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Articles
Overview
Aaliyah Awards and nominations 1 1 12 16 16 25 29 29 34 38 51 51 56 59 59 62 65 67 69 71 73 76 82 85 88 91 94 98 101 106

Discography
Discography List of songs

Studio Albums
Age Ain't Nothing but a Number One in a Million Aaliyah

Compilation Albums
I Care 4 U Ultimate Aaliyah

Solo Singles
"Back & Forth" "(At Your Best) You Are Love" "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" "No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do" "Down with the Clique" "The Thing I Like" "If Your Girl Only Knew" "Got to Give It Up" "One in a Million" "4 Page Letter" "Hot Like Fire" "The One I Gave My Heart To" "We Need a Resolution" "Rock the Boat" "More than a Woman" "I Care 4 U"

"Miss You" "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" "Come Over" "Are You Feelin' Me?"

109 113 115 117 119 119 121 123 126 128 133

Soundtrack Singles
"Are You Ready" "Journey to the Past" "Are You That Somebody?" "I Don't Wanna" "Try Again" "Come Back in One Piece"

References
Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 135 138

Article Licenses
License 139

Overview
Aaliyah
Aaliyah
Aaliyah in early 2001 Background information Birth name Born Aaliyah Dana Haughton January 16, 1979 Brooklyn, New York City, United States Detroit, Michigan, United States August 25, 2001 (aged22) Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, The Bahamas R&B, pop, hip hop Singer, dancer, actress, model 19912001 Blackground, Jive, Atlantic, Virgin

Origin Died

Genres Occupations Years active Labels

Associated acts R.Kelly, Gladys Knight, Timbaland & Magoo, Missy Elliott, DMX, Ginuwine, Playa, Jay-Z, Damon Dash Website http:/ / www. aaliyah. com/

Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 August 25, 2001), who performed under the mononym Aaliyah ( /li/), was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. At age 12, Aaliyah signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records. Hankerson introduced her to R. Kelly, who became her mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. The album sold three million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After facing allegations of an illegal marriage with R.Kelly, Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed with Atlantic Records. Aaliyah worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album, One in a Million; it sold 3.7 million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide. In 2000, Aaliyah appeared in her first major film, Romeo Must Die. She contributed to the film's soundtrack, which spawned the single "Try Again". The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely on airplay, making Aaliyah the first artist in Billboard history to achieve this feat. "Try Again" earned Aaliyah a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocalist. After completing Romeo Must Die, Aaliyah filmed her part in Queen of the Damned. She released her third and final album, Aaliyah, in July 2001. On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah and eight others were killed in an airplane crash in The Bahamas after filming the music video for the single "Rock the Boat". The pilot, Luis Morales III, was unlicensed at the time of the accident and had traces of cocaine and alcohol in his system. Aaliyah's family later filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Blackhawk International Airways, which was settled out of court. Since then, Aaliyah's music has continued to achieve commercial success with several posthumous releases. Aaliyah recorded several number one R&B hits and five top ten Billboard Hot 100 singles. Aaliyah sold 32 million albums worldwide. She has been

Aaliyah credited for helping redefine R&B and hip hop, earning her the nicknames "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop". She is listed by Billboard as the tenth most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years, and 27th most successful R&B artist overall.[1]

Early life
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York.[2] Born of African American descent, with Native American heritage from her grandmother,[3][4] she was the second and younger child of Diane and Michael Haughton.[3] At a young age, Aaliyah was enrolled in voice lessons by her mother,[2] and she would perform at weddings, church choir and charity events.[5] When she was five years old, her family moved to Detroit, Michigan, where she was raised along with her older brother, Rashad.[6][7] She attended a Catholic school, Gesu Elementary, where she received a part in the stage play Annie in first grade. From then on, she was determined to become an entertainer.[8] Aaliyah's mother was a vocalist, and her uncle, Barry Hankerson, was an entertainment lawyer who had been married to Gladys Knight.[7] As a child, Aaliyah traveled with Knight and worked with an agent in New York to audition for commercials and television programs, including Family Matters; she went on to appear on Star Search at the age of nine.[2][9] She then auditioned for several record labels and appeared in concerts alongside Knight at age 11.[7][10]

Career
199195: Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
After Hankerson signed a distribution deal with Jive Records, he signed Aaliyah to his Blackground Records label at the age of 12.[11][12] Hankerson later introduced her to recording artist and producer R. Kelly,[10] who became Aaliyah's mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of the album, which was recorded when she was 14.[2][12][13] Released in June 1994, the album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200 and sold over three million copies in the United States.[14][15] Aaliyah's debut single, "Back & Forth", topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for three weeks and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[1][16] The second single, a cover of The Isley Brothers' "At Your Best (You Are Love)", peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also certified Gold by the RIAA.[1][16] The title track, "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number", peaked at number 75 on the Hot 100.[1] Additionally, she released "The Thing I Like" as part of the soundtrack to the 1994 film A Low Down Dirty Shame.[17]

199699: One in a Million

In 1996, Aaliyah left Jive Records and signed to Atlantic Records.[10] She worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott, who contributed to her second studio album, One in a Million.[7] The album yielded the single "If Your Girl Only Knew", which topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for two weeks.[1] It also generated the singles "Hot like Fire" and "4 Page Letter". The following year, Aaliyah was featured on Timbaland & Magoo's debut single, "Up Jumps da Boogie".[18] One in a Million peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200,[14] selling over 3.7 million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide.[19][20] Aaliyah attended the Detroit High School for the Performing Arts, where she majored in drama and graduated in 1997.[10][21][22] Aaliyah began her acting career that same year; she played herself in the police drama television series New York Undercover.[23] During this time, Aaliyah participated in the Children's Benefit Concert, a charity concert that took place at the Beacon Theatre in New York.[24] She contributed on the soundtrack album for the Fox Animation Studios animated feature Anastasia, performing a cover version of "Journey to the Past" which earned songwriters Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[17][20][25] Aaliyah performed the song at the 1998 Academy Awards ceremony and became the youngest singer to perform at the event.[26][27] Later on that year Tommy Hilfiger gave her an endorsement deal, part of her

Aaliyah deal was to model at various Tommy Hilfiger shows. The song "Are You That Somebody?" was featured on the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack. "Are You That Somebody?" was in the midst of its chart run when Billboard changed its policy to allow airplay-only singles to chart on the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts. It climbed to number four on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The single peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.

200001: Romeo Must Die and eponymous album

In 2000, Aaliyah landed her first major movie role in Romeo Must Die. Aaliyah starred opposite martial artist Jet Li, playing a couple who fall in love amid their warring families. It grossed US$18.6 million in its first weekend, ranking number two at the box office.[28] In addition to acting, Aaliyah served as an executive producer of the film soundtrack, where she contributed four songs.[29] "Try Again" was released as a single from the soundtrack; the song topped the Billboard Hot 100, making Aaliyah the first artist to top the chart based solely on airplay; this led the song to be released in a 12" vinyl and 7" single.[1][30] The music video won the Best Female Video and Best Video from a Film awards at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.[31] It also earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocalist.[32] The soundtrack went on to sell 1.5 million copies in the United States.[33] After completing Romeo Must Die, Aaliyah began to work on her second film, Queen of the Damned. She played the role of an ancient vampire, Queen Akasha, which she described as a "manipulative, crazy, sexual being".[12] She was scheduled to film for the sequels of The Matrix as the character Zee.[10][34] Aaliyah went on to release her eponymous album, Aaliyah, in July 2001. Produced by Timbaland,[2] the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 187,000 copies in its first week.[35] The first single from the album, "We Need a Resolution", peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

Musical style and image

Aaliyah had a vocal range of a dramatic soprano.[10] With the release of her debut single "Back & Forth", Dimitri Ehrlich of Entertainment Weekly expressed that Aaliyah's "silky vocals are more agile than those of self-proclaimed queen of hip-hop soul Mary J. Blige."[36] Aaliyah described her sound as "street but sweet", which featured her "gentle" vocals over a "hard" beat.[37] Though Aaliyah did not write any of her own material,[10] her lyrics were described as in-depth.[38][39] She incorporated R&B, pop and hip hop into her music.[7][40] Her songs were often uptempo and melancholy, revolving around "matters of the heart".[41] Her songs have been said to have "crisp production" and "staccato arrangements" that "extend genre boundaries" while containing "old-school" soul music. When she experimented with other genres, such as Latin pop and heavy metal, writers panned the attempt.[41] As her albums progressed, writers felt that Aaliyah matured, calling her progress a "declaration of strength and independence".[42][39] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described her eponymous album, Aaliyah, as "a statement of maturity and a stunning artistic leap forward" and called it one of the strongest urban soul records of its time.[39] She portrayed "unfamiliar sounds, styles and emotions", but managed to please critics with the contemporary sound it contained.[39] Ernest Hardy of Rolling Stone felt that Aaliyah reflected a stronger technique, where she gave her best vocal performance.[43] Others felt that she was "satisfying rather than extraordinary", stating that she added little to modern R&B.[44][45] As an artist, Aaliyah often voiced that she was inspired by a number of performers. These include Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Sade, En Vogue, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, Prince, Naughty by Nature, Johnny Mathis and Janet Jackson.[46] Aaliyah expressed that Michael Jackson's Thriller was her "favorite album" and that "nothing will ever top Thriller."[46] She stated that she admired Sade because "she stays true to her style no matter what... she's an amazing artist, an amazing performer... and I absolutely love her."[46] Aaliyah expressed she had always desired to work with Janet Jacksonwhom she had drawn frequent comparison to over the course of her career, stating "I admire her a great deal. She's a total performer... I'd love to do a duet with Janet Jackson."[46][47][48][49] Jackson reciprocated Aaliyah's affections, commenting "I've loved her from the beginning because she always comes out and

Aaliyah does something different, musically." Jackson also stated she would have enjoyed collaborating with Aaliyah.[46] Aaliyah focused on her public image throughout her career. She often wore baggy clothes and sunglasses, stating that she wanted to be herself.[50] She described her image as being "important to differentiate yourself from the rest of the pack".[51] She often wore black clothing, starting a trend for similar fashion among women in United States and Japan.[10][52] Aaliyah participated in fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger's All America Tour and was featured in Tommy Jean ads, which depicted her in boxer shorts, baggy jeans and a tube top. Hilfiger's brother, Andy, called it "a whole new look" that was "classy but sexy".[52] When she changed her hairstyle, Aaliyah took her mother's advice to cover her left eye, much like Veronica Lake.[53] In 1998, she hired a personal trainer to keep in shape, and exercised five days a week and ate diet foods.[54] Aaliyah was praised for her "clean-cut image" and "moral values".[55]

Personal life
With the release of Age Ain't Nothing but a Number, rumors circulated of a relationship between Aaliyah and R. Kelly.[10][56] Shortly after, there was speculation about a secret marriage with the release of "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" and the adult content that Kelly had written for Aaliyah.[57] Vibe magazine later revealed a marriage certificate that listed the couple married on August 31, 1994, in Sheraton Gateway Suites in Rosemont, Illinois.[10][57] Aaliyah, who was 15 at the time, was listed as 18 on the certificate; the illegal marriage was annulled in February 1995 by her parents.[13][57][58] The pair continued to deny marriage allegations, stating that neither was married.[56] Aaliyah was engaged to co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records Damon Dash at the time of her death and had plans to marry him after the premiere of The Matrix.[59]

Death, funeral and wrongful death lawsuit

On August 25, 2001, at 6:45 pm (EST), Aaliyah and various members of the record company boarded a twin-engine Cessna 402B (registration N8097W) at Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, The Bahamas, to travel to the airport in Opa-locka, Florida, after they completed filming the music video for the single "Rock the Boat".[60] They had a flight scheduled the following day, but with filming finishing early, Aaliyah and her entourage were eager to return to the United States and made the decision to leave immediately. The designated airplane was smaller than the Cessna 404 in which they had originally flown. The whole party and all of the equipment were accommodated on board.[61] As a result, when the aircraft attempted to depart, it was over its maximum takeoff weight by 700 pounds (320kg) and was carrying one excess passenger, according to its certification.[62] The plane crashed shortly after takeoff, about 200 feet (60m) from the runway.[60] Aaliyah and the eight others on board, pilot Luis Morales III, hair stylist Eric Forman, Anthony Dodd, security guard Scott Gallin, video producer Douglas Kratz, stylist Christopher Maldonado, and Blackground Records employees Keith Wallace and Gina Smith, were all killed.[63] According to findings from an inquest, conducted by the coroner's office in The Bahamas, Aaliyah suffered from "severe burns and a blow to the head", in addition to severe shock and a weak heart.[64] The coroner theorized that, even if Aaliyah had survived the crash, her recovery would have been virtually impossible given the severity of her injuries.[65] The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report stated that "the airplane was seen lifting off the runway, and then nose down, impacting in a marsh on the south side of the departure end of runway 27 and then exploding in flames."[66] It indicated that the pilot was not approved to pilot the plane he was attempting to fly. Morales falsely obtained his Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) license by showing hundreds of hours never flown, and he may also have falsified how many hours he had flown in order to get a job with his employer, Blackhawk International Airways.[67] Additionally, an autopsy performed on Morales revealed traces of cocaine and alcohol in his system.[68] The NTSB reported that the maximum allowed gross weight of the plane was "substantially exceeded" and that the center of gravity was positioned beyond its rear limit.[66] John Frank of the Cessna Pilots Association stated that the plane was "definitely overloaded".[69]

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5 Aaliyah's funeral was held on August 31, 2001, at the Saint Ignatius Loyola Church in New York. Her body was set in a silver casket, which was carried in a glass hearse and was drawn by horse.[70] An estimated 800mourners were in attendance of the procession.[13][71] Among those in attendance at the private ceremony were Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Gladys Knight, Lil' Kim and Sean Combs.[70][72][73] After the service, 22 white doves were released to symbolize each year of Aaliyah's life.[74] She was interred in a crypt in a private room in the Rosewood Mausoleum at the Ferncliff Cemetery.[75]

The day of the crash was Morales' first official day with Blackhawk International Airways, an FAA Part 135 single-pilot operation. Morales was not registered with the FAA to fly for Blackhawk. As a result of the accident, Aaliyah's parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company, which was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.[76] Barry & Sons, Inc., a corporation formed in 1992 to develop, promote and capitalize Aaliyah and to oversee the production and distribution of her records and music videos, brought an unsuccessful lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court against Instinct Productions LLC, the company that was hired in August 2001 to produce the music video for "Rock the Boat". The case was dismissed because of New York's wrongful death statute only permitting certain people to recover damages for wrongful death.[77][78]

The entrance to Ferncliff Cemetery, where Aaliyah is interred in a crypt

Aftermath and posthumous recognition

The week after Aaliyah's death, her third studio album, Aaliyah, rose from number 19 to number one on the Billboard 200.[79] "Rock the Boat" was released as a posthumous single. The music video premiered on Black Entertainment Television's Access Granted; it became the most viewed and highest rated episode in the history of the show.[80] The song peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[81] It was also included on the Now That's What I Call Music! 8 compilation series; a portion of the album's profits was donated to the Aaliyah Memorial Fund.[82] The following two singles from Aaliyah, "More than a Woman" and "I Care 4 U", peaked within the top 25 of the Billboard Hot 100.[81] The album was certified double Platinum by the RIAA and sold 2.95 million copies in the United States.[16][83][84]"More than a Woman" reached number one in the UK singles chart making Aaliyah the first deceased artist to reach number one in the UK single chart, with their first UK release. The song "More than a Woman" was replaced by George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" which is the only time in the UK singles chart history where a dead artist has replaced another dead artist at number one.[85] She won two posthumous awards at the American Music Awards of 2002; Favorite Female R&B Artist and Favorite R&B/Soul Album for Aaliyah.[86] Her second and final film, Queen of the Damned, was released in February 2002. Before its release, Aaliyah's brother, Rashad, re-dubbed some of her lines during post-production.[87][88] It grossed US$15.2 million in its first weekend, ranking number one at the box office.[89] On the first anniversary of Aaliyah's death, a candlelight vigil was held in Times Square, where millions of fans observed a moment of silence. Throughout the United States, radio stations played her music in remembrance.[90] In December 2002, a collection of previously unreleased material was released as Aaliyah's first posthumous album, I Care 4 U. A portion of the proceeds was donated to the Aaliyah Memorial Fund, a program that benefits the Revlon UCLA Women Cancer Research Program and Harlem's Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.[91] It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling 280,000 copies in its first week.[92] The album's lead single, "Miss You", peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[81] In August of the following year, clothing retailer Christian Dior donated profits from sales in honor of Aaliyah.[93] Aaliyah was signed to appear in several future films, including Honey (recast to Jessica Alba).[94] Some Kind of Blue and a Whitney Houston-produced remake of the 1976 film Sparkle were canceled due to Aaliyah's death.[4][95]

Aaliyah Before her death, Aaliyah had filmed part of her role in The Matrix Reloaded and was scheduled to appear in The Matrix Revolutions as Zee.[18] The role was later recast to Nona Gaye.[34] Aaliyah's scenes were later included in the tribute section of the Matrix Ultimate Collection series.[96] In 2005, Aaliyah's second compilation album, Ultimate Aaliyah was released in the UK by Blackground Records.[97] Ultimate Aaliyah is a three disc set, which included a greatest hits audio CD and a DVD.[97] Andy Kellman of Allmusic remarked "Ultimate Aaliyah adequately represents the shortened career of a tremendous talent who benefited from some of the best songwriting and production work by Timbaland, Missy Elliott, and R. Kelly."[97] A documentary movie Aaliyah Live In Amsterdam was released in 2011 [98]. The documentary, by Pogus Caesar, contained previously unseen footage shot at the start of her career in 1995 when the then 16-year-old was appearing in the Netherlands.

Legacy
Aaliyah has been credited for helping redefine R&B and hip hop in the 1990s, "leaving an indelible imprint on the music industry as a whole."[38][99] Steve Huey of Allmusic wrote Aaliyah ranks among the "elite" artists of the R&B genre, as she "played a major role in popularizing the stuttering, futuristic production style that consumed hip-hop and urban soul in the late '90s."[100] Described as one of "R&B's most important artists" during the 1990s,[101] her second studio album, One in a Million, became one of the most influential R&B albums of the decade.[102] According to Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine, Aaliyah provided a "missing link" between hip hop and electronica.[103] With sales of 8.1 million albums in the United States and an estimated 24 to 32 million albums worldwide,[104][105][106] Aaliyah has been named the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen Of Urban Pop" [107][108] and "proved she was a muse in her own right".[109] Ernest Hardy of Rolling Stone dubbed her as the "undisputed queen of the midtempo come-on".[12] Japanese pop singer Hikaru Utada has said several times that "It was when I heard Aaliyah's "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number" that I got hooked on R&B.", after which Utada released her debut album First Love with heavy R&B influences.[110] Aaliyah was honored at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards by Janet Jackson, Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Ginuwine and her brother, Rashad, who all paid tribute to her.[111] In the same year, the United States Social Security Administration ranked the name Aaliyah one of the 100 most popular names for newborn girls.[112] Aaliyah was ranked as one of "The Top 40 Women of the Video Era" in VH1's 2003 The Greatest series.[113][114] She was also ranked at number 18 on BET's "Top 25 Dancers of All Time".[115] Aaliyah has also appeared on both 2000 and 2001 list of Maxim Hot 100 in position 41 and the latter at 14.[116][117] In memory of Aaliyah, the Entertainment Industry Foundation created the Aaliyah Memorial Fund to donate money raised to charities she supported.[118][119] In December 2009, Billboard magazine ranked Aaliyah at number 70 on its Top Artists of the Decade,[120] while her eponymous album was ranked at number 181 on the magazine's Top 200 Albums of the Decade.[121]

Discography
Age Ain't Nothing but a Number (1994) One in a Million (1996) Aaliyah (2001)

Filmography

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Film and television credits

Title Year Medium TV series Role Herself Notes Season 3, episode 65: "Fade Out"

New York Undercover 1997 Romeo Must Die 2000

Feature film Trish O'Day Feature film Queen Akasha Posthumous release

Queen of the Damned 2002

Notes
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Pogus Caesar premieres his Aaliyah Live In Amsterdam movie in Birmingham (http:/ / www. birminghampost. net/ life-leisure-birmingham-guide/ birmingham-culture/ film-news/ 2011/ 07/ 22/ interview-pogus-caesar-65233-29089864)

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References
Farley, John (2002). Aaliyah: More Than a Woman. Simon & Schuster. ISBN0-7434-5566-5. Kenyatta, Kelly (2002). An R&B Princess in Words and Pictures. Amber Books Publishing. ISBN0-9702224-3-2. Simmonds, Jeremy (2008). The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars. Chicago Review Press. ISBN1-55652-754-3. Sutherland, William (2005). Aaliyah Remembered. Trafford Publishing. ISBN1-4120-5062-6.

External links
Official website (http://www.aaliyah.com) Aaliyah (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004691/) at the Internet Movie Database Aaliyah (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/a/aaliyah/) collected news and commentary at The New York Times

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Awards and nominations

List of Aaliyah awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award American Music Awards BET Awards Billboard Music Awards Grammy Awards Juno Awards MOBO Awards MTV Video Music Awards Soul Train Music Awards Totals Awards won Nominations 45 65
Wins Nominations

4 1 6 0 0 5 5 1

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This is a list of awards and nominations received by the late American R&B singer Aaliyah. Aaliyah won many awards out of immaculate nominations.

Awards
Grammy Awards 1999, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Are You That Somebody?"; Nominated 2000, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Try Again"; Nominated 2002, Best R&B Album: "Aaliyah"; Nominated 2002, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Rock The Boat"; Nominated 2003, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "More Than A Woman"; Nominated

Billboard Music Video Awards 2000, Maximum Vision Video: Try Again; Nominated 2000, Best R&B Clip : Try Again; Nominated Billboard Music Awards[1][2] 1994, Top New R&B Artist of The Year, Female; Nominated 1994, Top New R&B Artist of the Year; Nominated 1996, Top R&B Artist of The Year, Female; Nominated 1996, Top R&B Single of The Year, Female; One In A Million; Winner 1996, Top R&B Single of The Year; One In A Million; Nominated 1998, Top Airplay Song of The Year; Are You That Somebody; Nominated 1998, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Single Airplay Single of the Year; Are You That Somebody; Winner

2000, Top Airplay Single Of The Year; Try Again; Nominated 2000, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Artist of The Year, Female; Winner

Awards and nominations 2000, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Artist of The Year; Nominated 2001, Top Female Artist Of The Year; Nominated 2001, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Album of The Year; Aaliyah; Nominated 2001, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Artist Of The Year; Nominated 2001, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Artist of The Year, Female; Nominated 2002, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Artist of The Year, Female; Nominated 2002, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Artist of The Year; Nominated 2002, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Album of The Year; Aaliyah; Nominated 2003, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Artist of The Year, Female; Winner 2003, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Album of The Year, Female; Winner 2003, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Single of The Year, Female; Winner 2003, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Single of The Year; Nominated 2003, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Artist of The Year; Nominated 2003, Top Hip-Hop/R&B Album of The Year; Nominated

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Academy Awards 1998, Best Original Song; Journey To The Past Nominated MTV Video Music Awards 1999, Best R&B Video: "Are You That Somebody?"; Nominated 1999, Best Video from a Film: "Are You That Somebody?"; Winner 2000, Best Choreography : "Try Again" ; Winner 2000, Best Female Video: "Try Again"; Winner 2000, Best Video From Film: "Try Again"; Winner 2002, Best R&B Video: "Rock The Boat"; Winner 2003, Best R&B Video: "Miss You"; Nominated

MTV Movie Awards 1999, Best Movie Song: "Are You That Somebody?"; Winner 2001, Best Female Performance: "Romeo Must Die"; Nominated 2001, Breakthrough Female Performance: "Romeo Must Die"; Nominated 2002, Best Villain: "Queen of the Damned"; Nominated

MOBO Awards 2002, Best Video: "More Than a Woman"; Winner 2002, Best Dance Video: "More Than a Woman"; Winner 2002, Best International Act; Winner 2002, Best Video : "Rock The Boat" Winner 2002, Best Video Female R&B Vocals "We Need A Resoloution Winner

BET Awards 2000, Best Actress: "Romeo Must Die" Nominated 2000, Best Female R&B Artist: "Romeo Must Die" Nominated 2001, Best Female R&B Artist"; Nominated 2002, Best Actress: "Queen of The Damned"; Winner 2002, Best Female R&B Artist; Nominated 2002, Video of The Year: " Rock The Boat"; Nominated 2002, Viewer Choice Awards; Nominated

Soul Train Awards 1998, Female R&B/Soul Single: "One In A Million";Nominated

Awards and nominations 2002 Female R&B/Soul Single: "Rock The Boat"; Winner Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards 1999, Best R&B/Soul Song: "Are You That Somebody?"; Nominated 1999, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video: "Are You That Somebody?"; Nominated 2000, Best R&B/Soul Single - Solo: "Try Again";Nominated 2000, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video : "Try Again"; Nominated 2001, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year: "Try Again"; Nominated 2002 Best R&B/Soul Single : "Rock The Boat"; Winner 2002, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year: "Rock the Boat"; Winner

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American Music Awards 1995 Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist ; Nominated 1999, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist ; Nominated 2001, Favourite Female R&B Artist; Winner 2002, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist; Winner 2002, Favorite R&B/Soul Album: Aaliyah; Winner 2003, Favorite Female R&B Artist; Winner

Source Awards 2000, R&B Artist of the Year, Female: Aaliyah; Nominated World Music Awards 2001, World's Best Selling R&B Artist; Nominated 2002 World's Best Selling Female R&B Artist Of The Year; Winner Juno Awards 2002, Best Selling Album By International Artist: Aaliyah; Nominated 2003, Best Selling Album By International Artist: I Care 4 U; Nominated New Musical Express, UK (NME) 2002, Record of The Year: "More Than a Woman"; Winner Pakistan Music Awards 2001, Best song from a female artist Aaliyah - Try Again; Winner 2001, Best song from an international film Aaliyah - Try Again; Winner 2001, Best Female Dance Video Aaliyah - Try Again; Winner 2002, Best Female Dance Video Aaliyah - More Than A Woman; Nominated

