'. Abreu promises 'it's always the darkest before you see the light'. The interpretation of the song being about retaining inner strength after the breakdown of a relationship can be seen in lyrics such as 'we lost the spark and that's the worst part' and 'don't give up don't let nobody break you down'.

Chart performance

"Worst Part Is Over" reached number twenty-five on the Finnish Download Chart and number twelve on the official Radio Airplay Chart.

Live performances

"Worst Part Is Over" was performed during the Top 4 results show of the fifth series of '' Idols'' on 17 April 2011. It was the first time that Abreu had returned to perform on the show since finishing as runner-up in 2007.

joined Abreu on stage for the performance.

Credits and personnel

Songwriting A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...

– Redrama, Anna Abreu, Jukka Immonen *Production - Jukka Immonen *

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- Jukka Immonen (at Fried Music Studios: Helsinki, Finland) *Instruments - Jukka Immonen, Joakim Bachmann (drums) *Lead vocals - Anna Abreu, Redrama *Backing vocals - Anna Abreu * Mixing - Jukka Immonen, Arttu Peljo

Release history

References

{{Anna Abreu 2011 songs 2011 singles Anna Abreu songs RCA Records singles