Голова в пятки (Golova v pyatki)

1996 single by Alanis Morissette

"Head over Feet" is a song by Canadian singer songwriter Alanis Morissette, taken from her third (and first outside Canada) studio album Jagged Little Pill (1995). Written by Alanis and Glen Ballard, and produced by Ballard, it was released as the album's fifth single (sixth in the United States) in July 1996 and presented a softer sound than the previous singles from the album. "Head over Feet" talks about being best friends and lovers with someone at the same time, with Alanis thanking them for their manners, love and devotion. "Head over Feet" received positive response from critics, who described it as soft and light. The song became Morissette's first number one hit on the US Billboard Adult Top 40 chart and also topped the Top 40/Mainstream chart. In the United Kingdom, it was her first top 10 single, and it reached the top 20 in Australia. In Canada, the song spent eight weeks at number one on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks Chart, the most of any of her four number one songs from Jagged Little Pill. The single also peaked at number one in Iceland. A live version of "Head over Feet" is featured on the album Alanis Unplugged (1999), and an acoustic version of the song was recorded for the album Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005). The song is included in the Jagged Little Pill musical and is performed on the show's soundtrack by actors Celia Rose Gooding, Antonio Cipriano, Elizabeth Stanley and Sean Allan Krill.

Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard wrote "Head over Feet", one of the several tracks they collaborated on for her breakthrough album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). Ballard met Alanis on March 8, 1994, after his publishing company matched them up. According to Ballard, the connection was "instant", and within 30 minutes of meeting each other they had begun experimenting with different sounds in Ballard's home studio in San Fernando Valley, California. Ballard also declared to Rolling Stone that, "I just connected with her as a person, and, almost parenthetically, it was like 'Wow, you're 19?' She was so intelligent and ready to take a chance on doing something that might have no commercial application. Although there was some question about what she wanted to do musically, she knew what she didn't want to do, which was anything that wasn't authentic and from her heart." "Head over Feet" tells a tale of a couple who are best friends as well as lovers, in which the protagonist thanks a friend for his manners, love and devotion. For Jason Radford of Pop'Stache, "It speaks of love beyond the lines and attraction regardless of inhibitions." Yahoo! Voices Joanna Lopez wrote that the song "is about realizing you've fallen in love with your best friend. "Unreliable source: date=August 2015 "You are the bearer of unconditional things, you held your breath and the door for me, thanks for your patience," she sings. "Head over Feet" is performed in the key of C major, shifting to D major for the verses and middle eight section of the song. The song is performed in common time at a tempo of 80 beats per minute. Morissette's vocals span from G3 to B4 in the song.

"Head over Feet" was released on July 22, 1996, as the album's fifth single. The song received mostly positive response from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic chose it as a standout track on the album. Likewise, Erlewine also picked it as a highlight on her compilation, The Collection (2005). Melissa Minners of G Pop called it "a pretty song," but admitted she prefers "the angry Alanis." British magazine Music Week rated it four out of five, describing it as "another stormer, with the Canadian's extra personal vocals rising to a dramatic crescendo. A surefire hit." Jason Radford of Pop'Stache praised the track, writing that it "words itself brilliantly, providing the words that shaped a generation. Its metaphors are young, but mature, simple, but detailed." Joanna Lopez of Yahoo! Voices simply called it "a great song," praising the music, however feeling "the words are better than the music." and later peaked at number one for eight weeks (the longest reign of the year), becoming her fourth consecutive number one single from Jagged Little Pill. and number one on the Adult Top 40, her first single to achieve this. On the Modern Rock Tracks chart, it debuted at number 36 on the issue of September 28, 1996, but only peaked at number 25, the least successful single from Jagged Little Pill.

The music video for "Head over Feet" was directed by Michele Laurita. The video is simple, showing a close up of Morisette singing and playing harmonica, and uses a locked off camera that never changes its field of vision. There are two versions of the video: the "Head" version and the "Feet" version (played in Europe and Asia). The 12th take version ends with Morisette's laughter, while the other version shows her and the band playing with children running and playing the harmonica around them. Both videos are featured on the DVD Jagged Little Pill, Live (1997). In November, the video was already among the top twenty on the most watched videos list compiled by Billboard Magazine.

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s). (Reference(s))United KingdomJuly 22, 1996CD, cassetteMaverick Records, Maverick, Reprise Records, Reprise