MTV Europe Music Awards 2002, Best R&B Artist; Nominated 2002, Best Song: "More Than a Woman"; Nominated 2003, Best Song: "Rock the Boat"; Winner Echo 2003, Best Hip Hop/R&B International; Nominated Icon Israeli Musical Artist Award 2004, Best Selling International Female Artist of the year; Winner Rolling Stone (Title) 2001, Best R&B Album, Aaliyah for "Aaliyah" ; Winner End-Year Artist (Billboard)

Awards and nominations 2001, Billboard 200 - #15 - [3] 2001, Billboard 200 - Female - #3 - [4] 2001, R&B/Hip-Hop - #4 - [5] 2001, R&B/Hip-Hop - Female - #2 - [6] 2002, Billboard 200 - #6 - [7] 2002, Billboard 200 - Female - #3 - [8] 2002, R&B/Hip-Hop - #3 - [9] 2002, R&B/Hip-Hop - Female - #2 - [10] 2003, Billboard 200 - #3 - [11] 2003, Billboard 200 - Female - #1 - [12] 2003, R&B/Hip-Hop - #1 - [13] 2003, R&B/Hip-Hop - Female - #1 - [14]

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Discography
Discography
Aaliyahdiscography Releases Studio albums Compilation albums Singles Video albums Music videos Soundtracks 3 2 30 3 24 9

The discography of Aaliyah (19792001), an American singer, dancer, actress & model, contains three studio albums, two compilation albums and 26 singles. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan.[1][2][3] At an early age, she appeared on Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight.[1][4] At age 12, Aaliyah was signed to Jive Records and Blackground Records by her uncle, Barry Hankerson.[5][6] He introduced her to R. Kelly, who became her mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album.[7][8] Age Ain't Nothing but a Number sold three million copies in the United States and was certified double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[9][10] After facing allegations of an illegal marriage with Kelly, Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed to Atlantic Records.[11] During her short career, Aaliyah has earned 18 top 40 singles in UK as well. Aaliyah worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album, One in a Million,[3] which sold three million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide.[10][12] In 2000, Aaliyah appeared in her first major film, Romeo Must Die.[13] She also contributed to the film's soundtrack, where "Try Again" was released as a single.[14] The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely on radio airplay, making Aaliyah the first artist in Billboard history to achieve this feat.[15] "Try Again" earned Aaliyah a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocalist.[16] After filming Romeo Must Die, Aaliyah filmed her part in Queen of the Damned.[6] She released her third and final album, Aaliyah, in 2001. On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah and eight others were killed in an airplane crash in The Bahamas after filming the music video for the single "Rock the Boat".[17][18] The pilot, Luis Morales III, was unlicensed at the time of the accident and had traces of cocaine and alcohol in his system.[19] Aaliyah's family later filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Blackhawk International Airways, which was settled out of court.[20] Since then, Aaliyah has achieved commercial success with several posthumous releases. As of December 2008, she has sold 8.4 million albums in the United States and over 32 million albums worldwide.[21][22]

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Albums
Studio albums
Year Album Peak chart positions U.S. U.S. UK AUS NZ DEN GER SWI FRA NL SWE [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] R&B [23] 1994 Age Ain't Nothing but a Number First studio album Released: June 14, 1994 Label: Blackground/Jive 18 2 33 62 41 18 3 23 44 US: [10] 3,000,000 Japan: [33] 120,000 UK: [34] 60,000 Sales Certifications (sales thresholds)

US: 3 [9] Platinum CAN: [35] Gold UK: [34] Silver

1996 One in a Million Second studio album Released: August 27, 1996 Label: Blackground/Atlantic

US: 3,700,000[*] Japan: 160,000 [33] WW: [12] 8,000,000 US: 2,950,000[*] WW: 13,000,000

US: 3 [9] Platinum CAN: [35] Gold

2001 Aaliyah Third studio album Released: July 17, [36] 2001 Label: Blackground/Virgin

41

25

34

23

US: 2 [9] Platinum CAN: [37] Platinum UK: [34] Platinum

"" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes: * According to Nielsen SoundScan, One In A Million sold over 3 million copies in the United States[10] and 747,000 in BMG Music Clubs. Nielsen SoundScan and RIAA doesn't count the sales of the BMG Music Clubs in their certifications.[38][39] * According to Nielsen SoundScan, Aaliyah sold over 2.6 million copies in the United States[10] and 350,000 in BMG Music Clubs. Nielsen SoundScan and RIAA doesn't count the sales of the BMG Music Clubs in their certifications.[38][39][40]

Compilation albums

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Year

Album U.S. U.S. UK [23] [24] R&B [23] AUS [25]

Peak chart positions NZ DEN GER SWI FRA NL SWE [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32]

Sales

Certifications

2002 I Care 4 U Best-of album Released: December 10, 2002 Label: Blackground/Universal

43

10

39

10

37

US: 1.7 [10] million

US: [9] Platinum CAN: [41] Gold UK: [34] Gold

2005 Ultimate Aaliyah Best-of album Released: May 10, [42] 2005 Label: Blackground

32

82

[43]

"" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles
Solo singles
Year Title U.S. [44] Peak chart positions U.S. UK AUS NZ DEN GER SWI FRA NL SWE [24] [25] [26] [27] [45] [29] [30] [31] [32] R&B [44] 1 16 100 48 38 US: [9] Gold US: [9] Gold Age Ain't Nothing but a Number Certifications Album

1994 "Back & Forth"

"At Your Best (You Are Love)" "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" 1995

27

39

40

75

35

32

"Down with the Clique" 11

33

1996 "If Your Girl Only Knew" "Got to Give It Up" 1997 "One in a Million" "4 Page Letter" "Hot like Fire" "The One I Gave My Heart To"

21

20

49

One in a Million

25 59 9 1 12 31 8

37 15 24 30

69

34 11 49 28

74

US: [9] Gold

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59 15 20 44 71 56 53 37 46 Aaliyah

2001 "We Need a Resolution" (feat. Timbaland) "Rock the Boat" 2002 "More than a Woman" "I Care 4 U" "Miss You" "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" 2003 "Come Over" 2005 "Are You Feelin' Me?"

14 25 16 3

2 7 3 1

12 1 22

49 37 34

15

70 34 8 57

59 16 15 30

49

12 38 14 57

52 40 I Care 4 U

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Ultimate Aaliyah

"" denotes releases that did not chart

Soundtrack singles
Year Title Peak chart positions U.S. U.S. UK AUS NZ DEN GER SWI FRA NL SWE [44] [24] [25] [26] [27] [45] [29] [30] [31] [32] R&B [44] 1995 "The Thing I Like" 33 A Low Down Dirty Shame Sunset Park Anastasia Dr. Dolittle Certifications Album

1996 "Are You Ready" 1997 "Journey to the Past" 1998 "Are You That Somebody?" 2000 "I Don't Wanna" "Try Again"

21

42 1

22 11

31

41

35 1

1 4

13

26

15 AUS: [46] Platinum [] GER: Gold [47] NZ: Gold

Next Friday Romeo Must Die

"Come Back in One Piece" (feat. DMX)

117

36

59

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As featured artist

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Year

Title

Peak chart positions U.S. U.S. U.S. UK [44] [24] R&B Rap [44] [44]

Album

1995

"I Need You Tonight" (Junior M.A.F.I.A. featruing Aaliyah)

43

12

66

Single only (Original version with Faith Evans appeared on Conspiracy) Young, Rich & Dangerous

1996

"Live and Die for Hip Hop" (Kris Kross featuring Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Mr. Black and Aaliyah) "Up Jumps da Boogie" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott & Aaliyah)

72

36

11

1997

12

Welcome to Our World

"" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak chart positions US U.S. R&B [48] 44 102 120 FRA [30] Album

1999

"You Won't See Me Tonight" (Nas featuring Aaliyah)

121

25

I Am... Aaliyah

2001 "I Can Be" 2002 "I Refuse"1 2005 "Where Could He Be?"2

non-album

"" denotes releases that did not chart

1 2

The song was released as a double A-side single along with "More than a Woman" in France only. The song was leaked and sent to radio stations in early 2005 and started to gain airplay, but it was confirmed that the song was leaked so the song was immediately deleted and pulled from radio playlists.

Miscellaneous
Appearances
Year 1993 Song "Summer Bunnies (Remix)" (R. Kelly featuring Aaliyah) "Your Body's Callin' (Remix)" (R. Kelly featuring Aaliyah) 1995 "I Need You Tonight" (Junior M.A.F.I.A. featuring Aaliyah) [49] (Charted in the UK on 3 February 1996 at position 66, in chart for 1 week only) Conspiracy 12 Play Album

1996 1997

"Live and Die for Hip Hop" (Kris Kross featuring Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Mr. Black & Aaliyah) Young, Rich & Dangerous "Best Friends" (Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Aaliyah) "Night Riders" (Remix)(Boot Camp Clik featuring Aaliyah) "Up Jumps da Boogie" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott & Aaliyah) "Man Undercover" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Aaliyah & Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) Supa Dupa Fly For The People Welcome to Our World

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"One Man Woman" (Playa featuring Aaliyah) "John Blaze" (Aaliyah & Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) Cheers 2 U Tim's Bio Da Real World 100% Ginuwine I Am... The Autobiography Outsiderz 4 Life Indecent Proposal Memoirs of a R&B Thug

1998

1999

"Stickin' Chickens" (Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Aaliyah & Da Brat) "Final Warning" (Ginuwine featuring Aaliyah) "You Won't See Me Tonight" (Nas featuring Aaliyah)

2000 2001 2005

"Ain't Never" (Outsiderz 4 Life featuring Aaliyah) "I Am Music" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Aaliyah & Static) "Don't Think They Know" (Digital Black featuring Aaliyah)

Soundtracks
Year 1995 "The Thing I Like" "Freedom" (various artists) 1996 1997 "Are You Ready?" "One in a Million (Remix)" (Aaliyah featuring Ginuwine) "Journey to the Past" 1998 1999 Song Album A Low Down Dirty Shame Panther Sunset Park Sprung Anastasia

"Are You That Somebody?" (Aaliyah featuring Timbaland) Dr. Dolittle "Turn the Page" "I Don't Wanna" Music of the Heart Next Friday / Romeo Must Die Romeo Must Die

2000

"Try Again" "Come Back in One Piece" (Aaliyah featuring DMX) "Are You Feelin' Me?"

2006

"At Your Best (You Are Love)"

ATL

Video albums
Year Information

2001 Aaliyah Released: July 17, 2001 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification: Gold Singles: "We Need a Resolution" music video

A bonus DVD with some editions of the 2001 Aaliyah album. Includes four music videos and a behind the scenes documentary. 2002 I Care 4 U Released: December 10, 2002 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification: Singles: "Miss You" music video

A bonus DVD with the special edition of the I Care 4 U album which includes nine music videos, the same behind-the-scenes video from the 2001 DVD, and the Japananimation commercial to promote the Aaliyah album, also the European edition includes the "Miss You" music video.

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2005 Ultimate Aaliyah/Special Edition: Rare Tracks & Visuals Released: December 2005 (UK)

June 27, 2006 (US) Chart positions: Last RIAA certification:

60 minute documentary; includes rare behind the scenes footage, promo video clips and interviews with Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, P. Diddy, Damon Dash and Timbaland.

Music videos
Year 1994 "Back & Forth" "At Your Best (You Are Love)" "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" 1995 "Down with the Clique" feat. R. Kelly "The Thing I Like 1996 "If Your Girl Only Knew" "One in a Million" "Got to Give It Up" (featuring Slick Rick) 1997 "One in a Million" (Remix featuring Ginuwine, Timbaland and Missy Elliott) "4 Page Letter" "Hot like Fire" (Timbaland's Groove Mix) (feat. Timbaland and Missy Elliott) "The One I Gave My Heart To" 1998 "Journey to the Past" "Are You That Somebody?" (featuring Timbaland) 2000 "Try Again" "Come Back in One Piece" (featuring DMX) 2001 "We Need a Resolution" (featuring Timbaland) "More than a Woman" "Rock the Boat" 2002 "I Care 4 U" "Miss You" "Got to Give It Up" (Remix without Slick Rick) 2003 "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" I Care 4 U Aaliyah Anastasia OST Dr. Dolittle OST Romeo Must Die OST Wayne Isham Little X Paul Hunter Dave Meyers Hype Williams Marlon Bos Darren Grant Paul Hunter Marlon Bos Daniel Pearl Lance "Un" Rivera Darren Grant Mark Gerard One in a Million Joseph Kahn Paul Hunter ? Song title Album Director

Age Ain't Nothing but a Number Millicent Shelton

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Guest appearances/cameos (19942000)

"Summer Bunnies" (R. Kelly featuring Aaliyah) "Freedom" (Various Artists featuring Aaliyah) "I Need You Tonight" (Junior M.A.F.I.A. featuring Aaliyah) "One More Chance"/"Stay with Me" (The Notorious B.I.G.) [Cameo] "Crush on You" (Lil' Kim featuring Lil' Cease) [Cameo] "Up Jumps Da' Boogie" (Timbaland & Magoo feauring Missy Elliott & Aaliyah) "Luv 2 Luv Ya" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Shaunta Montegomery) [Cameo] "Make It Hot" (Nicole Wray featuring Missy Elliott & Mocha) [Cameo] "Here We Come" (Timbaland featuring Magoo & Missy Elliott) [Cameo] "Holiday" (Naughty by Nature) [Cameo] "We at It Again" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Static & introducing Sebastian) [Cameo]

Notes
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Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN0-87930-653-X Eliot, Marc (2008). Song of Brooklyn: An Oral History of America's Favorite Borough. Random House. ISBN0-7679-2014-7 Farley, John (2002). Aaliyah: More than a Woman. Simon & Schuster. ISBN0-7434-5566-5 Kenyatta, Kelly (2002). An R&B Princess in Words and Pictures. Amber Books Publishing. ISBN0-9702224-3-2 Simmonds, Jeremy (2008). The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars. Chicago Review Press. ISBN1-55652-754-3 Sutherland, William (2005). Aaliyah Remembered. Trafford Publishing. ISBN1-4120-5062-6

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External links
Aaliyah discography (http://www.discogs.com/artist/Aaliyah) discography at Discogs

List of songs
This is a chronological list of officially released songs by late American R&B singer Aaliyah (1979-2001).

1993
"Summer Bunnies" (Remix) (R. Kelly featuring Aaliyah) "Your Body's Callin'" (Remix) (R. Kelly featuring Aaliyah)

1994
"Age Ain't Nothing But a Number" 4:14 "At Your Best (You Are Love)" 4:52 "Back & Forth" 3:51 "Down with the Clique" 3:24 "I'm Down" 3:16 "I'm So into You" 3:26 "No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do" 4:07 "Old School" 3:17 "Street Thing" 4:58 "The Thing I Like" 3:23 "Throw Your Hands Up" 3:34 "Young Nation" 4:41

1995
"Freedom" (various artists) "I Need You Tonight" (Junior M.A.F.I.A. featuring Aaliyah)

1996
"4 Page Letter" 4:52 "A Girl Like You" (featuring Treach) 4:23 "Are You Ready" "Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)" 7:07 "Death of a Playa" (featuring Rashad) - 4:53 "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" 4:50 "Giving You More" 4:26 "Got to Give It Up" (featuring Slick Rick) 4:41 "Heartbroken" 4:17 "Hot like Fire" 4:23 "I Gotcha' Back" 2:54 "If Your Girl Only Knew" 4:50

"Ladies in da House" (featuring Missy Elliott and Timbaland) 4:20 "Live and Die for Hip Hop" (Kris Kross featuring Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Mr. Black & Aaliyah) "Never Comin' Back" 4:06

List of songs "Never Givin' Up" (featuring Tavarius Polk) 5:11 "No Days Go By" "One in a Million" 4:30 "The One I Gave My Heart To" 4:30

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1997
"Best Friends" (Missy Elliott featuring Aaliyah) "Journey to the Past" "Man Undercover" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Aaliyah & Missy Elliott) "Night Riders" (Remix) (Boot Camp Clik featuring Aaliyah) "Up Jumps da Boogie" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Missy Elliott & Aaliyah)

1998
"Are You That Somebody?" (featuring Timbaland) "John Blaze" (Timbaland featuring Aaliyah and Missy Elliott) "One Man Woman" (Playa featuring Aaliyah)

1999
"Final Warning" (Ginuwine featuring Aaliyah) "I Don't Wanna" 4:15 "Stickin' Chickens" (Missy Elliott featuring Aaliyah & Da Brat) "Turn the Page" "You Won't See Me Tonight" (Nas featuring Aaliyah)

2000
"Ain't Never" (Outsiderz 4 Life featuring Aaliyah) "Are You Feelin' Me?" "Come Back in One Piece" (featuring DMX) "Try Again"

2001
"Extra Smooth" 3:55 "I Am Music" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Aaliyah & Static) "I Can Be" 2:59 "I Care 4 U" 4:33 "I Refuse" 5:57 "It's Whatever" 4:08 "Loose Rap" (featuring Static Major) 3:52 "Messed Up" 3:34 "More Than a Woman" 3:49 "Never No More" 3:58 "Read Between the Lines" 4:20 "Rock the Boat" 4:35

"Those Were the Days" 3:24 "U Got Nerve" 3:43 "We Need a Resolution" (featuring Timbaland) 4:02

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2002
"All I Need" 3:08 "Come Over" (featuring Tank) 3:55 (Demo originally recorded for Changing Faces 2000) "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" 5:01 "Don't Worry" 3:52 "Erica Kane" 4:38 "Miss You" 4:05

2005
"Don't Think They Know" (Digital Black featuring Aaliyah) "Giving Up" "Where Could He Be" (featuring Missy Elliott & Tweet) "Steady Ground" (featuring Static Major)

Miscellaneous songs
Collaborations
1993 on R. Kelly's 12 Play "Summer Bunnies" (Remix) (R. Kelly featuring Aaliyah) "Your Body's Callin'" (Remix) (R. Kelly featuring Aaliyah) 1995 on Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s Conspiracy "I Need You Tonight" (Junior M.A.F.I.A. featuring Aaliyah) 1996 on Kris Kross' Young, Rich & Dangerous "Live and Die for Hip Hop" (Kris Kross featuring Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Mr. Black & Aaliyah) 1997 on Boot Camp Clik's For The People "Night Riders" (Remix) (Boot Camp Clik featuring Aaliyah) 1997 on Missy Elliott's Supa Dupa Fly "Best Friends" (Missy Elliott featuring Aaliyah) 1997 on Timbaland & Magoo's Welcome to Our World "Up Jumps da Boogie" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Missy Elliott & Aaliyah) "Man Undercover" (featuring Timbaland & Missy Elliott) 1998 on Playa's Cheers 2 U "One Man Woman" (Playa featuring Aaliyah) 1998 on Timbaland's Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment "John Blaze" (Aaliyah and Missy Elliott) 1999 on Missy Elliott's Da Real World "Stickin' Chickens" (Missy Elliott featuring Aaliyah & Da Brat) 1999 on Ginuwine's 100% Ginuwine "Final Warning" (Ginuwine featuring Aaliyah) 1999 on Nas' I Am...

List of songs "You Won't See Me Tonight" (Nas featuring Aaliyah) 2000 on Outsiderz 4 Life's Outsiderz 4 Life "Ain't Never" Outsiderz 4 Life featuring Aaliyah 2001 on Timbaland & Magoo's Indecent Proposal "I Am Music" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Aaliyah & Static) 2005 on Digital Black's Memoirs of a R&B Thug "Don't Think They Know" (Digital Black featuring Aaliyah)

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Soundtrack Songs
1995: A Low Down Dirty Shame soundtrack "The Thing I Like" 1995: Panther soundtrack "Freedom" (various artists) 1996: Sunset Park soundtrack "Are You Ready?" 1997: Sprung soundtrack "One in a Million" (remix featuring Ginuwine) 1997: Anastasia soundtrack "Journey to the Past" 1998: Dr. Dolittle soundtrack "Are You That Somebody?" (featuring Timbaland) 1999: Music of the Heart soundtrack "Turn the Page" 1999: Next Friday and Romeo Must Die soundtrack "I Don't Wanna" 2000: Romeo Must Die soundtrack "Try Again" "Come Back in One Piece" (featuring DMX) "Are You Feelin' Me?" 2006: ATL soundtrack At Your Best (You Are Love)

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Studio Albums
Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
Studio album by Aaliyah Released Recorded June 13, 1994 September 1993May 1994 Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois) R&B 48:54 Blackground, Jive 01241-41533 Barry Hankerson (exec.), R. Kelly Aaliyah chronology

Genre Length Label

Producer

Age Ain't Nothing But a Number (1994)

One in a Million (1996)

Singles from Age Ain't Nothing But a Number

"Back & Forth"

Released: January 1, 1994

"At Your Best (You Are Love)"

Released: August 22, 1994

"Age Ain't Nothing But a Number"

Released: December 6, 1994

"Down with the Clique"

Released: May 2, 1995

"No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do"

Released: June 27, 1995

"The Thing I Like"

Released: August 3, 1995

Age Ain't Nothing but a Number is the debut album by American recording artist Aaliyah, released under Jive and Blackground Records on June 13, 1994, in the United States. After being signed by her uncle Barry Hankerson, Aaliyah was introduced to recording artist and producer R. Kelly. He became her mentor, as well as the lead songwriter and producer of the album. The duo recorded the album at the Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois. The album featured two hit singles, including the top ten-charting "Back & Forth" and "At Your Best (You Are Love)"; both singles were certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Two additional singles followed: "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number" and "No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do".

Age Ain't Nothing but a Number Age Ain't Nothing But a Number received generally favorable reviews from critics. Many noted Aaliyah's vocal ability and praised the lyrical content. Aaliyah was credited for redefining R&B by blending her voice with Kelly's new jack swing. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200 and sold over three million copies in the United States, where it was certified Triple platinum by the RIAA to date.[1] The album was certified Gold in Canada by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) and Silver in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) to date.

