I Care 4 U (song)

This article is about the song by Aaliyah. For the song by Jennifer Braun, see I Care for You (Jennifer Braun song).
"I Care 4 U"
Single by Aaliyah
from the album I Care 4 U
B-side "Don't Worry"
Released April 8, 2003 (2003-04-08)[1]
Format 12" promotional single
Recorded 1996[2] at Magic Mix Studios and Music Grinder Studios in Los Angeles
Genre R&B
Length 4:34
Label Blackground, Universal
Writer(s) Missy Elliott, Tim Mosley
Producer(s) Timbaland
Aaliyah singles chronology
"Miss You"
(2002)		 "I Care 4 U"
(2003)		 "Don't Know What to Tell Ya"
(2003)

"I Care 4 U" is a song by American R&B recording artist Aaliyah. It is a romantic R&B ballad written by Missy Elliott and Timbaland. The song was originally recorded for Aaliyah's 1996 album One in a Million, but the recording was withdrawn after its completion and revisited for her 2001 self-titled third album.

"I Care 4 U" charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002, peaking at number 16. It was released as a radio single in 2003 in promotion of Aaliyah's posthumuous compilation album I Care 4 U (2002).

Background

"I Care 4 U" was written by Missy Elliott and Timbaland, who also produced the song, and recorded at Magic Mix Studios and Music Grinder Studios in Los Angeles.[3] Aaliyah originally recorded the song for her 1996 album One in a Million, but it was completed after the album had finished post-production, and she chose to save it for her next album.[4] The song is a soft romantic R&B ballad whose female narrator,[5] according to Aaliyah, says "don't cry, I'll wipe your tears. I love you, just give me the chance to show you."[4]

Chart performance

"I Care 4 U" debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs as an "album cut" in the week of June 1, 2002.[6] It charted for 20 weeks on the Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs).[7] It peaked as an "album cut" at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week of October 16;[8] it spent 20 total weeks on that chart as well.[7] Along with "More Than a Woman" and "Rock the Boat", the song helped give Aaliyah a strong presence on the radio following her death in 2001.[9]

"I Care 4 U" was released as a promotional recording for the compilation album of the same name in 2003.[10] In April 2003, it was released as a 12-inch single with the B-side "Don't Worry".[11]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from Aaliyah (2001) liner notes.[3]

Charts

Chart (2002)[7] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 16
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 3

References

  1. ↑ "I Care 4 U/Don't Worry". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Exclusive: The Producers of "Aaliyah" Take Us Behind the Scenes Into Making of This Classic". You Know I Got Soul. Retrieved 18 September 2016. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. 1 2 Aaliyah (CD liner). Aaliyah. New York: Blackground Records. 2001. CDVUS199.
  4. 1 2 Hall, Rashaun (July 11, 2001). "Blackground Readying Aaliyah's Return". Billboard. New York. 113 (29): 16, 18. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ Smith, Graham. "Aaliyah - I Care 4 U (Independiente)". musicOMH. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (June 1, 2002). "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks". Billboard. New York: 43. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 "I Care 4 U - Aaliyah". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  8. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (October 16, 2012). "Hot 100". Billboard. New York: 71. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Picks and Pans Review: I Care 4 U". People. 58 (26). December 23, 2002. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 I Care 4 U (Media notes). Aaliyah. Blackground Records. Universal Music Distribution. 2003. B0000241-11. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  11. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (November 30, 2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate U.S. p. 4. ISBN 1841956155.

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