"Over My Dead Body" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his second studio album, Take Care (2011). The song serves as the opening track from the album, and was written by Drake, Noah "40" Shebib, Anthony Palman and Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk; Shebib provided the song's production, with Kreviazuk providing co-production and additional vocals.

In 2010, following the success of his debut studio album Thank Me Later, Drake revealed in an interview with MTV News that his second album would be titled Take Care. He later confirmed he would continue to work extensively with longtime collaborator Noah "40" Shebib, who he wished to handle most of the production as he felt that Thank Me Later's sound had been too disparate, partly due to the large number of producers involved. He also noted in an interview with BBC Radio 1 that Thank Me Later had been "rushed", and that his new album's title of Take Care was partly attributed to the attitude he attempted to maintain whilst recording. The recording sessions for Take Care lasted for four months and largely took place in the city of Toronto, Ontario. During these sessions, Drake requested that Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk work with him on Take Care and perform on "Over My Dead Body": she described the album's creative process as "beautiful", and commented that she had felt "privileged to have lent my voice and melodic take on his fancy footwork".

"Over My Dead Body" was written by Drake, Noah "40" Shebib, Anthony Palman and Chantal Kreviazuk, with Shebib providing the song's production. Kreviazuk provided additional vocals, and is also credited as the song's co-producer. Shebib also provided all of the song's instruments, except for additional piano, which was provided by Kreviazuk. "Over My Dead Body" was recorded by Shebib at Sterling Road Studios and NightBird Recording Studios – recording studios in Toronto, Ontario and West Hollywood, California respectively.Mixing was performed by Noel Campbell at Studio 306 in Toronto, with assistant engineering carried out by Noel Cadastre. The song was mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound in New York City. The song uses a sample of a remixed version of the song "Sailin' Da South" by American rapper E.S.G.: the remix was made by disc jockey DJ Screw for his 1995 album 3 'n the Mornin', Pt. 1.

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