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Background and recording

After Barry Hankerson, Aaliyah's uncle, signed a distribution deal with Jive Records, he signed her to his Blackground Records label at the age of 12.[2][3] Hankerson then introduced her to recording artist and producer R. Kelly.[4] He became Aaliyah's mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of the album.[5][6] Aaliyah and Kelly began recording the album in 1993 when she was 14.[3] The duo recorded the first song, "Old School", at the Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois.[7][8] While recording the album, Kelly coached her as they worked several hours in the studio. She often sang the songs multiple times in order to achieve "excellence".[9] He claimed that Aaliyah was "one of the best young artists" he had worked with.[8]

Musical content
Aaliyah sang her songs in a falsetto. She felt that the songs "came at you kind of tough, a bit edgy, hip-hop, but the vocals can be very soothing".[10] She went on to say, "lyrically I want things to be different."[10]

Marketing and promotion

A month before the release of the debut single, "Back & Forth", Aaliyah attended the Urban Network's "Power Jam" conference, where she was introduced and "received warmly".[8] "Back & Forth" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 while topping the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for three weeks.[11] The song was certified Gold by the RIAA.[12] The second single, "At Your Best (You Are Love)", peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also certified Gold by the RIAA.[11][12] In promotion for the album, Aaliyah embarked on a world tour that spanned from 1994 to 1995.[13]

Reception
Professional ratings Review scores
Source Allmusic Entertainment Weekly Rolling Stone Slant Magazine B+ [15] [16] [17] Rating [14]

Age Ain't Nothing But a Number received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Some writers noted that Aaliyah's "silky vocals" and "sultry voice" blended with Kelly's new jack swing helped define R&B in the 1990s.[15][17] Her sound was also compared to that of female quartet En Vogue.[15][16] Christopher John Farley of Time magazine described the album as a "beautifully restrained work", noting that Aaliyah's "girlish, breathy vocals rode calmly on R.Kelly's rough beats".[18] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic felt that the album had its "share of filler", but described the singles as "slyly seductive".[14] He also claimed that the songs on the album were

Age Ain't Nothing but a Number "frequently better" than that of Kelly's second studio album, 12 Play.[14] The album debut at number 24 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 74,000 copies in its first week.[19][20] The album ultimately peaked at number 18 on the chart.[21] It sold three million copies in the United States, where it was certified two times Platinum by the RIAA and worldwide sales are over 5 million as of 2001.[12][22][23] In Canada, the album sold over 50,000 copies and was certified gold by the CRIA.[24] It also peaked at number 44 on the Dutch Albums Chart;[25] it peaked at number 23 on the UK Albums Chart, where it was certified silver by the BPI for sale of 60,000.[26][27]

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Track listing
All songs were written by R. Kelly, except where noted. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. "Intro" 1:30 "Throw Your Hands Up" 3:34 "Back & Forth" 3:51 "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number" 4:14 "Down with the Clique" 3:24 "At Your Best (You Are Love)" (Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Chris Jasper) 4:52

7. "No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do" 4:07 8. "I'm So into You" 3:26 9. "Street Thing" 4:58 10. "Young Nation" 4:41 11. "Old School" 3:17 12. "I'm Down" 3:16 13. "The Thing I Like" (UK bonus track) 3:23[28] 14. "Back & Forth (Mr. Lee & R. Kelly's Remix)" (bonus track) 3:43[28]

Personnel
Aaliyah vocals Timmy Allen bass Tom Coyne mastering Barry Hankerson executive producer Keith Henderson guitar Stephanie Huff background vocals R. Kelly background vocals, multi-instruments, producer, mixing Doug McBride mixing assistant Peter Mokran programming, engineer, mixing Joshua Shapera mixing assistant Maria Valencia design

Charts

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Chart (19942001)

Peak Certification position (sales threshold) 25 44 68 39 96 23 18 3 13 Silver [27] [12] Gold Gold Gold [24] [25]

Canadian Albums Chart Dutch Albums Chart

[24]

[25] [25]

European Albums Chart Japanese Albums Chart Israel Albums Chart UK Albums Chart

[29]

[25]

[26] [21]

U.S. Billboard 200

2 platinum

[21] U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums (2001) [30]

Notes
[1] "Aaliyah - Certifications" (http:/ / riaa. org/ goldandplatinumdata. php?resultpage=1& table=SEARCH_RESULTS& action=& title=& artist=aaliyah& format=& debutLP=& category=& sex=& releaseDate=& requestNo=& type=& level=& label=& company=& certificationDate=& awardDescription=& catalogNo=& aSex=& rec_id=& charField=& gold=& platinum=& multiPlat=& level2=& certDate=& album=& id=& after=& before=& startMonth=& endMonth=& startYear=& endYear=& sort=& perPage=25). . Retrieved October 3, 2010. [2] Farley 2002, p.35 [3] "Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. telegraph. co. uk/ news/ obituaries/ 1338606/ Aaliyah. html). The Daily Telegraph (London: Telegraph Media Group). November 22, 2001. . Retrieved May 17, 2009. [4] Perrone, Pierre (August 27, 2001). "Aaliyah - Obituaries, News" (http:/ / www. independent. co. uk/ news/ obituaries/ aaliyah-755377. html). The Independent (London: Independent News & Media). . Retrieved May 17, 2009. [5] "Aaliyah: Latest Victim of Crashes That Cut Short Fame - Obituary" (http:/ / findarticles. com/ p/ articles/ mi_m1077/ is_1_57/ ai_79515051/ ). Ebony (FindArticles). November 2001. . Retrieved May 17, 2009. [6] Dansby, Andrew (August 27, 2001). "Aaliyah Dies in Plane Crash" (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ artists/ aaliyah/ articles/ story/ 5933021/ aaliyah_dies_in_plane_crash). Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. . Retrieved May 17, 2009. [7] "Music: Age Ain't Nothing But A Number (CD) by Aaliyah (Artist)" (http:/ / www. tower. com/ age-aint-nothing-but-number-aaliyah-cd/ wapi/ 106622962). Tower Records. . Retrieved May 18, 2009. [8] Sutherland 2005, p.20 [9] Kenyatta 2002, p.19 [10] Farley 2002, pp.5253 [11] "Chart Beat Bonus" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ news/ chart-beat-1036092. story). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. August 31, 2001. . Retrieved August 26, 2009. [12] "RIAA - Gold & Platinum" (http:/ / riaa. com/ goldandplatinumdata. php?resultpage=1& table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=aaliyah& sort=Artist& perPage=25). Recording Industry Association of America. . Retrieved April 14, 2009. [13] Pareles, Jon (August 27, 2001). "Aaliyah, 22, Singer Who First Hit the Charts at 14" (http:/ / www. nytimes. com/ 2001/ 08/ 27/ arts/ aaliyah-22-singer-who-first-hit-the-charts-at-14. html). The New York Times (The New York Times Company). . Retrieved September 14, 2009. [14] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number - Review" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r203085/ review). Allmusic. . Retrieved May 17, 2009. [15] Ehrlich, Dimitri (June 17, 1994). "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number - Music Review" (http:/ / www. ew. com/ ew/ article/ 0,,302670,00. html). Entertainment Weekly. Time. . Retrieved May 17, 2009. [16] Brackett & Hoard 2004, p.1 [17] Cinquemani, Sal (2001). "Aaliyah: Age Ain't Nothing But a Number" (http:/ / www. slantmagazine. com/ music/ music_review. asp?ID=424). Slant. . Retrieved May 17, 2009. [18] Farley, Christopher John (August 26, 2001). "Siren of Subtlety" (http:/ / www. time. com/ time/ arts/ article/ 0,8599,172511,00. html). Time (Time). . Retrieved September 14, 2009.

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[19] "Billboard 200 - Week of June 11, 1994" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ charts/ billboard-200?chartDate=1994-06-11& order=gainer). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. . Retrieved May 1, 2010. [20] "Aaliyah's Profile" (http:/ / www. ssmusic. tv/ artist_profile. php?Opt=2). SS Music. . Retrieved May 1, 2010. [21] "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number - Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ album/ aaliyah/ age-ain-t-nothing-but-a-number/ 154983). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. . Retrieved August 26, 2009. [22] Pesselnick, Jill (November 17, 2001). Madonna Earns Another RIAA Diamond (http:/ / books. google. com/ ?id=ExIEAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA69& dq). 113. Nielsen Business Media. p. 69. ISSN0006-2510. . Retrieved May 17, 2009. [23] (http:/ / www. ssmusic. tv/ artist_profile. php?Opt=2) [24] "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certfication Results" (http:/ / www. cria. ca/ cert_db_search. php). Canadian Recording Industry Association. . Retrieved May 17, 2009. [25] "Aaliyah - Age Ain't Nothing But a Number (Album)" (http:/ / dutchcharts. nl/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=Age+ Ain't+ Nothing+ But+ A+ Number& cat=a). Ultratop. . Retrieved May 17, 2009. [26] "Aaliyah - Age Ain't Nothing But a Number" (http:/ / www. chartstats. com/ albuminfo. php?id=11625). Chart Stats. . Retrieved May 17, 2009. [27] "Certified Awards Search" (http:/ / www. bpi. co. uk/ certifiedawards/ search. aspx). British Phonographic Industry. . Retrieved August 26, 2009. [28] "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number: Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. amazon. co. uk/ dp/ B0000A0A4T/ ). Amazon.com. . Retrieved May 18, 2009. [29] http:/ / aaliyahremembered2. homestead. com/ files/ Japan. pdf [30] "Aaliyah Album & Song Chart History" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r203085/ charts-awards). Billboard. . Retrieved September 28, 2010.

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References
Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon & Schuster. ISBN0-7432-0169-8. Farley, John (2002). Aaliyah: More Than a Woman. Simon & Schuster. ISBN0-7434-5566-5. Kenyatta, Kelly (2002). An R&B Princess in Words and Pictures. Amber Books Publishing. ISBN0-9702224-3-2. Sutherland, William (2005). Aaliyah Remembered. Trafford Publishing. ISBN1-4120-5062-6.

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One in a Million
One in a Million
Studio album by Aaliyah Released August 27, 1996

Recorded August 1995July 1996[1] Genre Length Label R&B, hip hop soul 73:18 Blackground/Atlantic Records 92715

Producer Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Carl-So-Lowe, J. Dibbs, Jermaine Dupri, Kay Gee, Vincent Herbert, Rodney Jerkins, Craig King, Darren Lighty, Darryl Simmons Aaliyah chronology

Age Ain't Nothing but a Number (1994)

One in a Million (1996)

Aaliyah (2001)

Singles from One in a Million

"If Your Girl Only Knew"

Released: August 13, 1996

"One in a Million"
Released: December 10, 1996

"Got to Give It Up"

Released: January 3, 1997

"4 Page Letter"

Released: March 11, 1997

"Hot like Fire"

Released: September 16, 1997

"The One I Gave My Heart To"

Released: September 16, 1997

Professional ratings Review scores

Source Allmusic Robert Christgau Los Angeles Times Q Rolling Stone Slant Magazine Vibe (favorable) [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Rating [2]

One in a Million One in a Million is the second studio album by American R&B singer Aaliyah, released by Blackground Records and Atlantic Records on August 27, 1996 (see 1996 in music). Selling over two million copies in the United States[9] within a few months, the album was notable for being Aaliyah's breakout album and a major milestone in the careers of songwriter/producer Missy Elliott and Tim "Timbaland" Mosley. Elliott and Mosley wrote and produced the bulk of the album. Other producers included Rodney Jerkins, Jermaine Dupri, and Kay Gee. The album was executive produced by Barry Hankerson and Jomo Hankerson. It features all of the hit singles, "If Your Girl Only Knew", "One in a Million", "Got to Give It Up", "4 Page Letter", "Hot Like Fire", and "The One I Gave My Heart To". The album was certified 2x Platinum on June 16, 1997.[10] The album is currently out of print in the United States; however, copies of the 2006 reissues (which was released in Germany), can possibly be found in some stores as an import, or can easily be imported upon request. The album was ranked number 90 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest albums of the 90s.

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Unreleased material
Timbaland confirmed in a 2003 interview that he and Aaliyah recorded 57 tracks for the album, but the majority of the tracks were cut and remain unreleased. One of those tracks included the song, "Sugar & Spice", the first track Aaliyah did with Timbaland & Missy Elliott; however due to label disagreements with the song, it never made the final cut of the album. On October 8, 2010, a rare demo version of the song performed by 1990s R&B group, Sugah (which included notable R&B singer, Tweet) was leaked; reports have also surfaced that the track may have also been used as a sample for another R&B group, Tha' Truth, for their 1997 song, "Candy".[11][12]

Commercial
It was an international success for the genre, with worldwide sales being 8 million as of 2008.[13]

U.S.
The album debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 40,500 copies in its first week. In its 22nd week on the chart the album peaked at 18. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA On October 23, 1996; over 500,000 copies shipments. On February 5, 1997, the album was certified Platinum with over 1,000,000 copies shipments; making it, at the time, her second platinum album. On June 16, 1997, the album was certified 2x Platinum, with more than 2 million copies shipments. After Aaliyah's death, One in a Million returned to the Billboard 200, and U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. During this time the album also topped the Top Catalog Albums for 12 weeks. To date, it has sold over 3.7 million albums in the country.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Track listing
# Title Producer(s) Writer(s) Length

1.

"Beats 4 da Streets (Intro)" (featuring Missy Elliott) "Hot like Fire" "One in a Million" "A Girl Like You" (featuring Treach) "If Your Girl Only Knew" "Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)"

Timbaland

2:10

2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Timbaland Timbaland Kay-Gee & Darren Lighty Timbaland Vincent "V.H." Herbert & Rashad Smith (additional production and remix)

Timbaland, Missy Elliott Timbaland, Missy Elliott Kay Gee, Darren Lighty Timbaland, Missy Elliott O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, Vernon Isley, Chris Jasper

4:23 4:30 4:23 4:50 7:07

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Vincent "V.H." Herbert & Craig King Marvin Gaye 4:41

7.

"Got to Give It Up" (featuring Slick Rick) "4 Page Letter" "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"

8. 9.

Timbaland Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins J. Dibbs Jermaine Dupri & Carl-So-Lowe

Timbaland, Missy Elliott Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Japhe Tejeda J. Dibbs Jermaine Dupri & Carl-So-Lowe Monica Bell, Craig King, Monica Payne

4:52 4:50 4:26 2:54 5:11

10. "Giving You More" 11. "I Gotcha' Back"

12. "Never Givin' Up" (featuring Tavarius Vincent "V.H." Herbert & Craig King Polk) 13. "Heartbroken" 14. "Never Comin' Back" Timbaland Timbaland

Timbaland, Missy Elliott Timbaland, Missy Elliott Timbaland, Missy Elliott

4:17 4:06 4:20

15. "Ladies in da House" (featuring Missy Timbaland Elliott and Timbaland) 16. "The One I Gave My Heart To" 17. "Came to Give Love (Outro)" (featuring Timbaland) 18. "No Days Go By" [Japanese Bonus Track] Daryl Simmons Timbaland

Diane Warren

4:30 1:40

Vincent "V.H." Herbert, Rheji Burrell, Craig King

Craig King, Rheji Burrell

4:41

Re-releases
In 2004, the album was re-released in Germany with altered artwork, and again in 2006. The disc is copy-protected, and therefore will not show up when placed in a PC, but it will show up when inserted into a Mac, and it will play in most CD players. It included the standard 17 tracks, plus the following bonus track.
# Title Length

18. "Come Over" (featuring Tank) 3:54

Charts
Chart (1996-2001) Peak position 18 2 7 [19]

U.S. Billboard 200 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums UK Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart [24]

[19] [21] [22]

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15 47 11 38 41 26 [22] [22] [22] [22] [22]

European Albums Chart Japanese Albums Chart Israel Albums Chart Sweden Albums Chart Netherlands Albums Chart

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End-of-year charts
End of year chart (1996/1997) U.S. Billboard 200 1996 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1996 U.S. Billboard 200 1997 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1997 Position 175 60 44 10 [23]

[23] [24] [24]

Credits and personnel

Paulinho da Costa percussion

Production
Executive producer: Barry Hankerson Labels: Blackground Records and Atlantic Records (for Warner Bros. Records) Aaliyah's Manager: Barry Hankerson for Aaliyah Entertainment (AE)

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Aaliyah
Aaliyah
Studio album by Aaliyah Released July 17, 2001 (see release history)

Recorded August 1996March 9, 2001[1][1] Murlyn Studios [1][1] (Stockholm, Sweden) Flyte Tyme Studios (Atlanta, Georgia, United States) [1][1] The Record Plant [1][1] (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States) [1][1] Australia Genre Length Label R&B, soul, pop, neo soul 65:40 Blackground, Virgin, EMI

Producer Aaliyah, Barry Hankerson (exec.), Bud'da, J-Dub, Rapture, E. Seats, Timbaland Aaliyah chronology

One in a Million (1996)

Aaliyah I Care 4 (2001) U (2002)

Singles from Aaliyah

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

"We Need a Resolution"

Released: April 24, 2001

"Rock the Boat"

Released: August 11, 2001

"More Than a Woman"

Released: November 13, 2001

"I Refuse"
Released: November 13, 2001

"I Care 4 U"

Released: August 6, 2002

Aaliyah (stylized as LIYH) is the self-titled third and final studio album by American R&B singer Aaliyah, released by Blackground and Virgin Records on July 17, 2001, in the United States. The album has sometimes been referred to as "The Red Album."[2] It was primarily produced by Keybeats, with additional production by Timbaland, Bud'da, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker and Static Major, with lyrics by Static Major and Missy Elliott. Aaliyah features soul, pop, and neo soul styles in its sound, as well as elements of funk, hip hop and electronica.[3][4][5][6][7] It was nominated for a 2002 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, among other honors. In April 2001, Aaliyah spoke highly of the album saying, "It is my version of Control."[8] Recent reception has also been positive. The album was listed as one of the best releases of the 2000s by Slant Magazine. [9]

Background and development

Preparation for the album started in 1998 but, with the filming of martial arts film Romeo Must Die (2000), Aaliyah postponed the recording of the album. Artists Timbaland and Missy Elliott, who were both major contributors on previous album One in a Million, were involved in disagreements with Aaliyah's label Blackground Records at the time and did not work on the project. Blackground owner Barry Hankerson envisioned another label similar to Bad Boy on the West Coast, and consulted lesser known writers and producers signed to his publishing company. These artists included Bud'da, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker, and Rapture, and E. Seats of Keybeats.[10] Stephen "Static Major" Garrett of the R&B trio Playa, who had penned the singer's previous hit singles "Are You That Somebody? and "Try Again," became involved in the project.[10] Much of the album was completed in various studios throughout New York City prior to Aaliyah's trip to Australia for the filming of Queen of the Damned (2002).[10] While recording process lasted more than a year, most of the tracks were completed by early 2000, when the production team and songwriters had secured recording time at New York Sound King Studios to work on the album together.[10] In September 2000, Virgin Records flew the group out to Australia, where it spent a month recording the majority of the album at the Sing Sing Studio in Melbourne with Aaliyah.[10] With three recording studios going simultaneously, producers J-Dub, Budda and Keybeats each worked in separate rooms.[10] During the sessions, Garrett and co-writer Digital Black would move from studio to studio to check each producer's progress.[10] At peak periods, they would work on 10 songs at the same time.[10] With filming ending in Australia in December 2000, production of the album went into full-force in America and Europe.

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Content
The first single from the album was intended to be "Loose Rap",[11] with a dance-oriented video to accompany. However, in the last week before picking songs, Timbaland started to work on material for the project. With Timbaland involved, the team decided the first single should be a Timbaland record and "We Need a Resolution" was released as the lead single.[12] The sixth track, titled "I Care 4 U", was initially recorded in 1996 for the album One in a Million, but had not been completed in time for mastering.[1] Aaliyah approached Trent Reznor to produce a song for the album.[13]

Releases and promotion

Aaliyah was released through Blackground on July 17, 2001. Aaliyah co-hosted MTVs Total Request Live in July 2001 to promote the album. She performed the expected second single "More Than a Woman" on Live with Regis & Kelly, The View and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in July 2001. Aaliyah also went to France to promote the single More Than a Woman on GermanTV. At the time of her death, she had more concerts scheduled in different countries such as Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, China and the Middle East.[14][15]

Singles
The first single, "We Need a Resolution," (featuring Timbaland) was released in late April in the United States. "We Need a Resolution" reached number fifty nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the issue dated June 9, 2001, and remained on the chart for sixteen weeks. The song received moderate success internationally. "We Need a Resolution" reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and the top 30 in Canada. The music video was premiered on Much More Music, BET's 106 & Park and MTV's TRL on April 26, 2001. "Rock the Boat", the second single, was released in early August. Aaliyah started promotion for the expected second single "More Than a Woman", but the single was pushed back because her label felt "Rock the Boat" was a summer single that needed to be released. "Rock the Boat" was the second single in America while and the third single internationally. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song entered the chart September 8, 2001, at number fifty-seven[16] and peaked at number 14 in its twelfth week.[17] The song stayed on the chart for twenty-five weeks.[18] The third single, "More Than a Woman," was released in November 2001. Promotion for the single started in July 2001 but was pushed back. In the Billboard Hot 100, the song entered the chart dated issue February 2, 2002, at number seventy-one[19] and peaked at number twenty-five in its ninth week.[20] The song stayed in the chart for twenty-four weeks.[21] The song ranked fifty-eighth on the 2002 year-end chart.[22] On January 13, 2002, the song became Aaliyah's only number one hit in the United Kingdom, selling 32,081 copies for that week. It became the first time in UK chart history that a posthumous release had taken over from another posthumous release when the song was replaced by George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord", and the first time that a woman had a posthumous number one single. All together, the single has sold 347,563 copies in the United Kingdom. The song reached the top twenty in Ireland and Switzerland. "I Refuse", the fourth single (France only), was released as a double A-side single along with "More Than a Woman". "I Refuse" was a moderate hit, peaking in at 12 it's first week in the top 30 in France. "I Care 4 U", the fifth single (US only), was released on Mother's Day 2002. It managed to reach number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number three on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[23] Although the single was only released in the U.S., the song achieved minor airplay on R&B stations in Europe. Other charted songs "I Can Be" charted at #102 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart without promotion alongside has reached over 2 million views on YouTube.

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Reception
Critical response Professional ratings Review scores
Source Allmusic The A.V. Club Entertainment Weekly Los Angeles Times NME Q Rolling Stone Slant Magazine Spin Yahoo! Music (8/10) [29] [30] (7/10) (favorable) (B+) Rating [3] [24]

[25] [26] [27] [7] [28] [6]

(favorable)

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics.[7] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76 based on 14 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[7] Rolling Stone's Ernest Hardy described it as a "near-flawless declaration of strength and independence" and noted Janet Jackson and Alanis Morissette as musical influences on the album.[28] Chicago Tribune writer Brad Cawn called it "cool and glittery neo-soul music, equal parts attitude and harmony, and all urban music perfection".[4] Simon Price of The Independent complimented Timbaland's production and stated "In many ways, this album is the true successor to Destiny's Child's Writing on the Wall (rather than their own Survivor); so much so, in fact, that you could choose to hear it as an 'answer record'. Further evidence that black pop is the avant garde".[31] Jam! writer Darryl Sterdan commended Timbaland's "kinetic, high-tech slap 'n' bump soul-hop grooves" and called the songs "immaculately produced".[5] The A.V. Club's Nathan Rabin noted that the album "feels surprisingly cohesive" and viewed that it establishes Aaliyah as "a major artist in her own right".[24] Joshua Clover of Spin stated "Deeper than anything she's delivered before, Aaliyah's a hard record; almost never does a song roll over and beg to be loved".[29] Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani wrote that it "provides a missing link between hip-hop and electronica" and found Aaliyah's metaphors "more fully-developed and far sexier".[6] Craig Seymour of Entertainment Weekly gave Aaliyah a B+, saying it "creates a largely, up-tempo thrillingly melodramatic set" that "takes a melancholyat times sinisterview of matters of the heart".[25] However, Seymour also stated that Aaliyah "missteps when she tries to stretch outside of her musical comfort zones", specifically mentioning the Latin pop "Read Between the Lines" and the nu metal "What If".[25] Similarly, some critics have dismissed "What If" as being too technical, calling it the R&B version of King Crimson.[32] Los Angeles Times writer Connie Johnson perceived a lack of songwriting depth, stating "everything is light, pleasing and image-conscious, but lacking the personal revelation that gives music some immediacy".[26] John Mulvey of NME gave the album a 7/10 rating and called it a "tasteful album fails to transcend 'satisfying'".[27] Yahoo! Music's Dan Leroy noted that its "mature, midtempo funk can't quite keep down Aaliyah's still-kittenish vocals".[30] In his consumer guide for The Village Voice, critic Robert Christgau gave Aaliyah a rating of ( ) honorable

Aaliyah mention,[33] indicating "an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure".[34] Time magazine named Aaliyah one of the ten best albums of 2001. The magazine wrote of the album, "A siren of subtlety, never wailing when a whisper would do, Aaliyah blended genres with alluring ease. For her, hip-hop/soul and muted alternative rock came together as easily as lovers interlocking fingers. A plane crash claimed Aaliyah's life in August, but on her last CD her soul is forever in flight." In a retrospective review, Allmusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it one of the "strongest urban soul records of its time".[3] Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone gave the album 4 out of 5 stars in its 2004 The Rolling Stone Album Guide publication and viewed it as significant to her legacy, stating "Aaliyah had grown from studio puppet to a powerful R&B archetypea more self-aware Ronnie Spector for a time that requires more self-awareness of its young adults. Sure, Timbaland sculpted her sound throughout, but Aaliyah imprinted herself upon those beatsas a catalyst, she's equaled only by Missy Elliott herself".[35]

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Commercial performance
Aaliyah entered the US Billboard 200 and the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at number two, with 190,000 copies sold in the first week.[36] Within 5 weeks of the album release it was certified Gold for sales/shipments 500,000 copies in the United States.[37] In the week of her death (seventh week) the album rose to number one on the Billboard 200 and two on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 337,073 copies sold and more than 1,000,000 shipments in the total. As a percentage of sales increased 800%, making the biggest increase in sales in history.[38][39][40] The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of 2,000,000 copies in the US.[39] It also became the third album from Aaliyah to receive the award of multi-platinum.[39] The album has sold more 2.95 million copies in the US.[41][42][43][44][45][46] The album spent 188 weeks on the Billboard 200, making it one of the longest stays in the Billboard 200 albums chart. The record has since been surpassed by Taylor Swift, whose self-titled first album stayed for 189 weeks.[47][48] Physical copies of the album are out of print in the United States, but there have been rumors that the album is scheduled for a special edition tenth anniversary re-release in 2011. It is available for download in iTunes. The album debuted at number two on the charts worldwide, with more than 330,000 copies sold. In the week of her death the album rose from number 25 to number 1, with more than 888,000 copies sold.[39][41][42] Until the release of I Care 4 U (December 2002), the album had sold in excess of 9 million copies worldwide.[39][41][42] As of December 2008, the album sold more than 13 million copies worldwide (12 million physical copies and 1 million downloads via the Internet). The album is Aaliyah's highest-selling in the world.[43][44][45][46][49][50]

Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Timbaland Length 4:03 3:52 4:35 3:49 3:58 4:33 3:55 4:20 3:43 5:57

1. "We Need a Resolution" (featuring Timbaland) Timothy Mosley, Steve Garrett 2. "Loose Rap" (featuring Static Major) 3. "Rock the Boat" 4. "More Than a Woman" 5. "Never No More" 6. "I Care 4 U" 7. "Extra Smooth" 8. "Read Between the Lines" 9. "U Got Nerve" 10. "I Refuse"

Garrett, Rapture Stewart, Eric Seats Rapture, E. Seats Garrett, Stewart, Seats Mosley, Garrett Garrett, Stephen Anderson Missy Elliott, Mosley Garrett, Stewart, Seats Garrett, Anderson Stewart, Seats, Ben Bush Garrett, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker Rapture, E. Seats Timbaland Bud'da Timbaland Rapture, E. Seats Bud'da Rapture, E. Seats Rockstar

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11. "It's Whatever" 12. "I Can Be" 13. "Those Were the Days" 14. "What If" Garrett, Stewart, Seats Durrell Babbs, Anderson Garrett, Stewart, Seats Babbs, Walker Rapture, E. Seats Bud'da Rapture, E. Seats Rockstar 4:08 2:59 3:24 4:25

International bonus track No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 4:44

15. "Try Again" Garrett, Mosley Timbaland

North American hidden track No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 3:24

15. "Messed Up" Garrett, Stewart, Seats Rapture, E. Seats

U.S. Special Edition bonus DVD

1. Aaliyah introduction 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. "One in a Million" (video) "Are You That Somebody?" (video) "Try Again" (video) "We Need a Resolution" (video) Behind the Scenes

Re-release
In 2004, a special edition called "Aaliyah: Edition 2004" was released in Germany. It featured a slightly altered cover, replacing the red background with brown or gold, and the liner notes were in sepia rather than in color. Its track listing added "Try Again" and three bonus tracks.[51] In 2005, the same version was released in Japan under the title "Aaliyah: Limited Edition" and kept the red cover.[52] In 2007, it was released again in Germany with a white cover instead of red or gold, and it also dropped the "2004 Edition" subtitle. [53] "Try Again" (Tim Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) 4:44 2. "Miss You" (Johnta Austin, Teddy Bishop, Ginuwine) 4:05 3. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" (Salah El Sharnobi, Omar Batiesha, Tim Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) 5:02 4. "Erica Kane" (Stephen Garrett, Eric L. Seats, Rapture D. Stewart) 4:39

Leftover tracks
"CEO"[12] (Demo Sung by Static)2 "Danc'n"[12][54] (featuring Selfish and Digital Black)2 "Dont Know What to Tell Ya"[12]3 "Erica Kane"[]3 "Girlfriends" (featuring Yaushameen Michael)1 "Giving Up"6 "Questions"2 "Steady Ground"[](featuring Static of Playa)1

"Time"5 "True Entertainer"[12]2

Aaliyah "Where Could He Be?" (featuring Missy Elliott and Tweet)4

1 2 3 4 5 6 Leaked Not Recorded or Incomplete Later Released on I Care 4 U Leaked Originally recorded in 2001 for the 30 Years to Life OST; was unfinished at the time of her death Aaliyah recorded this song for the movie remake of Sparkle which she was set to star in as Sister, her death occurred before she could begin

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the filming so the movie was shut down

Credits and personnel

Stevie Blacke strings Ron Blake horn Sean Cruse guitar Paulinho da Costa percussion

Production
Executive producers: Aaliyah, Barry Hankerson Engineers: Michael Conrader, Jimmy Douglass, Rockstar, Scott Wolfe Assistant engineers: Chandler Bridges, Tim Olmstead, Steve Penny Mixing: Bud'da, Jimmy Douglass, Ben Garrison, Timbaland, Scott Wolfe Mastering: Bernie Grundman A&R: Gemma Corfield Photography: Jonathan Mannion, Albert Watson Labels: Blackground Records and Virgin Records Aaliyah's manager: Barry Hankerson for Aaliyah Entertainment (AE)

Charts and certifications

Chart positions
Chart (2001) Peak Year-end Year-end position 2001 2002 [55][56] 2 21 11 6 34 [56] 1 33 9 9 14 10 [57]

Australian Albums Chart Austrian Albums Chart

[58] [59] [58]

Belgium Albums Chart

Canadian Albums Chart Danish Albums Chart

[60]

European Top 100 Albums Finnish Albums Chart French Albums Chart [58]

[58] [58]

German Albums Chart Italy Albums Chart

[58]

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9 25 30 23 6 5 1 2 2 10 [58] 6 [58]

Netherlands Albums Chart

New Zealand Albums Chart Norwegian Albums Chart Swedish Albums Chart Swiss Albums Chart UK Albums Chart US Billboard 200

[61]

[58]

[58]

[62]

4 2 [64] [64]

57 15 [65] [65]

[63]

[63] US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums US Top Internet Albums [66]

End of decade charts

End of decade chart Billboard 200 Swiss 100 Belgium 100 French 150 UK 200 Position 181 6 [67]

[68] [69]

100 76 98

[70] [71]

Certifications
Territory Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Denmark Europe Finland France Germany Japan New Zealand Switzerland Certifier ARIA Ultratop ABPD CRIA IFPI IFPI CAPIF SNEP IFPI RIAJ RIANZ IFPI Certification 3x Platinum 2xPlatinum Gold [72]

[73]

[74] [75] [76]

Platinum

2xPlatinum 2x Platinum

[76][77] [78] [79]

Platinum

3x Platinum Gold

[80] [81][81]

2x Platinum Gold

[82] [83]

9xPlatinum

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United States RIAA

2 Platinum Platinum

United Kingdom BPI

[85]

Sales
Country USA (Nielsen SoundScan) USA (BMG Music Clubs [2001-2003]) USA (Total Sales) UK Europe Latin America Canada (BMG Music Clubs [2001-2003]) Canada Canada (Total Sales) Germany World Sales 2,600,000 350,000 2,950,000 516,180 [45]

[44]

[44][45]

[44][45] [44][45] [44][45] [44]

2,000,000 1,610,000

162,000 100,000 262,000

[44][45] [44][45] [86] [50]

150,000

13,000,000

Awards
The album received numerous nominations and awards, mostly contributing to the single "More Than a Woman". The album also received three Grammy Award nominations, including Best R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Rock the Boat" and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "More Than a Woman".
Grammy Awards 2002, Best R&B Album: Aaliyah; Nominated 2002, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Rock The Boat"; Nominated 2003, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "More Than A Woman"; Nominated American Music Awards 2002, Favorite R&B/Soul Album: Aaliyah; Winner

New Musical Express, UK (NME) 2002, Record of The Year: "More Than a Woman"; Winner

MTV Video Music Awards 2002, Best R&B Video: "Rock The Boat"; Nominated

International Dance Music Awards, World 2002, Record Of The Year "More Than a Woman"; Winner

MOBO Awards 2002, Best Video: "More Than a Woman"; Winner 2002, Best Dance Video: "More Than a Woman"; Winner

Rolling Stone (Title) 2001, Best R&B Album, Aaliyah for "Aaliyah"

BET Awards 2002, Video of The Year: "Rock The Boat"; Nominated

Soul Train Awards 2002, Female R&B/Soul Single: "Rock The Boat"; Winner 2002, Best R&B/Soul Solo Single: "Rock the Boat"; Winner 2002, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year: "Rock the Boat"; Winner

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Release history
2001 List of release dates with formats
Region Philippines Germany Denmark South Africa Japan Australia Austria Finland Netherlands Hong Kong India Indonesia Italy Maylasia Norway Singapore Taiwan Canada France United States South Korea United Kingdom New Zealand Thailand Brazil Canada Sweden Switzerland United States Turkey Germany Denmark South Africa August 6, 2001 Standard edition, Bonus track edition, DVD edition July 27, 2001 Standard edition, Bonus track edition, DVD edition July 19, 2001 July 21, 2001 July 23, 2001 Standard edition, Bonus track edition Standard edition, Bonus track edition Standard edition, Bonus track edition July 17, 2001 Standard edition July 7, 2001 July 16, 2001 Standard edition Standard edition, Bonus track edition Date [14] Standard edition Standard edition Standard edition Format

June 15, 2001 June 18, 2001 June 19, 2001

August 21, 2001 Standard edition, Bonus track edition, DVD edition August 25, 2001 Standard edition, Bonus track edition, DVD edition

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20022009 List of release dates with formats

Region Worldwide France Germany United Kingdom Japan Australia Europe Latin America Oceania USA USA April 26, 2009 June 23, 2009 iTunes: Standard edition (download) Amazon :Standard edition (download) January 16, 2005 Aaliyah: Platinum edition: Standard edition, Bonus track edition, DVD edition, CD-ROM July 17, 2006 Aaliyah: 5 years: Standard edition, Bonus track edition, DVD edition, CD-ROM Date [14] Format

August 25, 2002 Standard edition, Bonus track edition, DVD edition, CD-ROM March 16, 2004 Aaliyah 2004: Standard edition, Bonus track edition, DVD edition, CD-ROM

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External links
Aaliyah (http://www.metacritic.com/music/aaliyah/aaliyah) at Metacritic

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Compilation Albums
I Care 4 U
I Care 4 U
Compilation album by Aaliyah Released December 10, 2002

Recorded September 1993March 9, 2001 Genre Length Label R&B, soul, hip hop soul 59:20 Blackground/Universal Records 060 097 060 082 (United States)

Producer R. Kelly, Timbaland, Rapture, E. Seats, Static Major, Bryan Michael Cox, Johnta Austin Aaliyah chronology

Aaliyah I Care 4 (2001) U (2002)

Ultimate Aaliyah (2005)

Alternative cover International Edition Singles from I Care 4 U 1. 2. 3.

"Miss You"
Released: November 12, 2002

"Don't Know What to Tell Ya"

Released: May 20, 2003

"Come Over"
Released: May 27, 2003

Professional ratings Review scores

Source Allmusic Entertainment Weekly The Guardian Robert Christgau Rolling Stone Rolling Stone (A-) [4] [5] [6] (A-) [2] [3] Rating [1]

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Slant Vibe

I Care 4 U is the fourth album and first compilation album by the American singer Aaliyah, released posthumously by Blackground Records on December 10, 2002, in the United States. Along with her hit singles, a number of shelved tracks were included on the album, including the singles "Miss You", "Don't Know What to Tell Ya", and "Come Over". The unreleased tracks are generally less edgy than her last album, focusing on R&B rather than rock with the exception of the Nine Inch Nails influenced beat of "Erica Kane". A special edition was issued with a bonus DVD.

Commercial
I Care 4 U was an international commercial success, entering charts at the number one in Japan and Finland; at the top five on the United States, Argentina, Europe, UK, France, Germany and Switzerland; and, at the top ten in Brazil, Canada, New Zealand and Poland.[9][10][11][12][13][14] I Care 4 U sold over 6 million copies worldwide.[13]

U.S.
The album entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at #3 and at #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 290,669 copies in the first week. In its second week, the album fell to #6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and to #2 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 280,000 copies. In its third week the album fell to number #10 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and rose to the #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 176,000 copies. In its fourth week, the album rose to #9 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and continued at the same position, selling 138,000 copies (and 884,669 copies in the first month). It topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for seven weeks.[10][11][15][16][17][18][19] I Care 4 U was certified Platinum in the United States and sold over 1.7 million copies in the country.[12][13][20]

Track listing
1. "Back & Forth"1 (R. Kelly) 3:51 2. "Are You That Somebody?"3 (featuring Timbaland) (Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) 4:25 3. "One in a Million"2 (Missy Elliott, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) 4:30 4. "I Care 4 U"5 (Missy Elliott, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) 4:33 5. "More Than a Woman"5 (Steve "Static" Garrett, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) 3:49 6. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya"6 (Salah El Sharnobi, Omar Batiesha, Tim Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) 5:01 7. "Try Again"4 (featuring Timbaland) (Tim Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) 4:44 8. "All I Need"6 (Teddy Bishop, Johnta Austin) 3:08 9. "Miss You"6 (Johnta Austin, Teddy Bishop, Ginuwine) 4:05 10. "Don't Worry"6 (Johnta Austin) 3:52 11. "Come Over"6 (featuring Tank) (Bryan-Michael Cox, Jazze Pha, Kevin Hicks) 3:55 12. "Erica Kane"6 (Stephen Garrett, Eric L. Seats, Rapture D. Stewart) 4:38 13. "At Your Best (You Are Love)"1 (R. Kelly, Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper) 4:52 14. "Got to Give It Up"2 (Remix) 3:58

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International bonus tracks

"If Your Girl Only Knew"2 (featuring Timbaland and Missy Elliott) (Missy Elliott, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) 4:51 "We Need a Resolution"5 (featuring Timbaland) (Steve "Static" Garrett, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) 4:07 "Rock the Boat"5 (Rapture Stewart, Eric Seats, Steve "Static" Garrett) 4:37
1 2

denotes track from Age Ain't Nothing but a Number denotes track from One in a Million 3 denotes track from Dr. Dolittle soundtrack 4 denotes track from Romeo Must Die soundtrack 5 denotes track from Aaliyah 6 denotes previously unreleased tracks

Credits and personnel

Production
Executive producers Jazze Pha, Timbaland, Kevin Hicks, Senator Jimmy D, Budda, Eric Seats, Rapture, R. Kelly, Ted Bishop Engineers Peter Mokran, Senator Jimmy D, Acar S. Key Mixing Peter Mokran, Timbaland, Mr. Lee, R. Kelly, Jimmy Douglass, Acar S. Key Photography Albert Watson, David LaChapelle, Jonathan Mannion

Charts
Chart (2002) Peak position 3 [21] 43 16 14 19 8 8 39 10 3 15 4 2 1 [21] 10 17

Argentina Albums Chart Australian Albums Chart Austrian Albums Chart

[21] [22] [21]

Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)

Belgian Albums Chart (Wa) Brazil Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart Danish Albums Chart Dutch Albums Chart [21]

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European Albums Chart Finnish Albums Chart French Albums Chart [21]

[21]

German Albums Chart Japan Albums Chart New Zealand Albums Chart Norwegian Singles Chart

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Polish Album Chart Swedish Albums Chart Swiss Albums Chart UK Albums Chart [21] 7 37 3 4 3 1 1

[21]

[9] [23]

U.S. Billboard 200

[23] U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums

Certifications
Region Canada (Music Canada) France (SNEP) [25] [24] Certification Gold Gold [26] Gold Gold Platinum

Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) United Kingdom (BPI) United States (RIAA) [27]

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References
[1] I Care 4 U (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r620051) at Allmusic [2] Entertainment Weekly (http:/ / www. tower. com/ i-care-4-you-aaliyah-cd/ wapi/ 106527691) [3] The Guardian review (http:/ / www. guardian. co. uk/ music/ 2003/ jan/ 31/ popandrock. artsfeatures7) [4] Robert Christgau review (http:/ / www. robertchristgau. com/ get_album. php?id=11874) [5] 2002 Rolling Stone review (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ artists/ aaliyah/ albums/ album/ 319630/ review/ 6067897/ i_care_4_you) [6] 2004 Rolling Stone review (http:/ / books. google. com/ books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC& pg=PA1& dq=Aaliyah+ 2002) [7] Slant review (http:/ / www. slantmagazine. com/ music/ music_review. asp?ID=265) [8] Vibe review (http:/ / www. tower. com/ i-care-4-you-aaliyah-cd/ wapi/ 106527691) [9] http:/ / www. chartstats. com/ artistinfo. php?id=586 [10] http:/ / www. hitsdailydouble. com/ sales/ archcht. cgi?cht824 [11] http:/ / rnbdirt. com/ aaliyah-lands-at-3-b2k-at-10-in-album-charts/ 3022/ [12] http:/ / www. ssmusic. tv/ artist_profile. php?Opt=2 [13] http:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=eAmu_SIBDTg [14] http:/ / pandora. nla. gov. au/ pan/ 23790/ 20020221-0000/ www. aria. com. au/ issue584. PDF [15] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ charts/ r-b-hip-hop-albums?chartDate=2003-01-25 [16] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ charts/ r-b-hip-hop-albums?chartDate=2003-01-11 [17] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ charts/ r-b-hip-hop-albums?chartDate=2003-01-04 [18] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ charts/ r-b-hip-hop-albums?chartDate=2002-12-28 [19] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ search/ ?Nty=1& Ntx=mode%2bmatchallpartial& Ntk=Keyword& Ns=FULL_DATE|1& Ne=125& N=126& Ntt=Aaliyah#/ news/ 5ask-1805839. story [20] http:/ / riaa. org/ goldandplatinumdata. php?resultpage=1& table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=aaliyah& perPage=25 [21] "norwegiancharts.com - Aaliyah - I Care 4 U" (http:/ / norwegiancharts. com/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=I+ Care+ 4+ U& cat=a). norwegiancharts.com. . Retrieved 17 January 2012. [22] "BelgianAlbumCharts-Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. ultratop. be/ en/ search. asp?lang=nl& cat=a& cat2=s& search=aaliyah). . Retrieved October 1, 2010. [23] I Care 4 U (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r620051/ charts-awards) at Allmusic [24] "Canadian album certifications Aaliyah I Care 4 U" (http:/ / www. musiccanada. com/ GPSearchResult. aspx?st=I+ Care+ 4+ U& sa=Aaliyah& smt=0). Music Canada. .

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Ultimate Aaliyah
Ultimate Aaliyah
Compilation album by Aaliyah Released May 10, 2005

Recorded 1993March 9, 2001 Genre Label R&B, soul, hip hop, hip hop soul Blackground (U.S.)/Believe Music and Recall (UK)/Snapper (Netherlands)/Avex Trax (Japan) [1]

Producer R. Kelly, Timbaland, Bud'da, Rockstar, Rapture, E. Seats Aaliyah chronology

I Care 4 U (2002)

Ultimate Aaliyah (2005)

TBA (2014)

Ultimate Aaliyah is the second compilation album dedicated to late R&B singer Aaliyah. It was released on May 10, 2005 in the UK, in Australia (as Ultimate Aaliyah) and in Japan (as Special Edition: Rare Tracks and Visuals). The collection includes two CDs and one DVD video disc.[2] The first compact disc is a greatest hits compilation, including all of Aaliyah's biggest and minor U.S. hits (in their LP versions) and 2 of her minor/moderate UK hits, but leaves out one of her top ten R&B hits "Come Over" (#9 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs), one of her minor U.S. hits and the rest of her U.K. minor/moderate hits such as: "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number", (#75 U.S. Billboard Hot 100); "Journey to the Past" from the film Anastasia (#22 UK Top 40, #28 Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks); "Down with the Clique" (#33 UK Top 40); "The Thing I Like" (#33 UK Top 40) from the film A Low Down Dirty Shame; and finally, "Are You Ready?" (#42 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay) from the film Sunset Park. The second disc is entitled Are You Feelin' Me?; its title track was also released as a promo single in the UK to promote the album but the song failed to chart on any of the UK charts. The second disc compiles several of Aaliyah's tracks that were included on both soundtrack albums and on studio albums for labelmate Timbaland. The bonus DVD runs for sixty minutes, and features promo clips, interviews, and special features. Among the included DVD material are an MTV special, MTV News Now: The Life of Aaliyah, a Tribute to Aaliyah, Aaliyah's VH1 Behind the Music installment, and her E! True Hollywood Story episode. The compilation debuted at #32 on the UK Albums Chart; with 20,000 copies sold.[3] In others charts the album was failed. Ultimate Aaliyah has sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide.[4] Special Edition: Rare Tracks and Visuals was released two months after, and included the songs "Are You Feelin' Me?" and "Messed Up" as its first two tracks, like the second disc of this boxset, plus some remixes of Aaliyah's hits "Rock The Boat", "More Than A Woman" and "Try Again". The DVD contains the same documentary as Ultimate Aaliyah.

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Track listing
Ultimate Aaliyah
Disc 1: Greatest Hits 1. "One in a Million"2 (Missy Elliott, Timbaland) 4:30 2. "If Your Girl Only Knew"2 (featuring Timbaland and Missy Elliott) (Missy Elliott, Timbaland) 4:50 3. "Hot like Fire"2 (featuring Timbaland and Missy Elliott) 4:23 4. "The One I Gave My Heart To"2 4:30 5. "Got to Give It Up"2 (featuring Slick Rick) 4:41 6. "4 Page Letter"2 4:52 7. "We Need a Resolution"5 (featuring Timbaland) (Steve "Static" Garrett, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) 4:02 8. "Rock the Boat"5 (Rapture Stewart, Eric Seats, Steve "Static" Garrett) 4:35 9. "More Than a Woman"5 (Steve "Static" Garrett, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) 3:49 10. "I Care 4 U"5 (Missy Elliott, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) 4:33 11. "Try Again"4 (featuring Timbaland) (Tim Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) 4:44 12. "Back & Forth"1 (featuring R. Kelly) (R. Kelly) 3:51 13. 14. 15. 16.
1 2

"Are You That Somebody?"3 (featuring Timbaland) (Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) 4:30 "Don't Know What to Tell Ya"6 (Salah El Sharnobi, Omar Batiesha, Tim Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) 5:01 "Miss You"6 (Johnta Austin, Teddy Bishop, Ginuwine) 4:05 "At Your Best (You Are Love)"1 (R. Kelly, Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper) 4:52

denotes track from Age Ain't Nothing but a Number denotes track from One in a Million 3 denotes track from Dr. Dolittle soundtrack 4 denotes track from Romeo Must Die soundtrack 5 denotes track from Aaliyah 6 denotes track from I Care 4 U

Disc 2: Are You Feelin' Me?

# Title Info Length

1. "Are You Feelin' Me?" 2. "Messed Up" 3. "Come Back in One Piece" (featuring DMX) 4. "I Don't Wanna" 5. "Man Undercover" (featuring Timbaland) 6. "John Blaze" (featuring Missy Elliott) 7. "I Am Music" (with Timbaland and Static Major) 8. "More Than a Woman" (Bump N Flex Club Mix) 9. "Hold On" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Wyclef Jean)

from Romeo Must Die soundtrack hidden track included on U.S. version of Aaliyah from Romeo Must Die soundtrack from Next Friday and Romeo Must Die soundtrack from Timbaland & Magoo album Welcome to Our World from Timbaland album Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment from Timbaland & Magoo album Indecent Proposal from "More Than a Woman" CD single

3:12 3:36 4:20 4:17 4:44 4:02 4:02 5:30

a tribute included on Timbaland & Magoo album Under Construction, Part 5:05 II

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CD: Rare Tracks 1. "Are You Feelin' Me?" 2. "Messed Up" 3. "Rock the Boat" [Club Mix by Mixzo] 4. "Rock the Boat" [Club Mix by Doug Lazy] 5. "More Than a Woman" [12" version] 6. "More Than a Woman" [Bump N Flex Club Mix] 7. "More Than a Woman" [MAW Main Mix] 8. "Try Again" [Timbaland Remix] 9. "Try Again" [D'Jam Hassan Remix] 10. "Try Again" [Krunchie Remix 30/11/04] 11. "More Than a Woman" [Krunchie Remix 30/11/04] DVD: Rare Visuals 1. Interviews 2. TV performance 3. Promotional videos: "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" "More Than a Woman" "I Care 4 U" "One in a Million" "Hot Like Fire" "If Your Girl Only Knew" "Come Back in One Piece" "Try Again" "Are You That Somebody?" "We Need a Resolution" "More Than a Woman" "Rock the Boat" "Miss You" 4. Photo gallery

Notes
[1] [2] [3] [4] http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ artist/ p44722/ discography/ compilations http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ artist/ p44722/ discography/ compilations http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ artist/ p44722/ discography/ compilations http:/ / aaliyah-angel. com/

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Solo Singles
"Back & Forth"
"Back & Forth"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number Released January 1, 1994 May 10, 1994 CD single, cassette single, 12-inch single October 1993 Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois) R&B, hip hop soul, hip hop, new jack swing 3:51 Blackground/Jive R. Kelly R. Kelly Gold (RIAA) Aaliyah singles chronology

Format Recorded

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer Certification

"Back & Forth" (1994)

"At Your Best" (1994)

Age Ain't Nothing But a Number track listing

"Throw Your Hands Up" (2)

"Back & Forth" (3)

"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (4)

"Back & Forth" is a song written by R. Kelly for American singer Aaliyah's debut studio album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number (1994). Its lyrics chronicle a teenage girl's excitement to celebrate the weekend by going to a party and having fun with her friends. The music video for the song was shot in her hometown of Detroit and features Aaliyah and Kelly performing in a gym with her real-life friends from high school. Kelly performs the rap in the song. The song was released as the album's lead single in early 1994 (see 1994 in music), and certified gold by the RIAA on June 9, 1994[1]. It spent three weeks at number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first single to hit the top-ten. The single was ranked second on the year-end chart of Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs.[2] The single also went top-ten in Canada.

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Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Back & Forth". U.S. CD (May 20, 1994) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. "Back & Forth" (LP version) - 3:51 "Back & Forth" (Mr. Lee & R. Kelly's Remix) - 3:44 "Back & Forth" (Ms. Mello Remix) - 5:58 "Back & Forth" (Mr. Lee's Club Mix) - 5:40 "Back & Forth" (Ms. Mello Instrumental) - 5:58 "Back & Forth" (Mr. Lee's Bonus Beats) - 5:13

US 12" vinyl
(01241-42173-1; Released: 1994)

Side A 1. "Back & Forth" (LP version) - 3:51 2. "Back & Forth" (Mr. Lee & R. Kelly's Remix) - 3:44 3. "Back & Forth" (Ms. Mello Remix) - 5:58 Side B 1. "Back & Forth" (Mr. Lee's Club Mix) - 5:40 2. "Back & Forth" (Ms. Mello Instrumental) - 5:58 3. "Back & Forth" (Mr. Lee's Bonus Beats) - 5:13 UK CD
(JIVE CD 357; Released: 20 June 1994)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

"Back & Forth" (LP version) - 3:51 "Back & Forth" (Mr. Lee & R. Kelly's Remix) - 3:44 "Back & Forth" (UK Flavour - Alternative Mix) - 4:37 "Back & Forth" (Ms. Mello Remix) - 5:58 "Back & Forth" (Mr. Lee's Club Mix) - 5:40

UK 12" vinyl
(JIVE T 357; Released: 1994)

Side A 1. "Back & Forth" (LP version) - 3:51 2. "Back & Forth" (Mr. Lee & R. Kelly's Remix) - 3:44 3. "Back & Forth" (Ms. Mello Remix) - 5:58 Side B 1. "Back & Forth" (UK Flavour) - 4:37 2. "Back & Forth" (Mr. Lee's Club Mix) - 5:40

Music video
The music video for "Back & Forth" was directed by Millicent Shelton. "Back & Forth" was filmed in February 1994 as Aaliyah's first music video. It opens with a male entering a (school) gym, bouncing a basketball. When the song kicks in, there are cuts of people entering the gym and people playing basketball. Aaliyah enters wearing baggy clothing, a bandana and shades. She sings the song by the gym's entrance. In other parts of the clip she is seen dancing in the middle of the gymnasium with a crowd moving around her, sitting with R. Kelly in the bleachers and performing on a stage to her fans.

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Charts
Peak positions
Chart (1994) Canada Top 50 Singles Dutch Singles Chart New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 [3][4] Peak Position 7 2 48 16 5 1 16 1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] Position 24

References
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] RIAA Searchable Database (http:/ / www. riaa. com/ goldandplatinumdata. php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS) 1994 Billboard Year-end Charts (http:/ / www. rockonthenet. com/ archive/ 1994/ bbyearend. htm) "Chart Data: Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. mariah-charts. com/ chartdata/ PAaliyah. htm). Mariah Charts. . Retrieved 2007-08-22. "allmusic: Aaliyah-Charts & Awards-Billboard Singles" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ artist/ p44722). Allmusic. . Retrieved 2007-08-22. "Billboard Top 100 - 1994" (http:/ / longboredsurfer. com/ charts. php?year=1994). . Retrieved 2010-08-27.

External links
"Back & Forth" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYfI6JvW6Yk) at YouTube

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"(At Your Best) You Are Love"

"At Your Best (You Are Love)"
Singleby The Isley Brothers from the album Harvest for the World Released 1976

Recorded 1975 Genre R&B

Writer(s) Isley Brothers & Chris Jasper

"At Your Best (You Are Love)" is a song by The Isley Brothers, originally a radio hit in 1976. It was originally dedicated to their mother.

Personnel
Ronald Isley: Lead and background vocals O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and Rudolph Isley: Background vocals Ernie Isley: Guitar, drums Marvin Isley: Bass Chris Jasper: Piano, keyboards, synthesizers Produced, written, composed and arranged by The Isley Brothers and Chris Jasper

Aaliyah version
"At Your Best (You Are Love)"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number Released Format Recorded August 22, 1994 CD single, maxi single, vinyl record 1993 Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois) R&B, soul 4:52 (original version) 4:30 (remix version) Blackground/Jive R. Kelly Gold (RIAA)

Genre Length

Label Producer Certification

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Aaliyah singles chronology

"Back & Forth" (1994)

"At Your Best (You Are Love)" (1994)

"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (1994)

Age Ain't Nothing but a Number track listing

"Down with the Clique" (5)

"At Your Best (You Are Love)" (6)

"No One Knows How to Love Me Quite like You Do" (7)

Eighteen years later, the song was revived by American singer Aaliyah for her debut studio album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. Released as the album's second single, it peaked at number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B singles chart, also reaching number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was certified gold single by RIAA on October 25, 1994.[1] In 2010 Canadian rapper Drake sampled Aaliyah's version of the song in his song "Unforgettable".

Remix
The song became a hit based on remix versions Aaliyah cut with R. Kelly featured on the song chanting "this is for the steppers" and earlier saying, "1-2, check up, baby, lemme know what's up" before Aaliyah began singing.

Music Video
The music video was shot back to back with R. Kelly's "Summer Bunnies" and were both smash hits in Fall 1994. The music video was directed by Millicent Shelton.

Personnel
Aaliyah: lead and background vocals R. Kelly: multi-instrumentation Produced by R. Kelly

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "At Your Best (Your Are Love)". Vinyl single 1. 2. 3. 4. "At Your Best (You Are Love)" (LP mix) 4:43 "At Your Best (You Are Love)" (Gangsta Child Remix) 4:30 "At Your Best (You Are Love)" (Stepper's Ball Remix) 3:05 "Back & Forth" (Ms. Mello Remix) 3:50

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Charts
Peak positions
Chart (1994) Peak Position 40 11 39 27 6 2 12 6 40 [2]

Dutch Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 U.S. Billboard Pop Songs

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] Position 70

Other versions
In the Philippines, it was covered by two artists: MYMP on their album Versions and Nina from her love songs live album Nina Live!. Drake recently made a song with Young Jeezy called "Unforgettable" using the same beat.

References
[1] RIAA Searchable Database (http:/ / www. riaa. com/ goldandplatinumdata. php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS) [2] "Billboard.com" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ artist/ aaliyah/ 36610#/ song/ aaliyah/ at-your-best-you-are-love/ 1592707). . [3] "Billboard Top 100 - 1994" (http:/ / longboredsurfer. com/ charts. php?year=1994). . Retrieved 2010-08-27.

External links
"At Your Best (You Are Love)" music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exLPigBGnQs) on YouTube

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"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number"

"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number Released December 6, 1994 (U.S. CS) December 20, 1994 (U.S. CD) February 5, 1995 (UK CD) CD single, maxi single, vinyl record, cassette single 1993 Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois) R&B, hip hop soul 4:13 Blackground/Jive R. Kelly R. Kelly Aaliyah singles chronology

Format Recorded

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer

"At Your Best (You Are Love)" (1994)

"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (1994)

"Down with the Clique" (1995)

Age Ain't Nothing but a Number track listing

"Back & Forth" (3)

"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (4)

"Down with the Clique" (5)

"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" is a song by American singer Aaliyah, written and produced by R. Kelly for her debut album of the same name (1994). Its lyrics tell the story of a girl wanting to date an older boy, saying that their ages don't matter. It was released as the third single (and final single in the United States) from the album and became her first single in the U.S. to miss the top spot, peaking at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 32 on the UK Singles Chart.

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Music Video
The music video was directed by Millicent Shelton in November 1994 and released in early 1995. Mainly shot in black-and-white, it features cameo appearances by rappers Proof and Bizarre from D12 and Aaliyah's brother,Rashad Haughton.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number". U.S./UK CD single 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (LP version) "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (LP version (no intro)) "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (instrumental) "I'm Down" "The Thing I Like"

U.S. promotional single 1. LP version 2. LP version (no intro)

Charts
Chart (1994/1995) Peak Position 32 75 35 30 38

UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Songs U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40

References External links

"Age Ain't Nothing But a Number" music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRwhm-B6yNI) on YouTube

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"No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do"

"No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number Released Format Recorded June 27, 1995 Radio airplay 1994 Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois) R&B, urban/New jack swing, hip-hop 4:07 (album) 3:37 (radio) Blackground Records/Jive Records R. Kelly R. Kelly Aaliyah singles chronology

Genre Length

Label Writer(s) Producer

"The Thing I Like" (1995)

"No One Knows How To Love Me Quite like You Do" (1995)

"Are You Ready?" (1996)

Age Ain't Nothing but a Number track listing

"At Your Best (You Are Love)" (5)

"No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do" (6)

"I'm So Into You" (7)

"No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do" is a R&B/hip-hop song performed by Aaliyah and Tia Hawkins. It was released as a promotional airplay single in the U.S. and is the fourth release from Aaliyah's debut album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. The single was written and produced by R. Kelly. On "No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do" Aaliyah tells her lover, no one else knows how to love her quite like he does over a hip hop-styled beat.

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Chart performance
"No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do" remained on the charts for a limited time and charted on the Mediabase mainstream urban chart and peaked at #1. The most spins it received in a week was 1000.

Charts
Chart (1995) Peak Position 1

U.S. Mediabase Urban Airplay

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"Down with the Clique"

"Down with the Clique"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number Released Format Recorded May 1, 1995 CD single, 12-inch single, cassette single 1993; Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois) R&B, hip hop, reggae fusion 3:24 Blackground/Jive R. Kelly R. Kelly

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer

Aaliyah Europe/Asia singles chronology

"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (1994)"

"Down with the Clique" (1995)

"The Thing I Like" (1995)

Age Ain't Nothing But a Number track listing

"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (4)

"Down with the Clique" (5)

"At Your Best (You Are Love)" (6)

"Down with the Clique" is a song written and produced by R. Kelly for R&B singer Aaliyah's debut album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. It is the fourth official single in the United Kingdom from the album. Released in 1995, the single, which also features Kelly, peaked at number thirty-three on the UK Singles Chart. The song was the fourth UK Top 40 single for Aaliyah.

History
Song information
In "Down with the Clique", Aaliyah and R. Kelly address those who are part of or who admire their clique. In the song's context,"down" means in favor of, playing off the contemporary phrase, "You down (to play ball, go to the movies, etc.)?" The song was originally titled "Who's In Her Clique" which replacing "Who's in her clique?" with "If you down with the clique let me hear you say..I'm down with it". Due to the controversy surrounding Aaliyah & R. Kelly's relationship at the time, no further singles were released from Age Ain't Nothing But A Number In the United States.

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Music Video
A music video was produced to promote the single.

Track listings
UK CD single 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Madhouse Mix (Radio edit I - No Chat) 3:01 LP version 3:22 Dancehall Mix 3:30 Madhouse Mix (Radio edit II) 3:28 Madhouse Mix (Instrumental) 3:13

UK 12-inch single 1. 2. 3. 4. Madhouse Mix (Radio edit I) 3:10 Madhouse Mix (Instrumental) 3:13 Dancehall Mix 3:30 Madhouse Mix (Radio edit II) 3:28

Charts
Chart (1994) [1][2] Peak Position 33

UK Top 75 Singles

Notes and references

[1] "Chart Data: Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. mariah-charts. com/ chartdata/ PAaliyah. htm). Mariah Charts. . Retrieved 2007-08-22. [2] "allmusic: Aaliyah-Charts & Awards-Billboard Singles" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ artist/ p44722). Allmusic. . Retrieved 2007-08-25.

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"The Thing I Like"

"The Thing I Like"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album A Low Down Dirty Shame Soundtrack & Age Ain't Nothing but a Number Released Format Recorded August 3, 1995 CD, 12-inch single, audio cassette 1993 Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois) R&B, New jack swing 3:24 Blackground/Jive R. Kelly R. Kelly

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer

Aaliyah chronology

"Down with the Clique" (1995)

"The Thing I Like" (1995)

"No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do" (1995)

"The Thing I Like" is an R&B song recorded in 1993 by Aaliyah. It was released on the soundtrack for the action-comedy film A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) and the international version of Aaliyah's debut studio album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number (1994). It was released as the album's fifth single in Europe in 1995. Written and produced by R. Kelly, the song features a rap verse from himself. Its lyrics are about a girl's love for a man because of the one "thing she likes" about him.

Background and release

"The Thing I Like" was the sixth release overall from Age Ain't Nothing but a Number and fifth official release in Europe. The CD version of the single features various remixes produced by Paul Gotel. The song became Aaliyah's fifth single to reach the top-forty singles in the United Kingdom.

Music Video
A music video was produced to promote the single.

Track listing
Audio cassette

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Title

1 "The Thing I Like" (Album version) 2 "The Thing I Like" (Paul Gotel radio mix)

Compact disc
# Title

1 "The Thing I Like" (Album version) 2 "The Thing I Like" (Paul Gotel's Radio Mix) 3 "The Thing I Like" (Paul Gotel's Classic Anthem Mix) 4 "The Thing I Like" (PG Tip Satellite Mix) 5 "The Thing I Like" (Paul Gotel's Deep & Dubby Mix)

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak position 33

UK Top 75 Singles

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"If Your Girl Only Knew"

"If Your Girl Only Knew"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album One in a Million Released Format Recorded August 13, 1996 CD single, 12-inch single, cassette single [1] 1996 Pyramid Studios (Ithaca, New York) R&B, dance-pop, hip hop soul, synthpop 4:50 Blackground/Atlantic Missy Elliott, Timbaland Timbaland

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer

Aaliyah U.S. singles chronology

"Are You Ready?" (1996)

"If Your Girl Only Knew (1996)

"One in a Million" (1996)

Aaliyah Eurasian singles chronology

"The Thing I Like" (1995)"

"If Your Girl Only Knew" (1996)

"Got to Give It Up" (1996)

"If Your Girl Only Knew" is a R&B/dance-pop song written by Missy Elliott and Timbaland for Aaliyah's second studio album, One in a Million (1996). It also was produced by Timbaland, and released as the album's lead single during the third quarter of 1996 (see 1996 in music). The song was re-released in 1998 as a limited edition double A-side single with the single, "One in a Million". Notably, "If Your Girl Only Knew" was one of the earliest songs that showcased the production talent of Timbaland.

Chart success
Released as the album's lead single in August 1996, it peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending October 19, 1996[2], becoming her third single to reach the top 20. It reached the top of the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart for two weeks. "If Your Girl Only Knew" was also a hit in the UK, peaking in the top thirty of the UK Singles Chart at number 21 when it was originally released by itself. It was re-issued with "One in a Million" as a double A-side and reached a new peak position of number 15. "If Your Girl Only Knew" was also a hit in many other countries.

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Music video
In the video, Aaliyah, her brother, and clique appears at a party. She wears a dark leather outfit with her trademark sunglasses and bandana. Scenes include Aaliyah sitting in a futuristic chair, at a party, (the party scene is shot in black-and-white, but Aaliyah remains in colour) Aaliyah and various others in an elevator, and also a close up of Aaliyahs face. Colour editing is used on her eyes here, and they change colour towards the end of the video. Cameos include Missy Elliott, Timbaland, 702, Lil' Kim, Ginuwine, and her brother Rashad. The video was directed by Joseph Kahn.

Interpolation
Master P interpolated If Your Girl Only Knew on the song "Ghetto Prayer" off his album Only God Can Judge Me.

Track listings
U.S. CD single: 1. "If Your Girl Only Knew" (album mix) featuring Timbaland 2. "If Your Girl Only Knew" (extended mix) 3. "If Your Girl Only Knew" (remix) featuring Timbaland and Missy Elliott 4. "If Your Girl Only Knew" (beat a pella) 5. "If Your Girl Only Knew" (instrumental) 6. "If Your Girl Only Knew" (The New Remix) U.S. cassette single: 1. "If Your Girl Only Knew" (radio edit) 2. "If Your Girl Only Knew" (remix) featuring Timbaland and Missy Elliott

Charts
Peak positions
Chart (1996) Peak position 1 49 20 21 11 1 1

Japan Tokio Hot 100

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[4] Sweden Top 60 Singles New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart UK Top 75 Singles [3] [5]

US Billboard Hot 100

[5] US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 [5]

"If Your Girl Only Knew" Year-end charts

Chart (1996) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6] Position 69

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"If Your Girl Only Knew"/"One in a Million"

Chart (1997) Peak position [3] 15

UK Top 75 Singles

Notes
[1] "Bite our style (interlude) ; Friendly skies ; Best friends ... [et al.], G thang - song, music - Copyright Info" (http:/ / www. faqs. org/ copyright/ bite-our-style-interlude-friendly-skies-best-friends-[et/ ). Faqs.org. . Retrieved 2010-11-26. [2] Up for Discussion Jump to Forums. "If Your Girl Only Knew - Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ song/ aaliyah/ if-your-girl-only-knew/ 540391#/ song/ aaliyah/ if-your-girl-only-knew/ 540391). Billboard.com. . Retrieved 2010-11-26. [3] "Chart Data: Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. mariah-charts. com/ chartdata/ PAaliyah. htm). . Retrieved 2007-07-12. [4] "Chart Performance" (http:/ / swedishcharts. com/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=If+ Your+ Girl+ Only+ Knew& cat=s). Swedish Charts. . Retrieved 2007-05-09. [5] "AMG: Billboard Singles" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ artist/ p44722). Allmusic. . Retrieved 2007-04-29. [6] "Billboard Top 100 - 1996" (http:/ / longboredsurfer. com/ charts. php?year=1996). . Retrieved 2010-08-27.

External links
Watch "If Your Girl Only Knew" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehFDZU4hXbw) at YouTube

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"Got to Give It Up"

"Got to Give It Up"
Singleby Marvin Gaye from the album Live at the London Palladium A-side B-side Released Format Recorded "Got to Give It Up" (Pt. 1) "Got to Give It Up" (Pt. 2) March 1977 7" single, 12" single December 1976 Marvin's Room, Los Angeles, California Disco, funk, jazz-funk, soul 11:52 (full-length version) 4:12 (single version) Tamla Marvin Gaye Art Stewart Marvin Gaye singles chronology

Genre Length

Label Writer(s) Producer

"Since I Had You" (1976)

"Got to Give It Up" (1977)

"Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)" (w/Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder & Smokey Robinson) (1978)

"Got to Give It Up" is a funk/disco song by American recording artist Marvin Gaye. Written by the singer and produced by Art Stewart, it was recorded in three studio dates in 1976 with a final mixing in early 1977. The song, a response to Gaye's label Motown pushing for the singer to record commercially accessible dance music to fit the music industry's embrace of dance rhythms, was released in March 1977. It was an instant success, landing at number-one on three different Billboard charts and helping its parent album, Gaye's live album, Live at the London Palladium, sell more than two-million copies. The song held the number one position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for one week, from June 1825, 1977. It replaced "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac, and was replaced by "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti. On the R&B Singles Charts it held the number one spot for five weeks from April 30 until June 17, 1977 (being interrupted twice at the number one position for one week by "Whodunit" by Tavares for the week of May 21, 1977 and Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" for the week of May 28, 1977 respectively).[1] On the disco charts the single was also a number one hit.[2] The song influenced several dance records after its release including two songs by Michael Jackson. It was later covered by the group Zhane in 1999 and Aaliyah in 1997

Background
Throughout 1976, Marvin Gaye's popularity was still at a high in America and abroad, but the singer struggled throughout the year due to pending lawsuits from former band mates. Divorce court proceedings between Gaye and first wife Anna Gordy had put a strain on Gaye. Financial difficulties almost led to imprisonment for the singer when Gordy accused him of failing to pay alimony payments for their only child, son Marvin Pentz Gay III. To relieve Gaye from his debt, his European concert promoter Freddy Kruger booked the singer on a lengthy European tour, his

"Got to Give It Up" first since 1967. Gaye began the tour in the United Kingdom where he had a strong fan base dating back to his early career in the 1960s. His performances there were given rave reviews. One of the shows, filmed at London's Palladium, was recorded for a live album, later released as Live at the London Palladium, in the spring of 1977. Around the same time, Gaye's label Motown tried to get the artist to record in the current sound of the times, disco music. Gaye criticized the music, claiming it lacked substance and vowed against recording in the genre. His label mate Diana Ross had recorded her first disco song, "Love Hangover". The song's producer Hal Davis debated over giving that song to either Ross or Gaye. After working over the song, he went with Ross. Motown struggled to get Gaye in the studio as Gaye focused on work on an album (which would later be released as Here, My Dear, dedicated to Gaye's troubled first marriage). After months of holding off from recording anything resembling disco, the singer set upon writing a song parodying a disco setting.

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Production
The first recording session for "Got to Give It Up", originally titled "Dancing Lady", was on December 13, 1976. Influenced by the Johnnie Taylor hit, "Disco Lady", Gaye was inspired to create his answer song to Taylor's hit. To help set up a "disco" atmosphere, Gaye hired Motown producer and engineer Art Stewart to oversee the song's production. Gaye and Stewart brought in several musicians and Gaye's friends and family (mainly his brother Frankie, sister Zeola and girlfriend Janis Hunter) to Gaye's recording studio complex, Marvin's Room. From December 1417, 1976, Gaye performed the lead vocal track, instrumentation (which included Gaye, Fernando Harkness, Johnny McGhee, Frankie Beverly and Bugsy Wilcox and Funk Brother member Jack Ashford) and background vocals. In the song, Gaye added background vocals from his brother and his girlfriend. During the second half of the song,the song introduces vocal layered doo-wop styled scatting from Gaye. Fernando Harkness performs a tenor saxophone solo in the second half of the song. Gaye recorded his vocals on the first date of sessions, adding instrumentation on the following day, and then adding other effects in the latter two days, mixing it by January 1977. Influenced by the vocal chatter on his previous hit, "What's Going On", Gaye decided to create a party scene outside the recording studio where different voices are heard either greeting each other or partying. At one point during the song, a female voice can be heard yelping and screaming in joy. The voice was later confirmed to be that of Gaye's baby sister Zeola. Gaye is also heard visibly on the track greeting people and laughing while mingling in with the crowd. During the bridge, Gaye is heard yelling, "Say Don! Hey man, I didn't know you was in here!" The "Don" was later confirmed as Soul Train host Don Cornelius, who was one of Gaye's close friends. Gaye overlapped the party sounds over and over, making a loop. In the second half of the song, Gaye sings mainly the initial title, "dancing lady" over and over while a saxophone is playing a solo. All the background vocals on the second part of the song were from Gaye himself. Gaye also plays percussion, RMI synthesizer bass and keyboards on the song. In the second half, he can be heard playing on a glass bottle halfway filled with grapefruit juice.[3] L.T.D. guitarist Johnny McGhee added guitar. McGhee and Frankie Beverly were the only non-band mates featured on the song playing instruments. Beverly also added assorted percussion.

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Composition
Despite its later reputation as a "disco classic", the style of "Got to Give It Up" is mainly funk with jazz-funk elements. After the start of the song, which includes vocal chatter, the song kicks off with a standard drum beat: kick, snare and hi-hat while synthesizers are heard soon afterwards. After nearly five minutes, Gaye's vocals appear in a falsetto, which he sangs in for most of the song. In the second half, after harmonizing in falsetto, Gaye's tenor vocals take over. The song's story line focuses on a man who is a wallflower when he comes into a nightclub nervous to perform on the dance floor. But after a minute of this, the music takes over and his body starts to lose any inhibitions. Midway through he finally cuts loose before shouting the chant "let's dance, let's shout, get funky what it's all about!" proving the power of the dance can overtake any shyness. The dance is mainly focused on Gaye and a suitable female partner he seeks. In the second half, a funkier jazz arrangement is helped in guitar, bass and a tambourine. After this, he continues chanting until the song fades.

Release and reaction

Motown released "Got to Give It Up" as a single in March 1977. Response was immediate. By April of the year, it had already climbed to number-one on Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart. Within two months, the song had also climbed to number-one on the Billboard Hot 100. It would reach number-one on the dance chart in May. The single also found success outside the United States reaching number seven on the UK Singles Chart, his biggest charted hit as a solo artist since his version of "Abraham, Martin & John" had peaked at number nine on the chart in 1970. Before, Gaye had modest success with two singles - "Save the Children" (which was released as a double-A side with Gaye's 1966 recording, "Little Darling (I Need You)") in 1971 and "Let's Get It On" in 1973 (which peaked at number 31 on the UK chart). The single also found modest success in some countries, peaking at number 24 on the Dutch singles chart and number 31 on the New Zealand charts. The single's success helped its parent album, Live at the London Palladium find substantial successespecially in Gaye's home country, where it stayed at the top ten for several weeks. Sales of the album eventually reached two-million.

Legacy
Gaye's song became an important influence and motivation for Michael Jackson, who was searching to write a potential hit after The Jacksons had struggled with previous offerings. Jackson later wrote, with brother Randy, the classic, "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", taking and altering bits of Gaye's chant, "let's dance, let's shout, get funky what it's all about." The song, "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough", written solely by Jackson and recorded the same year as "Shake Your Body", took even more of Gaye's approach with the entire song, using percussive instruments as the basis of the song and a continued funk guitar riff, that was also present on "Got to Give It Up". Jackson sings most of the song in falsetto though he also adds tenor vocals in the bridge. Jackson and producer Quincy Jones added in strings to make the song different and an original. Much like the party chatter in "Got to Give It Up", Jackson added in vocal chatter, however, the chatter would later be debated as two people having a verbal argument while the tape was recording (a woman could be heard hollering "man I hate your ass anyway!"). Jackson and Jones allowed the argument in the recording. "Got to Give It Up" was featured in the films Menace II Society (1993), Boogie Nights (1997), Summer of Sam (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Barbershop (2002) and Paul (film) (2011).

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Personnel
Written and composed by Marvin Gaye Produced and engineered by Art Stewart Mixing by Art Stewart and Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye: RMI synthesizer bass, keyboards, percussion Johnny McGhee: guitar Fernando Harkness: saxophone Bugsy Wilcox: drums Jack Ashford: tambourine Frankie Gaye: background vocals (first part) Janis Hunter: background vocals (first part) Zeola Gaye: background vocals, chatter (first part) Vocal, rhythm and synthesizer arrangement by Marvin Gaye Lead and background vocals by Marvin Gaye

Charts and procession

Charts
Chart (1977) Peak position 1 1 1 5 7 24 31

US Billboard Hot 100 US Soul Singles Chart US Dance Songs Chart RPM Singles Chart UK Singles Chart Dutch Singles Chart New Zealand RIANZ Chart

Procession and succession

Cover versions
Aaliyah version

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"Got to Give It Up"

Singleby Aaliyah featuring Slick Rick from the album One in a Million B-side Released "No Days Go By" October 8, 1996 January 27, 1997 CD single, 12-inch single 1996 R&B, funk, hip hop 4:02 (radio edit) 4:41 (album version) Blackground/Atlantic Records Marvin Gaye Kay Gee Aaliyah singles chronology

Format Recorded Genre Length

Label Writer(s) Producer

"If Your Girl Only Knew" (1996)

"Got to Give It Up" (1996)

"One in a Million" (1996)

Aaliyah's cover version of Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up" features a rap from Slick Rick, samples Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean", and was included on her 1996 album One in a Million. It was released as the second single in the UK. Aaliyah's version of "Got to Give It Up" failed to chart in the U.S. when it was commercially released there in January 1997 (It was not sent to radio stations for airplay, a 12-inch vinyl single was only made for sale in record stores), but it was a minor hit in the UK peaking at number 37 in the UK Singles Chart. It reached number 34 in New Zealand. The single's B-side, "No Days Go By", was one of Aaliyah's few self-compositions. A new remix of Aaliyah's "Got to Give It Up" (without Slick Rick's vocals) was included on her posthumous 2002 compilation album I Care 4 U. The video is a re-edit of the original. A music video was directed by Paul Hunter. The video was edited to both the album version with Slick Rick, and a remix, without Slick Rick's vocals.

Charts

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Chart (1996/1997)

Peak position 34 37

New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart UK Top 75 Singles [4]

Covers by other artists

Tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders covered the song from his 1977 album "Love Will Find A Way." Another saxophonist David Sanborn covered the song from his 1994 album "Hearsay."[5] Urban Knights, a contemporary jazz group led by legendary pianist Ramsey Lewis performed a cover of this song from their 2003 album Urban Knights V.[6][7] A second known instrumental version is from saxophonist Kim Waters from his 2007 album You Are My Lady.[8][9] The song has been featured in several films and soundtracks since its release including the soundtracks to films such as 54, Summer of Sam and The Nanny Diaries while it was featured on the films, Charlie's Angels, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Menace 2 Society and Barbershop. In the latter film, the song is played during a crucial part in the film when two rival barbers nearly come to blows, the song is played which not only cools tension but brings out other people in the neighborhood to step out and dance. Longtime Marvin Gaye fan Justin Timberlake performed the song live at the 2008 Fashion Rocks concert. Gaye's daughter Nona recorded an unreleased version with Prince's band, New Power Generation.

References
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p.225. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p.108. http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ song/ t2948850 "Chart Data: Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. mariah-charts. com/ chartdata/ PAaliyah. htm). . Retrieved 2007-07-12. "Hearsay overview" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r203376). Allmusic.com. . "Urban Knights V overview" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r644508). Allmusic.com. . "Ramsey Lewis & Urban Knights" (http:/ / www. narada. com/ sumcatalog/ jazz04/ ramseyurban. htm). Narada.com. . "You Are My Lady overview" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r952862). Allmusic.com. . "You Are My Lady Kim Waters" (http:/ / jazztimes. com/ articles/ 20060-you-are-my-lady-kim-waters). JazzTimes.com. .

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"One in a Million"
"One in a Million"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album One in a Million Released Format Recorded December 10, 1996 CD, 12-inch, cassette [1] 1996 Pyramid Studios (Ithaca, New York) R&B, hip hop soul 4:30 Blackground, Atlantic Melissa Elliott, Tim Mosley Timbaland

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer

Aaliyah singles chronology

"If Your Girl Only Knew" (1996)

"One in a Million" (1996)

"4 Page Letter" (1997)

"One in a Million" is an R&B song by American recording artist Aaliyah from her second studio album, One in a Million (1996). The song was the third main single from One in a Million following "Got to Give It Up", but in North America the song was the second single, because "Got to Give It Up" was not released until 1998 in the U.S. "One in a Million" was name-dropped in Foxy Brown's 1997 single "Big Bad Mamma". Thirteen years later, rapper Diamond mentioned the song in her verse on Dondria's single "Shawty Wus Up".

Background
"One in a Million" is a R&B song written by Missy Elliott and Timbaland, who also produced the song. An R&B slow jam, "One in a Million" was considered quite atypical and innovative at the time of its release. The song was the first major display of Timbaland's early drum-skitter-style of programming, with its rambunctious influence owing dues to the then burgeoning drum-n-bass movement in Europe. This frantic drum programming juxtaposed against the rather tranquil manner of the vocal arrangement and the remaining instrumentation was, then, immediately distinguishable from most mainstream R&B/pop. Though Timbaland, Missy Elliott and Aaliyah had been previously at work in the industry for some time, the song was a breakthrough/name-making moment for the lot of them. "One in a Million" was recorded at Pyramid Studios in Ithaca, New York.

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Chart performance
The song became a U.S. hit on the Billboard R&B charts, reaching number one on the R&B Airplay Chart for six weeks; it also became a U.S. airplay hit based on its R&B and Rhythmic airplay, propelling the song to peak within the top ten of the Hot 100 Airplay Chart at seven. It was also a top twenty hit in the UK, reaching number fifteen as part of a double A-side with the re-release of "If Your Girl Only Knew".

Music video
The music video for "One in a Million" was directed by Paul Hunter in the autumn of 1996. An extended version of the video was used for the remix which features Ginuwine, Timbaland, and Missy Elliott in 1997. The video starts with Aaliyah lying on top of a black Ford Mustang with Missy Elliott and Timbaland sitting inside of it. Soon, several reporters and fans rush to the car. Then the scene switches to a dark room where Aaliyah is sitting as Ginuwine approaches her. The scene bears a striking resemblance to the set of 12 Monkeys. In another scene she is watching him in an off white-colored room via security camera. The scene shifts to a completely white room where Aaliyah is dancing with another male and then to the scene where Ginuwine is looking at the security camera. In the latter scene, Aaliyah enters the room and reveals a tattoo of her name on Ginuwine's arm. Once again, the scene goes back to the dark room, but this time Aaliyah is standing up and performing in a white bodysuit. The video ends with Aaliyah riding in a motorcycle with eighteen year old DEALZ, son of Jackie Jackson.

Cover version
In 2010, singer/songwriter The-Dream recorded a cover of the song and R&B artist Omarion covered the song for his mixtape as a tribute to Aaliyah. Also, Canadian singer Keisha Chante did a cover of the song for the late singers 10 year anniversary as a tribute.

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak position 11 15 [2] [3] 25 2 1 [2] 1

New Zealand RIANZ Top 50 Singles UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay

U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 [3]

U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay

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End of year charts

End of year chart (1997) U.S. Billboard Top R&B Airplay Position 10 [4]

Track listing
UK promo 12" remixes single 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. "One in a Million" (Darkchild remix) 4:40 "One in a Million" (Darkchild remix instrumental) 4:13 "One in a Million" (Timbaland remix) featuring Ginuwine 5:06 "One in a Million" (Wolf-D'd Big Bass mix) 4:26 "One in a Million" (Armand's Drum 'N' Bass mix) 7:12

U.S. promo 12" remixes single 1. 2. 3. 4. "One in a Million" (Timbaland remix) 5:07 "One in a Million" (Timbaland remix instrumental) 4:40 "One in a Million" (Timbaland remix) featuring Ginuwine 5:07 "One in a Million" (Darkchild remix) 4:40

U.S. promo CD single 1. "One in a Million" (album version) 4:30 2. "One in a Million" (instrumental) 4:30 3. "One in a Million" (a cappella) 4:30

References
[1] http:/ / www. faqs. org/ copyright/ one-in-a-million-and-2-other-selections/ [2] "Chart Data" (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20071118103147/ http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=350& cfgn=Singles& cfn=Hot+ 100+ Airplay& ci=3025895& cdi=7151264& cid=02/ 22/ 1997). Billboard. Archived from the original (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=350& cfgn=Singles& cfn=Hot+ 100+ Airplay& ci=3025895& cdi=7151264& cid=02/ 22/ 1997) on 2007-11-18. . Retrieved 2007-09-12. [3] "AMG: Billboard Singles" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ charts/ dance-club-play-songs?chartDate=1997-05-10#/ charts/ dance-club-play-songs?chartDate=1997-05-10). Allmusic. . Retrieved 2007-04-29. [4] http:/ / books. google. com/ books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA12& dq=Billboard+ Nov+ 1,+ 1997+ Janet+ Jackson+ The+ Velvet+ Rope& q=& hl=pt-BR#v=onepage& q=aaliyah& f=false

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"4 Page Letter"

"4 Page Letter"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album One in a Million B-side Released "Death of a Playa" March 11, 1997 (See release history) CD, cassette, 12" 1996; Pyramid Studios (Ithaca, New York) R&B 4:52 Blackground, Atlantic Melissa Elliott, Tim Mosley Timbaland Aaliyah singles chronology

Format Recorded

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer

"One in a Million" (1997)

"4 Page Letter" (1997)

"Hot like Fire"/"The One I Gave My Heart To" (1997)

"4 Page Letter" is a contemporary R&B song recorded by American singer Aaliyah. The song was written by producer Tim "Timbaland" Mosley and Missy Elliott. Mosley produced the song and Elliott provided background vocals. It is the fourth single (third in North America) released from Aaliyah's second studio album, One in a Million (see 1997 in music).

Song information and promotion

"4 Page Letter" received little airplay on mainstream pop radio, instead receiving more airplay on urban and rhythmic radio stations. It peaked at number fifty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and number twelve on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. CD & 12-inch singles were issued in the UK one featured the radio edit and 2 Timbaland produced remixes of "4 Page Letter" and the b-side. The other contained the radio edit backed with remixes of her previous single "One In A Million". Aaliyah performed "4 Page Letter", along with some other songs, at the 1997 Superfest concert on October 6, 1997 in San Diego, California. She also performed the song, along with others, at Summer Jam 1997, sponsored by New York City radio station Hot 97, on August 10, 1997.

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B-side
The B-side for the song was "Death of a Playa". The B-side features Aaliyah's brother, Rashad Haughton, and was produced by Timbaland. The song written by Aaliyah and Rashad. "Death of a Playa" would later be the B-side for the U.S. Double A-Side single release of "The One I Gave My Heart To" & "Hot Like Fire".

Music video
The music video for "4 Page Letter" was directed by Daniel Pearl. The concept for it was created by Rashad Haughton. The video takes place in a forest and shows Aaliyah secretly watching a man dance and then later perform in a Native American village. The video moves to modern time where a group of people watch two men dance outside and then shifts back into the past where Aaliyah and the mysterious man dance in a large ring of fire.

Track listings
UK CD Single #1
1. "4 Page Letter" (Radio Edit) 3:34 2. "One In A Million" (Timbaland Remix Featuring Ginuwine) 5:06 3. "One In A Million" (Nitebreed Mongoloid Dub) 9:52 4. "One In A Million" (Nitebreed Bootleg Mix) 7:13

UK CD Single #2 / 12-inch Single

1. 2. 3. 4. "4 Page Letter" (Radio Edit) 3:34 "4 Page Letter" (Timbaland's Main Mix) 4:37 "4 Page Letter" (Quiet Storm Mix) 4:33 "Death of a Playa" (featuring Rashad) 4:53

Release history
Country United States Release Date March 11, 1997 Format Radio airplay

United Kingdom August 14, 1997 CD Single / 12-inch Single

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak position 28 49 24 59 12 26

Europe Eurochart Hot 100 New Zealand RIANZ Top 50 Singles UK Top 75 Singles U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40

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References
Allmusic [1] Billboard Music Charts [2]

References
[1] http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ artist/ p44722 [2] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ searchResult. jsp?No=0& Ntt=4+ Page+ Letter& Ntk=Keyword& Ntx=mode+ matchallpartial& an=bbcom& Ex=1& Ns=FORMATTED_DATE|1& N=37

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"Hot Like Fire"

"Hot Like Fire (Groove Mix)"
Singleby Aaliyah featuring Missy Elliott and Timbaland from the album One in a Million A-side B-side Released Format Recorded "The One I Gave My Heart To" "Death of a Playa" (featuring Rashad) September 16, 1997 CD single, 12-inch single 1997; Pyramid Studios (Ithaca, New York) R&B, hip hop soul 4:23 (album version) 4:36 (Groove Remix) Blackground/Atlantic Missy Elliott, Tim Mosley Timbaland Aaliyah singles chronology

Genre Length

Label Writer(s) Producer

"4 Page Letter" (1997)

"Hot Like Fire"/"The One I Gave My Heart To" (1997)

"Journey to the Past" (1998)

Timbaland singles chronology

"Hot Like Fire" (1997)

"Are You That Somebody?" (1998)

"Hot Like Fire" is a song written by Missy Elliott and Tim "Timbaland" Mosley for Aaliyah's second album, One in a Million (see 1996 in music). It is the fifth release overall and the official fourth single in North America (see 1997 in music). The single was released as a hip hop soul remix produced by Timbaland, titled as "Timbaland's Groove Mix". It samples Art of Noise' "Moments In Love" and Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner". The song is about a relationship between a female and a male; Aaliyah sings that she wants her boyfriend to wait "a little while longer" before having sex, but when she is ready she will "take him higher". Aaliyah performs most of the song, while Timbaland contributes ad libs and Missy Elliott chants "I'ma make it hot like fire" as the outro. The song was considered a flop because it was not picked up by many radio stations barely making the Top 40 on the R&B Airplay chart and not making The Rhythmic Top 40 altogether. "Hot Like Fire" was fairly successful in the UK, charting as part of a double A-side single with "The One I Gave My Heart To", which peaked at #30 on the UK Singles Chart. Indie rock band The xx covered the song on their debut album as a bonus track. The song was released on September 16, 1997 as a double A-side with "The One I Gave My Heart To."

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Promotion
Aaliyah performed "Hot Like Fire" at Summer Jam 1997 sponsored by New York City radio station Hot 97 on August 10, 1997 [1]. She also performed the song on the short-lived talk show, VIBE.

Music video
The music video was directed by Lance "Un" Rivera. Fatima Robinson directed the choreography. Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Playa, Changing Faces, Lil' Kim, and Junior M.A.F.I.A. made cameos in the video. The video was edited to "Hot Like Fire (Timbaland's Groove Mix)". The video starts with a large number of people in an urban neighborhood on a very hot summer day. Aaliyah drives a red car with a fire engine. The setting quickly changes to night as Aaliyah gets out of the car to perform the chorus on a steamy stage with sparks in the background. During the second verse, Aaliyah is seen dancing with the crowd. Aaliyah returns to the stage with the dancers to perform the chorus again. Timbaland performs his ad libs and Missy Elliott performs her outro.

Track listing
UK 12-inch single 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. "The One I Gave My Heart To" (radio mix) 3:53 "Hot Like Fire" (album version) 4:23 "Hot Like Fire" (Timbaland's Groove mix) 4:35 "Hot Like Fire" (Feel My Horns mix) 4:35 "Hot Like Fire" (instrumental) 4:19

U.S. double A-side CD single 1. "The One I Gave My Heart To" (radio mix) - 3:53 2. "Hot Like Fire" (album version) - 4:22 U.S. CD maxi single 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. "The One I Gave My Heart To" (radio mix) 3:53 "Hot Like Fire" (album version) 4:23 "Hot Like Fire" (Timbaland's Groove mix) 4:35 "Hot Like Fire" (Feel My Horns mix) 4:35 "Hot Like Fire" (instrumental) 4:19 "Death of a Playa" (featuring Rashad)

U.S. promo 12-inch single 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. "Hot Like Fire" (album version) 4:23 "Hot Like Fire" (Timbaland's Groove mix) 4:35 "Hot Like Fire" (Feel My Horns mix) 4:35 "Hot Like Fire" (instrumental) 4:19 "Hot Like Fire" (Timbaland's Groove mix instrumental) 4:35 "Hot Like Fire" (Feel My Horns mix instrumental) 4:35

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Charts
Chart (1997/1998) Peak position 30 31

UK Top 75 Singles U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay

References
[1] http:/ / www. dailybruin. ucla. edu/ archives/ id/ 10056/

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"The One I Gave My Heart To"

"The One I Gave My Heart To"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album One in a Million A-side "Hot like Fire" "One in a Million" "Death of a Playa" (featuring Rashad) (1997) September 16, 1997 CD single 1996 (album version) 1997 (single) R&B, pop 4:30 (album version) 3:53 (radio remix) Blackground, Atlantic Diane Warren Daryl Simmons (album version) Guy Roche (single version) Gold (RIAA) Aaliyah singles chronology

B-side Released Format Recorded

Genre Length

Label Writer(s) Producer

Certification

"4 Page Letter" (1997)

"Hot like Fire"/"The One I Gave My Heart To" (1997)

"Journey to the Past" (1998)

One in a Million track listing

"Ladies in da House" (15)

"The One I Gave My Heart To" (16)

"Came to Give Love" (Outro) (17)

"The One I Gave My Heart To" is a R&B/pop song by American singer Aaliyah. The song is the sixth and final single from Aaliyah's second album One in a Million. The song was written by Diane Warren and the album version was produced by Daryl Simmons, while the single version was produced by Guy Roche. The song is a ballad where the protagonist asks how could the man she gave her heart to be the same one who hurt her feelings so harshly. The song was released on September 16, 1997 as a double A-side with "Hot like Fire" "The One I Gave My Heart To" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in the issue week of October 4, 1997 at number 24 and went on to peak at number 9.[1], making it the highest charting single from the album. In the same issue week, the song debuted on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 18 and went on to peak at number 7.[2] The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on October 21, 1997.[3]

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Composition
Written by Diane Warren, "The One I Gave My Heart To" is a power ballad with more prominent pop influences in contrast to her previous works which are more leaning towards R&B and hip hop. The song is composed in the key of G major[4] and follows the verse-chorus form with Aaliyah doing improvisations at the ad-libbed last verse, marking the climax of the song. There are some differences between the album and radio versions. The single version has a key change to A major after the second chorus while the album version maintains its original key. Aaliyah's vocal range spans from F#3 to F5 in the single version of the song. The song is arguably Aaliyah's most powerful vocal performance in which she showcased her belting range as she usually used her falsetto and lower register in most of her compositions. Warren spoke highly of Aaliyah's vocal performance, stating that "She could go where the Whitney's went. I write songs that challenge singers, and she rose to the occasion"[5]

B-side
"The One I Gave My Heart To" was first released as a double A-side single with "Hot like Fire" in 1997 as a maxi CD single and regular sized CD single. The B-side for the maxi single release was "Death of a Playa". This song features Aaliyah's brother, Rashad Haughton and was written by the two siblings. It was produced by Timbaland. Earlier that year, "Death of a Playa" was used as the B-side for "4 Page Letter".

Music video
The music video for "The One I Gave My Heart To" was directed by Darren Grant. Throughout the video there are two main settings and another one at the end. In one setting, Aaliyah is inside a house with wooden floors and walls. In the house, there is a room with nothing but a mirror on the floor. With this mirror Aaliyah is able to see other scenes of the video. The second shows Aaliyah sitting on wooden bench in a forest setting. In the final scene, Aaliyah performs outside during a rain shower.

Release dates
September 16, 1997 (U.S. double A-side with "Hot like Fire")[6][7] October 27, 1997 (UK double A-side with "Hot like Fire") April 14, 1998 (U.S. double A-side with "One in a Million")[8]

Track listing
"The One I Gave My Heart To"/"Hot like Fire" double A-side Maxi CD single (U.S./UK)[6] 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. "The One I Gave My Heart To" (radio mix) - 3:54 "Hot like Fire" (album version) - 4:23 "Hot like Fire" (Timbaland's Groove mix) - 4:35 "Hot like Fire" (Feel My Horns mix) - 4:37 "Hot like Fire" (Main mix instrumental) - 4:22 "Death of a Playa" (featuring Rashad)

"The One I Gave My Heart To"/"Hot like Fire" double A-side U.S. CD single[7] 1. "The One I Gave My Heart To" (Radio Mix) - 3:53 2. "Hot Like Fire" (Album Version) - 4:23 "The One I Gave My Heart To"/"One in a Million" double A-side CD single (U.S.)[8] 1. "The One I Gave My Heart To" (Soul Solution club mix) 2. "The One I Gave My Heart To" (Soul Solution dub) 3. "One in a Million" (Nitebreed Mongolidic mix)

"The One I Gave My Heart To" 4. 5. 6. 7. "One in a Million" (Geoffrey's House mix) "One in a Million" (Armand's Drum n' Bass mix) "One in a Million" (Wolf-D Big Bass mix) "One in a Million" (Nitebreed dub)

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Peak positions
Chart (1997/1998) [9] Peak position 74 End of year chart (1998) [11] 28 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 30 9 8 [12] [13] [14] [16] Position 86

End of year charts

End of year chart (1997) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [15] Position 78

Dutch Singles Chart

[10]

New Zealand Singles Chart UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100

U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs

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References
[1] "The One I Gave My Heart To - Aaliyah" (October 4, 1997) (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=379& cfgn=Singles& cfn=The+ Billboard+ Hot+ 100& ci=3028527& cdi=7244769& cid=10/ 04/ 1997) [2] Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart Listing for the Week of October 04, 1997 (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=367& cfgn=Singles& cfn=Hot+ R& amp;B/ Hip-Hop+ Songs& ci=3028526& cdi=7244705& cid=10/ 04/ 1997) [3] RIAA Searchable Database (http:/ / www. riaa. com/ goldandplatinumdata. php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS) [4] Aaliyah - The One I Gave My Heart To Sheet Music (Digital Download) (http:/ / www. musicnotes. com/ sheetmusic/ mtd. asp?ppn=MN0053618) [5] http:/ / books. google. com/ books?id=vyUEAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA80& dq=diane+ warren+ aaliyah& hl=en& sa=X& ei=-eb0TsWNJKqliQLay7CUDQ& ved=0CD0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage& q=diane%20warren%20aaliyah& f=false [6] The One I Gave My Heart to/Hot Like Fire/Death of a Playa tracklisting on Amazon (http:/ / www. amazon. com/ dp/ B000002JYH) [7] The One I Gave My Heart To/Hot Like Fire tracklisting on Amazon (http:/ / www. amazon. com/ dp/ B000002JZK) [8] The One I Gave My Heart To/One in a Million tracklisting on Amazon (http:/ / www. amazon. com/ dp/ B0000062T0) [9] "Chart Data: Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. mariah-charts. com/ chartdata/ PAaliyah. htm). Mariah Charts. November 21, 2007. [10] "The One I Gave My Heart to" on dutchcharts.com (http:/ / dutchcharts. nl/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=The+ One+ I+ Gave+ My+ Heart+ To& cat=s) [11] "The One I Gave My Heart to" on RIANZ (http:/ / charts. org. nz/ showitem. asp?key=54353& cat=s) [12] "Billboard.com" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ artist/ aaliyah/ 36610#/ song/ aaliyah/ the-one-i-gave-my-heart-to/ 540402). . [13] "Billboard.com" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ artist/ aaliyah/ 36610#/ song/ aaliyah/ the-one-i-gave-my-heart-to/ 540402). . [14] "Billboard.com" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ artist/ aaliyah/ 36610#/ song/ aaliyah/ the-one-i-gave-my-heart-to/ 540402). . [15] "Billboard Top 100 - 1997" (http:/ / longboredsurfer. com/ charts. php?year=1997). . Retrieved 2010-08-28. [16] "Billboard Top 100 - 1998" (http:/ / longboredsurfer. com/ charts. php?year=1998). . Retrieved 2010-08-28.

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"We Need a Resolution"

"We Need a Resolution"
Singleby Aaliyah and Timbaland from the album Aaliyah B-side "Are You Feelin' Me?" (UK) "Messed Up" (UK) April 13, 2001 (radio) April 24, 2001 (U.S. CD) May 22, 2001 (U.S. 12") August 14, 2001 (German CD) CD single, 12" single, cassette, digital download March 2001 Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) R&B, electro hop, downtempo, hip hop, trip hop 4:02 Blackground/Virgin Tim Mosley, Steve Garrett Timbaland Aaliyah North America singles chronology

Released

Format Recorded

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer

"Come Back in One Piece" (2000)

"We Need a Resolution" (2001)

"Rock the Boat" (2001)

Aaliyah Eurasia singles chronology

"Come Back in One Piece"/"I Don't Wanna" (2000)

"We Need a Resolution" (2001)

"More Than a Woman" (2002)

Timbaland singles chronology

"Get on the Bus" (1999)

"We Need a Resolution" (2001) Music video

"Ching Ching" (2002)

"We Need a Resolution"

[1]

on YouTube

"We Need a Resolution" is an R&B/electro hop song written by Steve "Static" Garrett and Tim "Timbaland" Mosley for Aaliyah's self-titled third studio album, Aaliyah (2001). It was produced by Timbaland and released as the album's lead single and Aaliyah's first single released in the new millennium during the second and third quarter of 2001 (see 2001 in music).

"We Need a Resolution" The song was a moderate success internationally. "We Need a Resolution" reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and the top 30 in Canada. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 119 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[2] The UK single's cover features the somewhat popular cartoon version of Aaliyah that once appeared on a promotional commercial for the album, while the US CD single's cover features a close up of Aaliyah from a promo shot of the music video.

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Background
In a 2001 interview, Aaliyah explains the background towards choosing the song as the lead single: "This song is very smooth, but yet it's not a ballad, but it's not your.. um... average up tempo, so I thought it was a really smooth way to make an entrance back into music, with my studio album." "It's written by Static, and on this album I wanted to speak about relationships and all kinds of relationships. Good ones, bad ones or what have you, and that song speaks of our relationship that's kind of.. in the middle, you know what I mean. It's not, either or, really, it's just at a point where they're not communicating, they have problems and they want to resolve them, then, what's actually cool about it is, not all the time, do you actually come to a resolution, you know what I mean. And at the end of the song, they don't really, they really don't resolve anything, so, and that happens in life, so that really what that songs about." It uses a clarinet sample from John Ottman's "Tricks of the Trade". While this particular part of the song is in 10/8 time signature, Timbaland used quantization to make the "We Need a Resolution" beat completely in 4/4.[3]

Track listing
UK CD single 1. 2. 3. 4. "We Need a Resolution" (album version featuring Timbaland) - 4:03 "Messed Up" (UK non-album track) - 3:37 "Are You Feelin' Me?" (from Romeo Must Die) - 3:11 "We Need a Resolution" (enhanced video) - 4:04

US CD and 12" single 1. 2. 3. 4. "We Need a Resolution" (album version featuring Timbaland) - 4:02 "We Need a Resolution" (no rap version) - 3:54 "We Need a Resolution" (instrumental) - 4:02 "We Need a Resolution" (a cappella featuring Timbaland) - 4:04

UK 12" single 1. "We Need a Resolution" (album version featuring Timbaland) - 4:02 2. "We Need a Resolution" (instrumental) - 4:02 3. "Messed Up" (UK non-album track) - 3:37 US 7" single 1. "We Need a Resolution" (album version featuring Timbaland) - 4:03 2. "We Need a Resolution" (instrumental) - 4:03

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Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Paul Hunter from April 6-8, 2001 and premiered on BET's 106 & Park and MTV's TRL on April 26, 2001. The video opens with Aaliyah sitting in a dark room in a black dress and also appearing on a TV screen performing the first verse. Leading up to the chorus she can be seen laying on a glass bed with headphones on. During the second verse and the next chorus Aaliyah is in a scene with a snake around her neck in a snake pit. As Timbaland's rap verse begins he can be seen in a dark room wearing shades. Aaliyah performs a dance routine with other dancers during Timbaland's verse. The video closes with Aaliyah in the dark bedroom scene again and Aaliyah with one of the male dancers. The video placed at #77 on the BET: Notarized top 100 videos of 2001, and at #30 on MTV's top 50 videos of 2001. On MTV Germany, the video was one of the most played videos of the year 2001. It ranked in the top 100 of the year-end chart.

Charts
Chart (2001) Peak position 44 47 37 53 [4] [5] [6] [7]

Australian Singles Chart Belgian Singles Chart Dutch Singles Chart French Singles Chart German Singles Chart Swedish Singles Chart Swiss Singles Chart Tokio Hot 100 UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40

71 46 56 17 [8] [9]

[10]

20 59 50 31 15 38

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Notes
[1] https:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=qSlyL6m384Y [2] http:/ / www. nme. com/ list/ 150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/ 248648/ page/ 4 [3] http:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=ExHUSlXtIpA [4] "AustralianCharts-Aaliyah" (http:/ / australian-charts. com/ search. asp?search=aaliyah& cat=s). . Retrieved October 1, 2010. [5] "BelgianCharts-Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. ultratop. be/ en/ search. asp?cat=s& lang=nl& search=aaliyah). . Retrieved October 1, 2010. [6] "DutchCharts-Aaliyah" (http:/ / dutchcharts. nl/ search. asp?search=aaliyah& cat=s). . Retrieved October 2, 2010. [7] "lesCharts-Aaliyah" (http:/ / lescharts. com/ search. asp?search=aaliyah& cat=s). . Retrieved October 2, 2010. [8] "SwedishCharts-Aaliyah" (http:/ / swedishcharts. com/ search. asp?search=aaliyah& cat=s). . Retrieved October 2, 2010. [9] "SwissCharts-Aaliyah" (http:/ / swisscharts. com/ search. asp?cat=s& search=aaliyah). . Retrieved October 1, 2010. [10] http:/ / www. mariah-charts. com/ chartdata/ PAaliyah. htm

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"Rock the Boat"

"Rock the Boat"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Aaliyah A-side Released "More Than a Woman" August 11, 2001 March 5, 2002 May 6, 2002 CD single, vinyl single, 12" single, cassette 2000 Manhattan Center (New York City, New York) R&B, pop, reggae fusion, neo soul 4:35 Blackground/Virgin Records Static Major, Eric Seats, Rapture Stewart Keybeats Aaliyah singles chronology

Format Recorded

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer

"We Need a Resolution" (2001)

"Rock the Boat" (2001)

"More Than a Woman" (2002)

Aaliyah Eurasia singles chronology

"More Than a Woman" (2001)

"Rock the Boat" (2002)

"Miss You" (2003)

Aaliyah track listing

"Loose Rap" (2)

"Rock the Boat" (3)

"More Than a Woman" (4)

"Rock the Boat" is an R&B song written by Static Major, Eric Seats and Rapture Stewart for Aaliyah's third studio album, Aaliyah (2001). It was produced by Keybeats and released as the album's second single in North America in August 2001 (see 2001 in music) and as the 3rd international single during the first quarter of 2002 (see 2002 in music). The song was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. This is Aaliyah's last single released in her lifetime. The song uses an interpolation of the Westminster Quarters. It is in the key of B with a moderately slow tempo in a 4/4 time signature with an 8/8 half time shuffle groove similar to songs such as Toto's "Africa" and Hues Corporation's 1973 hit of the same name. The words "high" and "dope" were censored on MTV because of the drug connotation.

"Rock the Boat" In an issue of Vibe magazine, it was revealed the song was written at least two years before its actual release, but never recorded because her label didn't think she was ready for a song with sensual lyrics that "Rock the Boat" entailed.

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Promotion
Aaliyah appeared on BET's 106 & Park on August 21, 2001 and announced the video shoot would start the following day, August 22, 2001, and the video would be released in early September. She also announced that "More Than a Woman" would be released as a back-to-back single.

Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Hype Williams. It features Aaliyah walking on a beach having been inspired by the poem "Footprints", also dancing on a yacht, and on water in Marsh Harbour and swimming in the ocean. Aaliyah appears to be dancing on water, in a CGI scene. She also dances with other women, as there are no men in the video. The dance routine was choreographed by Aaliyah's close friend Fatima Robinson. Filming started on August 22, 2001 and made its world premiere on BET's Access Granted on October 9th, 2001. It remains the highest rated and most viewed Access Granted episode in the series' history.[1]

Aaliyah's death
On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah and eight others were killed in an airplane crash in Bahamas after filming the music video for "Rock the Boat". The investigation of the crash found that the plane was over its total gross weight by 700 pounds and was loaded with one more passenger than it was allowed to carry. The pilot, Luis Morales III, was not duly licensed at the time of the accident, and had traces of cocaine and alcohol in his system.[2]

Legacy
"Rock the Boat" was included on Channel V's Vault's countdown for the top 10 beach scenes in music videos and became the first video to be played twice as a "New Joint of the Day" on BET's music countdown show, 106 & Park. After making the countdown more than 65 times, the video was retired and inducted into 106 & Park's "Hall of Fame". The follow-up "More than a Woman" made the number-one spot after "Rock the Boat" was retired. "Rock the Boat" appeared at #2 on the BET: Notarized Top 100 Videos of 2001.

Track listing
Australian CD single 1. "Rock the Boat" (album version) - 4:34 2. "Rock the Boat" (club mix) - 5:15 3. "We Need a Resolution" (album version featuring Timbaland) - 4:03 US 7" double A-side single 1. "Rock the Boat" (album version) - 4:35 2. "More than a Woman" (album version) - 3:51 UK CD single 1. "Rock the Boat" (album version) - 4:35 2. "Rock the Boat" (Mixzo Club Mix) 3. "Rock the Boat" (Doug Lazy Club Mix) 4. "Rock the Boat" (enhanced video) - 5:30

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Charts
On the Billboard Hot 100, the song entered on the chart September 8, 2001 at number fifty-seven[3] and peaked at number 14 in its twelfth week.[4] The song stayed on the chart for twenty-five weeks.[5] The song reached the top twenty of Belgium (Wallonia), Netherlands and United Kingdom. "Rock the Boat" still receives heavy rotation on worldwide radio stations among other Aaliyah hits.
Chart (200102) Peak position 49 [6] [7] 43 9 12 70 59 12 [6] [6] 14 2 3 [6] 1

Australian Singles Chart

[6]

Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)

Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) Dutch Singles Chart [6] [6]

German Singles Chart Swiss Singles Chart UK Singles Chart

[6]

[6]

U.S. Billboard Hot 100

U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [6] U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40

Year-end charts
Chart (2002) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [8] Position 85

Notes
[1] http:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=gxn8KwMDYKM Tribute to an Eternal Legendary Icon from BET's Access Granted [2] Moss, Corey (2002-07-16). "Cocaine, Alcohol Found In Pilot Of Aaliyah's Plane" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1456119/ 20020716/ aaliyah. jhtml). MTV News. . Retrieved 2009-06-17. [3] Chart Listing For The Week Of Sep 08 2001 - Aaliyah - Rock the Boat (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=379& cfgn=Singles& cfn=The+ Billboard+ Hot+ 100& ci=3042783& cdi=7759278& cid=09/ 08/ 2001) [4] Chart Listing For The Week Of Nov 24 2001 - Aaliyah - Rock the Boat (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=379& cfgn=Singles& cfn=The+ Billboard+ Hot+ 100& ci=3043610& cdi=7788879& cid=11/ 24/ 2001) [5] Chart Listing For The Week Of Feb 23 2002 - Aaliyah - Rock the Boat (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=379& cfgn=Singles& cfn=The+ Billboard+ Hot+ 100& ci=3044601& cdi=7824526& cid=02/ 23/ 2002) [6] "Charty History - Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. mariah-charts. com/ chartdata/ PAaliyah. htm). Mariah-Charts.com. . Retrieved 2007-07-06. [7] http:/ / www. ultratop. be/ fr/ weekchart. asp?cat=st& year=2002& date=20020511 [8] http:/ / longboredsurfer. com/ charts/ 2002. php

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"More than a Woman"

"More Than a Woman"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Aaliyah A-side "Rock the Boat" "I Refuse" (France) "One in a Million" November 13, 2001 (See release history) CD single, vinyl single, digital download 2000 Manhattan Center (New York City, New York) R&B, electro hop 3:49 Blackground/Virgin Timbaland Steve "Static" Garrett Timbaland

B-side Released

Format Recorded

Genre Length Label Writer(s)

Producer

Aaliyah North America singles chronology

"Rock the Boat" (2001)

"More Than a Woman" (2001)

"I Care 4 U" (2002)

Aaliyah Eurasia singles chronology

"We Need a Resolution" (2001)

"More Than a Woman" (2001)

"Rock the Boat" (2002)

Aaliyah France singles chronology

"We Need a Resolution" (2001)

"More Than a Woman" (2001)

"I Refuse" (2001)

"More Than a Woman" is a contemporary R&B/dance-pop song, written by Static Major and Timbaland for Aaliyah's self-titled third studio album, Aaliyah (2001). The music consists of a looped sample of "Alouli Ansa" a title of an Arabic song as recorded by the famous Syrian Arab singer Mayada El-Henawy."More Than a Woman" was released as the album's third North American single in fall 2001 and the album's second single elsewhere during the first quarter of 2002. The song was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in the 45th Annual Grammy Awards.

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Music video
The music video for "More Than a Woman" was directed by Dave Meyers and shot in Los Angeles in August 2001, two weeks before the video shoot for "Rock the Boat". The video starts with a shot of W. 4th St. in Los Angeles, looking towards the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Aaliyah riding a 2001 model Triumph Speed Triple in the wrong direction when the camera zooms inside the exhaust pipe and shows Aaliyah dancing in a white Chanel catsuit with other female dancers between the pistons. Between cuts she is riding the motorcycle and doing wheelies and in another scene standing in front of a headlight with her back against the camera. Later in the video, Aaliyah is dancing with co-ed dancers, wearing leather pants, gloves, and boots, and a black tank-top. At the end, a silhouette of Aaliyah on her motorcycle wearing Dainese Gear is placed in front of sunset with the words "In Loving Memory of Aaliyah" above. The English Grammy-Award winning music producer Mark Ronson appears in the video as a DJ, along with then girlfriend Rashida Jones. It premiered on January 7, 2002 and landed at #1 on BET's 106 & Park countdown right after "Rock the Boat" was retired from the countdown. In Germany the music video ranked several times at #1 on the interactive voting show Select MTV on the MTV programme Webchart. It was one of Aaliyah's most popular music videos in Germany. "More Than a Woman" landed at #11 on BET: Notarized Top 100 Videos of 2002. "More Than a Woman" was voted by the British public as "Best Video" and received an award at the 2002 UK MOBO Awards.

Promotion
Aaliyah performed this song on Live with Regis & Kelly on July 18, 2001 and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 25, 2001, her last ever performance.

Track listing
International CD single 1. 2. 3. 4. "More Than A Woman" (Album Version) 3:50 "More Than A Woman" (Bump N' Flex Club Mix) 5:31 "More Than A Woman" (Masters At Work Main Mix) 8:50 "More Than A Woman" (Music Video)

European CD single 1. 2. 3. 4. "More Than A Woman" (Album Version) 3:50 "More Than A Woman" (Bump N' Flex Club Mix) 5:30 "One In A Million" 4:31 "More Than A Woman" (Music Video)

Australian CD single 1. 2. 3. 4. "More Than A Woman" (Radio Edit) 3:08 "Rock The Boat" (Album Version) 4:34 "More Than A Woman" (Bump N' Flex Club Mix) 5:31 "More Than A Woman" (Masters At Work Main Mix) 8:50

US 7" double A-side 1. "Rock The Boat" (Album Version) 4:34 2. "More Than A Woman" (Album Version) 3:51 European Vinyl 1. "More Than A Woman" (Album Version) 3:50 2. "More Than A Woman" (Instrumental) 3:47

"More than a Woman" 3. "More Than A Woman" (Bump N' Flex Club Mix) 5:31 4. "More Than A Woman" (Bump N' Flex Instrumental) 5:29 US Promo CD 1 1. "More Than A Woman" (Radio Edit) 3:10 2. "More Than A Woman" (Instrumental) 3:47 US Promo CD 2 1. "More Than A Woman" (Radio Edit) 3:10 2. "More Than A Woman" (Santana's Radio Edit) 3:25 European Promo CD 1. "More Than A Woman" (UK Radio Edit) 3:08 2. "More Than A Woman" (Bump N' Flex Edit) 3:05 3. "More Than a Woman" (Masters At Work Edit) 3:56 US Promo Vinyl 1. "More Than A Woman" (Santana's More Club Mix) 9:26 2. "More Than A Woman" (Santana's Radio Edit) 3:25 3. "More Than A Woman" (Album Version) 3:50 4. "More Than A Woman" (Album Instrumental) 3:47 5. "More Than A Woman" (Santana's More Than A Dub) 7:56 UK Promo Vinyl 1. "More Than A Woman" (Album Version) 3:50 2. "More Than A Woman" (Bump N' Flex Club Mix) 5:31 3. "More Than A Woman" (Bump N' Flex Dub) 5:09 Masters At Work Remixes Promo Vinyl 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. "More Than A Woman" (Masters At Work Main Mix) 8:47 "More Than A Woman" (Masters At Work Beats) 3:22 "More Than A Woman" (Masters At Work Guitar Version) 4:20 "More Than A Woman" (Masters At Work Instrumental) 8:47 "More Than A Woman" (Masters At Work Alternative Version) 8:16

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Masters At Work Remixes Promo Vinyl 2 1. 2. 3. 4. "More Than A Woman" (Masters At Work Dub 1) 8:30 "More Than A Woman" (Masters At Work Dub 2) 5:20 "More Than A Woman" (Masters At Work Dub 3) 6:10 "More Than A Woman" (Masters At Work Bonus Beats) 4:03

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Release history
Country United States Release Date November 13, 2001

United Kingdom January 16, 2002

Charts
On January 13, 2002, the song became Aaliyah's only number one hit in the United Kingdom, selling 32,081 copies for that week. It became the first time in UK chart history a posthumous release has taken over from another posthumous release when the song was replaced by George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord", and the first time that a woman has had a posthumous number one single. All together, the single has sold 347,563 copies in the United Kingdom. In the Billboard Hot 100, the song entered on the chart dated issue February 2, 2002 at number seventy-one[1] and peaked at number twenty-five in its ninth week.[2] The song stayed in the chart for twenty-four weeks.[3] The song ranked fifty-eighth on the 2002 year-end chart.[4] The song reached the top twenty in Belgium, Ireland and Switzerland.
Chart (2002) Peak position 37 65 [7] [8] 10 31 38 2 25 34 13 52 16 1 [11] 25 19 [11] [11] 11 7 19 12 19

Australian Singles Chart Austrian Singles Chart

[5]

[6]

Belgium Singles Chart (Flemish)

Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia) Dutch Singles Chart Eurochart Hot 100 Singles French Singles Chart [9] [6]

German Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart

[10] [6]

Sweden Singles Chart Swiss Singles Chart UK Singles Chart

[6]

[6]

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Pop 100 [12]

U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play

U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [11] U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 [11] [11]

U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream

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References
[1] Chart Listing For The Week Of Feb 02 2002 - Aaliyah - More than a Woman (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=379& cfgn=Singles& cfn=The+ Billboard+ Hot+ 100& ci=3044376& cdi=7816394& cid=02/ 02/ 2002) [2] Chart Listing For The Week Of Mar 30 2002 - Aaliyah - More than a Woman (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=379& cfgn=Singles& cfn=The+ Billboard+ Hot+ 100& ci=3044979& cdi=7838074& cid=03/ 30/ 2002) [3] Chart Listing For The Week Of Jul 13 2002 - Aaliyah - More than a Woman (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=379& cfgn=Singles& cfn=The+ Billboard+ Hot+ 100& ci=3046119& cdi=7878836& cid=07/ 13/ 2002) [4] http:/ / longboredsurfer. com/ charts/ 2000. php [5] "Australian Chart Performance" (http:/ / australian-charts. com/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=More+ Than+ A+ Woman& cat=s). Australian Charts. . Retrieved 2007-05-09. [6] "Chart Performance" (http:/ / hitparade. ch/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=More+ Than+ A+ Woman& cat=s). Swisscharts. . Retrieved 2007-05-09. [7] http:/ / www. ultratop. be/ nl/ weekchart. asp?cat=st& year=2001& date=20011117 [8] http:/ / www. ultratop. be/ fr/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=More+ Than+ A+ Woman& cat=s [9] "French Chart Performance" (http:/ / lescharts. com/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=I+ Refuse& cat=s). LesCharts. . Retrieved 2007-05-09. [10] "Irish History" (http:/ / www. irishcharts. ie/ search/ placement). The Irish Charts. . Retrieved 2007-05-09. [11] "AMG: Billboard Singles" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ artist/ p44722/ charts-awards/ billboard-singles). Allmusic. . Retrieved 2009-03-26. [12] "Billboard.com" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ artist/ aaliyah/ 36610#/ song/ aaliyah/ more-than-a-woman/ 3345313). .

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"I Care 4 U"

"I Care 4 U"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Aaliyah B-side Released Format Recorded "Don't Worry" August 6, 2002 CD single August 1996 Music Grinder Studios Magic Mix Studios (Los Angeles, California) Neo soul 4:33 Blackground/Virgin Tim Mosley, Missy Elliott Timbaland Aaliyah singles chronology

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer

""Rock the Boat" (2001)

"I Care 4 U" (2002)

"Miss You" (2002)

Aaliyah North America singles chronology

"More Than a Woman" (2001)

"I Care 4 U" (2002)

"Miss You" (2002)

"I Care 4 U" is a neo soul song written by American hip hop singer-songwriters Timbaland and Missy Elliott, and also produced by Timbaland. It is the fourth and final single overall from Aaliyah's third studio album, Aaliyah (2001). The song was released by Blackground/Virgin Records in 2002. It managed to reach number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number three on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[1] Although the single was released in the U.S. only, the song achieved minor airplay on R&B stations in Europe.

Background
In a 2001 interview, Aaliyah explains the background of the song: "Well my favorite song on the album, it's hard to pick 'cause I love them all, but if I had to pick one, I'd say 'I Care 4 U' because that song is, it's just gorgeous to me. It's five years old, Tim and Missy did that song, right when I finished "One In A Million", and I really wanted to put it in that album but, the album was already mastered and there was no way I could put it on... so we put it aside and waited, and it doesn't sound like it's five years old at all. It's just classic, it's timeless and I like what the song is saying

"I Care 4 U" it's a female, you know, being the strong person in a relationship, you know saying to a guy you know, if you're upset, let me wipe your tears, let me care for you, let me prove to you that I can love you, and I just really liked that, I thought it was different."

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Song
The song was originally written by Missy Elliott and Timbaland, also the song's producer. Aaliyah recorded the song for her second album One in a Million in 1996, but the song was not finished in time to make the album but was later included on Aaliyah's final studio album, Aaliyah, in 2001, and released as a single a 12 months after her death in August 2001. The classic sound of the song received great praise and became Aaliyah's third posthumous urban hit. Aaliyah's character is asking a man if she can comfort him and be with him through his sadness after a breakup. "I Care 4 U" sold approximately 126,000 copies and was #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #16 on the US Hot 100 chart. The song's music was sampled from The Newcomers' 1974 Stax song, "(Too Little in Common to Be Lovers) Too Much Going to Say Goodbye".

Music video
The concept of the music video was to be for Aaliyah to perform live in a concert hall similar to Janet Jackson's 1986 music video for "Control". Aaliyah had not had the chance to shoot a video for the single due to her death. The music video for "I Care 4 U" was directed by Little X as his personal tribute to Aaliyah. He edited together clips from a Japanese anime Macross Plus II. Aaliyah is portrayed as a beautiful ghostly female figure serenading a concert audience as she floats around the stadium. In the later half she is portrayed as a bright angel flying through a city. Aaliyah leaves behind several small feathers.

Chart
Chart [1] Peak position 16 3 30

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40

I Can Be
Before the release of "I Care 4 U" another track from Aaliyah started to gain airplay, "I Can Be". As it was an unofficial single and not promoted, "I Can Be" received very minor airplay on urban contemporary radio stations. The song was one of many tracks on the album to be influenced by a genre outside of R&B and hip hop, having a hard rock and trip hop influence.

Chart
Chart [1] Peak position 2

U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles

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References
[1] "Aaliyah: Artist Chart History" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ retrieve_chart_history. do?model. vnuArtistId=36610& model. vnuAlbumId=484174). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . Retrieved 2008-07-19.

External links
Aaliyah's official website (http://www.AaliyahICare4U.com) Little X Online (http://www.littlexonline.com)

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"Miss You"
"Miss You"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album I Care 4 U Released Format Recorded November 12, 2002 CD single, 12-inch single, digital download 20002001; Manhattan Center (New York City, New York) Neo soul, R&B 4:04 Blackground/Universal Music Group [1] Teddy Bishop, Ginuwine Teddy Bishop

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer

Aaliyah North America singles chronology

"I Care 4 U" (2002)

"Miss You" (2002)

"Don't Know What to Tell Ya" (2003)

"Miss You" is an R&B ballad written by Teddy Bishop. It was a previously unreleased song on Aaliyah's first posthumously released compilation album, I Care 4 U (2002) and released as its lead single during the first quarter of 2003 (see 2003 in music). The song reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and entered the top 10 in Germany and Taiwan. "Miss You" also reached the top 20 in Canada, Denmark and Switzerland. The song appears on the game Karaoke Revolution Volume 2. Rapper Jay-Z made a tribute to Aaliyah using the "Miss You" instrumental and chorus, this is the official remix.

Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Darren Grant and featured tributes by Aaliyah's friends and collaborators, including DMX, Missy Elliott, Toni Braxton, Tweet, Static Major and various others. The video shot in two locations Long Island City, New York, and Los Angeles, California. Tweet, Lil' Kim, Jaheim, and Lil' Jon were among those who came to the Long Island shoot. Jamie Foxx, DMX, Quincy Jones, and Ananda Lewis were some of the celebrities who appeared at the L.A. shoot.[2] Between cuts clips from Aaliyah's early videos and her cameos in other artists' videos were used. Aaliyah merchandise (posters, jackets, and even a motorcycle) also appeared in the video. "Miss You" landed at #23 on BET: Notarized Top 100 videos of 2003.

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List of cameos
DMX Missy Elliott La-La Lil' Kim Tweet Jamie Foxx Queen Latifah Toni Braxton Tank Rosario Dawson U-God of the Wu-Tang Clan A. J. Calloway Free Quddus Nick Cannon Playa Dallas Austin Big Tigger Ananda Lewis Laz Alonso Elise Neal Timbaland Montel Williams Jaheim J. D. Williams Quincy Jones Andre Royo Eric B. & Rakim Static Major

Track listing
US/UK CD single 1. "Miss You" (album version) 4:04 2. "Miss You" (remix) 3:51 US promo single 1. "Miss You" (album version) 4:04 2. "One in a Million" (album version) 4:03

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Reception
Slant Magazine called the single "Aaliyah-lite".[3] MusicOMH.com called the single the best new song of the album as well as stating "poignant lyrics ... mix well with a thoughtful, reflective, laid back tune."[4] Allmusicwhile mentioning the single with the song "All I Need"said that they "don't have the edge of her classic Timbaland productions, but they stand up well even when they're slotted next to the best songs of her career."[5]

Release history
Country Release date

United States November 12, 2002 Germany Sweden Switzerland Austria February 2003 December 2003 January 2003

Charts
It debuted at number fifty-five[6] on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number three. It was ranked eight on the year-end chart of the Billboard Hot 100[7] and ranked three on the year-end chart of Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. In the week of November 22, 2008, the song debuted at number thirty-eight on the Top Ringtone chart, over five years after its original release.
Chart (2003) Peak position 29 [9] [10] 43 7 14 15 14 8 1 40 15 [12] 8 3 1 6

Austrian Singles Chart

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Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)

Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) Canadian Singles Chart Danish Singles Chart Dutch Singles Chart [11]

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German Singles Chart

German JAM FM Charts Swedish Singles Chart Swiss Singles Chart

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Taiwanese Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100

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[11] U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 [15]

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End of year charts

End of year chart (2003) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [16] Position 8

Notes
[1] Ginuwine's Favorite Aaliyah Moment? (http:/ / thomascrownchronicles. blogspot. com/ 2009/ 12/ ginuwines-favorite-aaliyah-moment. html) [2] Missy, Tweet In Aaliyah Video - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News|MTV News (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1458711/ 20021114/ aaliyah. jhtml) [3] Cinquemani, Sal (2002). "Aaliyah - I Care 4 U" (http:/ / www. slantmagazine. com/ music/ music_review. asp?ID=265) SlantMagazine.com Retrieved 2007-11-15 [4] Smith, Graham (2003). "Aaliyah - I Care 4 U" (http:/ / www. musicomh. com/ albums/ aaliyah. htm) MusicOMH.com Retrieved 2007-11-15 [5] Bush, John (2002). "Aaliyah - I Care 4 U" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r620051) Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-11-15 [6] Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=379& cfgn=Singles& cfn=The+ Billboard+ Hot+ 100& ci=3047661& cdi=7933212& cid=11/ 30/ 2002) [7] Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=411& cfgn=Year-end+ Singles& cfn=The+ Billboard+ Hot+ 100& ci=3077206& cdi=9012094& cid=12/ 31/ 2003) [8] "Chart Performance" (http:/ / hitparade. ch/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=More+ Than+ A+ Woman& cat=s). Swisscharts. . Retrieved 2007-05-09. [9] "Chart Performance" (http:/ / www. ultratop. be/ en/ search. asp?cat=s& lang=nl& search=aaliyah). . Retrieved 2010-10-01. [10] http:/ / www. ultratop. be/ fr/ weekchart. asp?cat=st& year=2003& date=20030322 [11] "AMG: Billboard Singles" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ artist/ p44722). Allmusic. . Retrieved 2007-04-29. [12] "Big Markets History" (http:/ / top40-charts. com/ songs/ full. php?sid=5598& sort=chartid). Top40-Charts. . Retrieved 2007-05-09. [13] "Chart Performance" (http:/ / acharts. us/ song/ 4). A-Charts. . Retrieved 2007-05-09. [14] "Chart Performance" (http:/ / www. mariah-charts. com/ chartdata/ PAaliyah. htm). jamfmcharts. . Retrieved 2003-01-011. [15] "allmusic-Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ artist/ p44722). . [16] http:/ / longboredsurfer. com/ charts/ 2003. php

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"Don't Know What to Tell Ya"

"Don't Know What to Tell Ya"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album I Care 4 U B-side "Miss You" (UK) "Got to Give It Up" (U.S.) May 20, 2003 ( June 17, 2003 ( August 25, 2003 ( CD) CD) [1] 12")

Released

Format Recorded

CD single, 12-inch single 2001 Manhattan Center (New York City, New York) R&B, synthpop, hip hop 3:38 (radio edit) 5:02 (album version) Blackground Records/Universal Records/UMURG Timbaland Steve "Static" Garrett Timbaland

Genre Length

Label Writer(s)

Producer

Alternative cover Alternative cover for "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" Aaliyah North America singles chronology

"Miss You" (2002)

"Don't Know What to Tell Ya" (2003)

"Come Over" (2003)

Aaliyah Eurasia singles chronology

"Come Over" (2003)

"Don't Know What to Tell Ya" (2003)

"Are You Feelin' Me?" (2005)

"Don't Know What to Tell Ya" is a contemporary R&B song with Egyptian influences recorded by Aaliyah, written by Timbaland and Static Major, and produced by Timbaland. Released in mid-2003 in European and Asian market, the song was the second and final single from Aaliyah's first posthumous compilation album, I Care 4 U. In North America & Asia, the final single off the album was "Come Over". "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" received only a 12-inch single release in the United States.

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Song information
"Don't Know What to Tell Ya" is about a broken relationship. The song contains uncredited samples of "Batwanness Beek" by Algerian singer Warda Al-Jazairia and "No Respect" by Kool Moe Dee for a drum pattern. In the song, Aaliyah expresses her view on how a man cannot trust his girlfriend and keeps on comparing her to his previous lover, "Don't compare me to your last one/I can't help that she was a fast one, a sassy one/I'm a classy one". "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" was another hit single for Aaliyah in Europe and Asia, peaking in the top forty in countries such as China, Ireland, and Israel.

Track listing
US 12" single 1. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" [edit version] 2. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" [Handcuff Remix] 3. "Miss You" [music video] European CD single 1. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" [radio edit] 2. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" [Thomas Eriksen Mix] 3. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" [Intenso Project Remix] 4. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" [album version]

Music Video
The music video for "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" was directed by Bill Schacht for Aesheticom and incorporates different scenes from most of Aaliyah's music videos synced to the beat. It went top 5 on MTV Base and MTV Germany . There were two versions of the video - one for the UK and one for Germany.

Legacy
French singer Assia covered the single for her 2005 album Le Prix Pour t'aimer.[2]

Charts
Chart Peak position 34 57 49 1 57 45 22 30

Australian ARIA Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 French SNEP Top 100 German Jam FM Charts German Media Control Airplay Top 100 Irish IRMA Top 50 UK Top 75 Singles Swiss Singles Chart

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References
[1] http:/ / new. music. yahoo. com/ aaliyah/ news/ aaliyah-releases-new-single--12061748 [2] http:/ / www. dailymotion. com/ video/ x2b9s3_assia-le-prix-pour-taimer_music

"Come Over"
"Come Over"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album I Care 4 U Released Format Recorded May 27, 2003 CD single 2000 Manhattan Center (New York City, New York) R&B 3:55 Blackground, Universal Bryan-Michael Cox, Jazze Pha, Kevin Hicks, Johnta Austin Aaliyah singles chronology

Genre Length Label Producer

"Don't Know What to Tell Ya" (2003)

"Come Over" (2003)

"Where Could He Be?" (2005)

"Come Over" is a song by American singer Aaliyah. This song is one of the six previously unreleased tracks on Aaliyah's first posthumously released compilation album, I Care 4 U. It was released in US as the third single from the album. The song charted well thanks to its heavy rotation on radio stations. This is a demo version of the original version sung by Changing Faces which appeared on their 2000 album "Visit Me".

Chart positions
Chart (2003) Peak position 32 9 [1]

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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End of year charts

End of year chart (2003) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [2] Position 92

References
[1] "Aaliyah: Artist Chart History" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ retrieve_chart_history. do?model. vnuArtistId=36610& model. vnuAlbumId=484174). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . Retrieved 2008-07-19. [2] http:/ / longboredsurfer. com/ charts/ 2003. php

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"Are You Feelin' Me?"

"Are You Feelin' Me?"
Singleby Aaliyah featuring Timbaland from the album Romeo Must Die OST and Ultimate Aaliyah Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer April 2000 CD single May 1999 R&B, dance-pop 3:12 Blackground Records/Believe Music Missy Elliott, Timbaland Timbaland Aaliyah singles chronology

"Come Over" (2003)

"Are You Feelin' Me?" (2005)

"Where Could He Be?" (2005)

Aaliyah Eurasia singles chronology

"Don't Know What to Tell Ya" (2003)

"Are You Feelin' Me?" (2005)

Timbaland singles chronology

"Indian Flute" (2003)

"Are You Feelin' Me?" (2005)

"Promiscuous" (2006)

"Are You Feelin' Me?" is an contemporary R&B/dance-pop/pop rap song performed by Aaliyah and Timbaland and written by Missy Elliott and Timbaland for the Romeo Must Die soundtrack (2000). It was also used as a B-side for the UK CD single release of "We Need a Resolution" (2001) and in Aaliyah's second compilation album Ultimate Aaliyah (2005, UK). It was the fourth Aaliyah song released from Romeo Must Die, but was used to promote Ultimate Aaliyah as the album's only single.

Song information
The song samples J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565. On "Are You Feelin' Me?", over a dance-pop-flavored beat, Aaliyah asks her lover is he's interested in her because she's interested in him. Aaliyah sings the first and second verses and chorus, with Timbaland rapping the third and final verse. The song was used as a theme in Romeo Must Die where Aaliyah's character 'Trish' and Jet Li's character 'Han' dance at Silks (DMX) club. The song is considered very popular by fans although the song was never officially released as a single and had little

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Chart performance
"Are You Feelin' Me?" failed to receive much airplay on UK radio stations. The song was not eligible for entry on the UK Singles Chart, which at the time was based on physical sales only. The CD single featured 4 tracks: 1. 2. 3. 4. "Are You Feelin' Me?" "I Don't Wanna" "More than a Woman" (Bump 'N' Flex Remix) "Try Again" (2004 Krunchie Remix)

Its failure was due to no attempt of promotion as it was rushed straight onto CD single for the purpose of releasing a song from the newly released Ultimate Aaliyah greatest hits collection, which also failed to be promoted in any way. Another reason for its lack in success is that it was released on the Romeo Must Die soundtrack 5 years earlier, so it had nothing new to offer listeners. The song has got 54,000 streams on U.S. radio as of 2009.

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"Are You Ready"
"Are You Ready?"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Sunset Park (soundtrack) Released Format Recorded Genre Length March 26, 1996 Radio airplay November 1995 R&B 3:46 (radio edit) 4:07 (album version) Elektra Renne A. Neuville DJ Kay Gee Aaliyah singles chronology

Label Writer(s) Producer

"No One Knows How to Love Me Quite like You Do" (1995)

"Are You Ready?" (1996)

"If Your Girl Only Knew" (1996)

"Are You Ready?" is a R&B song performed by singer Aaliyah. The song was written by Renne A. Neuville & produced by DJ Kay Gee of Naughty by Nature for the soundtrack to the basketball film Sunset Park (1996). It was released as a promotional radio single for the soundtrack.

Chart performance
"Are You Ready?" received moderate airplay on some major market urban contemporary radio stations causing it to peak at #42 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart. It was not eligible for the Billboard charts due to the song never being commercially released as a single.

Charts
Chart (1996) Peak position 42

U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay

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External links
"Are You Ready" chart information at Billboard.com [1]

References
[1] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ esearch/ chart_display. jsp?cfi=364& cfgn=Singles& cfn=Hot+ R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+ Airplay& ci=3023720& cdi=7072416& cid=06%2F08%2F1996

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"Journey to the Past"

"Journey to the Past"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Anastasia Original Soundtrack Released March 31, 1998 (U.S. Adult Contemporary radio) April 18, 1998 (UK CD single) CD single, airplay August 1997 Pop, R&B 4:03 Atlantic Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty Aaliyah singles chronology

Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer(s)

"Hot like Fire"/"The One I Gave My Heart To" (1997)

"Journey to the Past" (1997)

"Are You That Somebody?" (1998)

"Journey to the Past" is a song written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty for the 1997 animated film Anastasia. The song was originally recorded by actress Liz Callaway to be included in the film and was later re-recorded by singer Aaliyah as an pop-R&B single to promote the soundtrack.[1] The pop single version samples Michael Jackson's "Human Nature". It became a moderately successful pop hit in the UK. "Journey to the Past" was also nominated for an award for Best Original Song at the ceremony that year. The song did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released it only received minor Adult Contemporary airplay in the U.S. It stayed on the chart for only 4 weeks. The song was released to U.S. Adult Contemporary radio on March 31, 1998 as the soundtracks second single. Aaliyah performed "Journey to the Past" at the 1998 Academy Awards, becoming the youngest African-American woman to perform in the awards show's history.

Music video
The music video begins in a modern-day American neighborhood on a seemingly warm day. Aaliyah is seen singing in the windows of a small grocery store and on the street where children are playing. Tying in to the theme of going back to the past, Aaliyah goes back and forth from the real modern-day world to the animated world of Russia in the 1920s,[1] the time in which Anastasia is set. She is then seen in several of the movie's iconic scenes such as balancing on a log with Anastasia behind her, out in the snow where the "Journey to the Past" song is featured in the film, in the ballroom in the "Once Upon a December" sequence, ascending the lift in the Eiffel Tower (the "Paris Holds the Key (To Your Heart)" scene) and on stage in the Russian ballet scene. The fountains of Jardins du Trocadro can be seen briefly. The music video ends with her sitting on the rooftop seemingly overlooking the final scene in which Dimitri and Anya kiss and finally on the clouds above St. Petersburg with the children.

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Charts
Chart (1998) UK Top 40 R&B Singles UK Top 75 Singles U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs Eurochart Hot 100 [2] Peak position 6 22 28 98

References
[1] "Journey to the Past" (http:/ / www. hiphoppopandrnbstop. com/ 2009/ 08/ video-vault-aaliyah-journey-to-past. html) [2] "Chart Data: Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. mariah-charts. com/ chartdata/ PAaliyah. htm). Mariah Charts. November 21, 2007.

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"Are You That Somebody?"

"Are You That Somebody?"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Dr. Dolittle Released Format Recorded June 16, 1998 CD single, maxi single, vinyl record 1998 Manhattan Center (New York City, New York) R&B, hip hop, pop, electronica, urban pop 4:25 Blackground/Atlantic Static Major, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley Timbaland Aaliyah singles chronology

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer

"Journey to the Past" (1998)

"Are You That Somebody?" (1998)

"I Don't Wanna" (2000)

Timbaland singles chronology

"Journey to the Past" (1998)

"Are You That Somebody?" (1998)

"Here We Come" (2000)

"Are You That Somebody?" is a Grammy nominated single performed by American singer Aaliyah, recorded for the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack. The song was written and composed by Static Major, who also sang backing vocals, and Timbaland, who, in addition to writing the song, produced and performed a guest rap for it. The song was sent to U.S. Pop radio stations on September 29, 1998 (see 1998 in music). The song samples the sound of a baby cooing from Prince's 1982 hit "Delirious" and D. Train's 1982 dance classic "You're the One for Me". The song was listed 387th on The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born, a list of songs compiled by Blender magazine.[1] It was also ranked 18th on Spin magazine's Top 20 Singles of the 90's, and 5th on The Village Voice's 1998 Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Pitchfork Media included the song at number 8 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.[2] Aaliyah received a Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Grammy Award nomination for the single.

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Writing and recording

According to Static Major in an interview with Vibe magazine, when he first presented the song to Aaliyah, she initially showed disdain for it.[3] However, she eventually agreed to record it.

Music video
The music video for "Are You That Somebody?" was directed by Mark Gerard, with choreography by Fatima Robinson. It begins with Timbaland and a crew of men riding motorcycles to a cave where Aaliyah and other women are waiting. As Timbaland and the crew arrive, a hologram of a metal door seals the opening of the cave. The men notice that the seal is a hologram and drive through it. Inside the underground cave clips of Dr. Dolittle are projected on several walls in the background. As Aaliyah's first verse starts she holds a large bird on her arm and everyone begins to perform the choreography. There are scenes with just the women dancing, just the men dancing, both the women and men dancing, and Aaliyah performing alone. Also shown is Timbaland rapping with the group Playa in the background. The video ends with Aaliyah and the dancers performing a flamenco dance. The video was retired on MTV's TRL and was the third most-played clip on MTV in 1998.[4] There are two versions of the video, one with the footages of Dr. Dolittle on the wall and second, without these scenes and with a little different editing (this version was released on I Care 4 U DVD). The video was shot in a real cave at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California.

Reception
In its album guide, Rolling Stone commented that the song "remains one of '90s' R&B's most astounding moments."[5]

Remix
The unofficial remix features rappers Skillz (Mad Skillz during that time), Danja Mowf, & Lonnie B. of the group Supafriendz & Timbaland.

Charts performance
"Are You That Somebody?" was in the midst of its chart run when Billboard changed its policy to allow airplay-only singles to chart on the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts. It climbed to number four on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. In New Zealand, it jumped from number forty-three to number one; the song with biggest jump to number-one of that year.[6] In the Netherlands, it peaked at number one and stayed in the chart for twenty-two weeks; it also became one of her most successful songs there.[7] The song was also successful in: Belgium, where it peaked at number forty-two;[8][9] Switzerland, where it peaked at number seven;[10] and Germany, where it peaked at number thirty-one. It also reached the top twenty in the United Kingdom, becoming her highest-charting hit at that point in her career. The song also reached the top 10 in Canada.

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Charts
Chart (1998) Peak position 42 40 6 1 31 1 41 11 21 6 4 1 1

Belgium (Flanders) Singles Chart Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart Dutch Singles Chart German Singles Chart New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart Swiss Singles Chart UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Pop Songs U.S. Billboard Radio Songs U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Airplay Chart U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay

Covers and interpolations

In March 2007 American Indie rock band, Gossip, covered the song on BBC's music program 6music. A full studio version was leaked in 2009 and later released on the Ministry of Sound Volume 2 compilation in 2010. In 2009, Canadian rapper Drake interpolated a portion of the song's chorus in his verse on Young Money Entertainment's "BedRock"; "Girl I gotta watch my back, 'cause I'm not just anybody." In 2011, a cover with a rap verse by Wax was recorded by The Red Ribbon Army.[11] Samples from the song have been used in numerous electronic, and, most recently, dubstep tracks.

References
[1] [2] [3] [4] The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born: 351-400 (http:/ / www. blender. com/ guide/ articles. aspx?ID=1758) Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s (http:/ / pitchfork. com/ features/ staff-lists/ 7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/ 2/ ) "Are You That Somebody? by Aaliyah" (http:/ / www. songfacts. com/ detail. php?id=600). Songfacts. . Retrieved 2010-10-12. Are You That Somebody by Aaliyah music video & lyrics - MuVids (http:/ / www. muvids. com/ aaliyah_videos/ are_you_that_somebody. html) [5] "Rolling Stone Album Guide: Aaliyah" (http:/ / books. google. com/ books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC& pg=PA1& dq=Aaliyah+ 2002#v=onepage& q=Aaliyah 2002& f=false). Rolling Stone. . Retrieved October 20, 2010. [6] RIANZ Archive - October 11, 1998 (http:/ / charts. org. nz/ archive. asp?todo=show& day=11& month=10& year=1998& cat=s) [7] AALIYAH - ARE YOU THAT SOMEBODY? (NUMMER) (http:/ / dutchcharts. nl/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=Are+ You+ That+ Somebody?& cat=s) dutchcharts.com [8] AALIYAH - ARE YOU THAT SOMEBODY? (NUMMER) (http:/ / www. ultratop. be/ nl/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=Are+ You+ That+ Somebody?& cat=s) ultratop.be [9] AALIYAH - ARE YOU THAT SOMEBODY? (CHANSON) (http:/ / www. ultratop. be/ fr/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=Are+ You+ That+ Somebody?& cat=s) ultratop.be [10] AALIYAH - ARE YOU THAT SOMEBODY? (SONG) (http:/ / hitparade. ch/ showitem. asp?interpret=Aaliyah& titel=Are+ You+ That+ Somebody?& cat=s) hitparade.ch [11] "Are You That Somebody? (feat. Wax) - Single on iTunes" (http:/ / itunes. apple. com/ us/ album/ are-you-that-somebody-feat/ id429456788). . Retrieved 25 May 2011.

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External links
Aaliyah.com (http://www.aaliyah.com) official site

"I Don't Wanna"

"I Don't Wanna"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Next Friday (soundtrack) and Romeo Must Die (soundtrack) Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer January 11, 2000 (U.S.) CD single, maxi single April 1999 R&B, hip hop soul 4:15 Blackground/Virgin Johnta Austin, Jazze Pha, Donnie Scantz, Kevin Hicks Donnie Scantz and Kevin Hicks Aaliyah singles chronology

"Are You That Somebody?" (1998)

"I Don't Wanna" (2000)

"Try Again" (2000)

"I Don't Wanna" is a song by American singer Aaliyah. Written and composed by Johnta Austin, Jazze Pha, Donnie Scantz, and Kevin Hicks, featuring production by Scantz and Hicks, it appears on both the Next Friday soundtrack (2000) and the Romeo Must Die soundtrack (2000). The song was released in August 1999 as a promotional airplay single in the United States only, where it reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. Internationally, "I Don't Wanna" was released as a double A-side with "Come Back in One Piece".

Charts
Chart (2000) Peak position 35 26 5 3 1 22

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay U.S. Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Songs

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End of year charts

End of year chart (2000) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1] Position 96

References
[1] http:/ / longboredsurfer. com/ charts/ 2000. php

External links
Aaliyah.com (http://www.aaliyah.com) official site

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"Try Again"
"Try Again"
Singleby Aaliyah from the album Romeo Must Die: The Album Released Format Recorded May 22, 2000 CD single, 12" 1999 Manhattan Center (New York City, New York) Dance-pop, urban 4:49 Blackground Steve Garrett, Timothy Mosley Timbaland Aaliyah singles chronology

Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer

"I Don't Wanna" (2000)

Try Again" (2000)

"Come Back in One Piece" (2000)

"Try Again" is a Grammy nominated single by American recording artist Aaliyah. The song was written by Static Major and Timothy Mosley, and produced by Timbaland, for the soundtrack of the film Romeo Must Die (2000). It was released on May 22, 2000 as the lead single of the soundtrack. The dance-pop and urban song features an intro in which Timbaland pays homage to Eric B. & Rakim by rapping the duo's opening verse off "I Know You Got Soul".

Background and composition

In 2000, Aaliyah landed her first major movie role in Romeo Must Die. A loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Aaliyah starred opposite martial artist Jet Li, playing a couple who fall in love amid their warring families. It grossed US$18.6 million in its first weekend, ranking number two at the box office.[1] In addition to acting, Aaliyah served as an executive producer of the film soundtrack, where she contributed four songs.[2] Aaliyah revealed that the production team "actually talked about the soundtrack before we even shot the movie".[3] On February 18, 2000, it was announced that "Try Again" would be released as the lead single of Romeo Must Die: The Album (2000), while an accompanying music video would be directed by Wayne Isham.[4] It was physically released on May 22, 2000.[5] "Try Again" is an urban and dance-pop song written by Steve Garrett and Timothy Mosley, and produced by Timbaland.[6] According to the digital music sheet published at Music Notes, the song is composed in the key of E major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 92 beats per minute, while Aaliyah's vocal range spans from G3 to G4.[6] In the song's intro, Timbaland pays homage to Eric B. & Rakim by rapping the duo's opening verse off "I Know You Got Soul".[7]

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Chart performance
"Try Again" debuted on Billboard Hot 100 on the week of March 18, 2000 at number fifty-eight,[8] reaching number one on the week of June 17, 2000.[8] It also peaked at number one on Radio Songs, number three on Pop Songs and number four on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[8] On the Year-End chart for 2000, the song reached number twelve.[9] In the United Kingdom, "Try Again" debuted at number five on the week of July 22, 2000,[10] while staying in the top seventy-five for twelve weeks.[10] The song reached number eight in Australia,[11] and was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for selling over 75,000 units of the single.[12] It also peaked at number fifty-one on the Year-End chart of the country.[13] "Try Again" was also achieved commercial success in Europe, reaching the top five in Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland.[5] In Germany, the song reached number five,[14] and was certified Gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).[15]

Music video
The music video was filmed at Hollywood Center Studios in early March 2000. It begins with Jet Li entering a hall of mirrors and Aaliyah stepping in, wearing a revealing low-cut bra and tight low-rise leather pants. Timbaland is also shown. The room is dim with a circle light in the center to resemble the moon shining over the ocean. The making of the video and the video itself was featured on the Romeo Must Die DVD. The video was directed by Wayne Isham, with Fatima Robinson creating the choreography. The "Hall of Mirrors" room was inspired by Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon. The video placed seventh on BET's year-end special Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2000, fifteenth on Channel V's Retro Top 20: 2000, ranks Aaliyah at number 29 on Channel V's Top 40: Ladies Of The 00s & 41st on Channel Max's Top 100 Sexiest Women.

Legacy
"Try Again" was the first song ever to reach number one on Billboard Hot 100 based solely on the strength of its radio airplay.[7] The song was also featured on Billboard's Hot 100 Songs of the Decade list at number ninety-eight,[16] while appearing at number eighty-six on the Rolling Stone list of the 100 Best Songs of the Decade.[17] In January 31, 2005, Pitchfork Media ranked the song number thirty-seven on its list of the Top 100 Singles of 2000-04.[18] "Try Again" was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 43rd Grammy Awards,[7] while its music video won two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video and Best Video from a Film.[19] The song was also nominated on the seventh annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards in the category of Song of the Year; however, Aaliyah lost to gospel artist Yolanda Adams.[20] In September 2011, VH1 included "Try Again" in their list of 100 Greatest Songs of The 00s, placing it at #65.[21]

Track listings
1. 2. 3. 4. CD single [22] 12" Vinyl [23]

"Try Again" [Radio Edit] 4:04 1. "Try Again" [Radio Edit] 4:04 "Try Again" [Timbaland Remix] 4:59 2. "Try Again" [Instrumental] 4:43 "Try Again" [D'Jam Hassan Remix] 5:28 3. "Try Again" [Timbaland Remix] 4:59 "Try Again" [Instrumental] 4:43

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Charts and certifications

Weekly charts
Chart (200001) Peak position 8 [25] [26] [27] 19 6 5 3 26 [30] 5 19 [32] 13 5 [34] [35] [36] 15 8 5 1 1

Australia (ARIA)

[24]

Austria (3 Austria Top 75)

Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)

Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia) Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) France (SNEP) [29]

[28]

Germany (Media Control AG) Italy (FIMI) [31]

New Zealand (RIANZ) Norway (VG-lista) [33]

Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)

Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)

UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) US Billboard Hot 100 [7]

US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40

Year-end charts
Chart (2000) Australian Singles Chart US Billboard Hot 100 [13] Position 51 12

[9]

Certifications

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Country

Certifications (sales thresholds) Platinum Gold [12]

Australia Germany

[15]

Chart procession and succession

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"Come Back in One Piece"

"Come Back in One Piece"
Singleby Aaliyah featuring DMX from the album Romeo Must Die: The Album A-side Released "I Don't Wanna" (Europe) June 6, 2000 (North America) December 11, 2001 (The Netherlands) CD single, 12" single

Format

Recorded 19992000 Genre Length Label Hip hop, R&B 4:18 Blackground/Virgin

Writer(s) Steve Garrett, Earl Simmons, Irving Lorenzo, Rob Meys, George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, William Collins Producer Irv Gotti, Lil Rob

Aaliyah chronology

"Try Again" (2000)

"Come Back in One Piece" (2000)

"We Need a Resolution" (2001)

DMX chronology

"Party Up (Up in Here)" (2000)

"Come Back in One Piece" (2000)

"Do You" (2000)

"Come Back in One Piece" is the third official single from the Romeo Must Die soundtrack. The song was performed by Aaliyah and features a guest appearance by DMX. The song was not a Top 40 hit single in the U.S., though it was a minor urban contemporary hit. In Europe, "Come Back in One Piece" and "I Don't Wanna" were released together as double A-side single.

Song information
The single was not successful on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, but reached the top 40 on U.S. R&B charts. The song sampled "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk" by Parliament, from their 1977 LP Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome. The same song was sampled by N.W.A. in 1991 for their song "Niggaz 4 Life" from the album of the same name. No uncensored version of the song is available very easily, as the album which it appeared on censored all profanities (unusual since the film which it served as a soundtrack to had a lot of profanities, and was rated R). Also, Aaliyah's discography in general has been free of explicit lyrics. All profanities were replaced with typical ad libs from DMX songs, such as "what?" and "come on!".

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Music video
The video was filmed in Yonkers, New York. The video features Aaliyah and DMX in an urban setting. At the beginning the two pose for pictures against a brick wall, with Aaliyah mouthing DMX's opening intro. DMX appears at a convenience store fighting other men. Aaliyah appears in three scenes singing. In one she is laying on a bed with her dog, another walking down a sidewalk with a pit bull, and the other with her sitting beside DMX. In between cuts, the scene shifts to children sitting beside televisions with scenes from Romeo Must Die. At the end children and adults alike, stand in front of murals of Aaliyah and DMX. The Video landed at #10 on BET: Notarized Top 100 Videos of 2000. The video was directed by Little X.

Track listing
Dutch CD single 1. "I Don't Wanna" (Album version) 2. "Come Back in One Piece" (Radio edit without rap) 3. "Come Back in One Piece" (Main edit) (featuring DMX) U.S. 12" single Side A 1. "Come Back in One Piece" (Clean album version) (featuring DMX) 2. "Come Back in One Piece" (Instrumental version) 3. "Come Back in One Piece" (A capella) (featuring DMX) Side B 1. "Come Back in One Piece" (Radio edit) 2. "Come Back in One Piece" (Album version) 3. "Try Again" (Timbaland Remix) (featuring Timbaland)

Chart positions
Chart (2000) Peak position 59 36 39 17

[1] Netherland Mega Top 100 Singles U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

References
[1] Top4000.nl (http:/ / www. top4000. nl/ page/ hitlijsten/ 2000/ 22/ ) Week 22, 2000 Accessed: October 28, 2006

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