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I Care 4 U (song)
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| "I Care 4 U" | |||||
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| Single by Aaliyah from the album Aaliyah |
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| Released | June 2002 (United States only) April 8, 2003 (Re-Release; US Only) |
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| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | 2001 | ||||
| Genre | Neo soul | ||||
| Length | 4:33 | ||||
| Label | Blackground/Virgin Records | ||||
| Writer | Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, Missy Elliott | ||||
| Producer | Timbaland | ||||
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"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 and re-released in April 2003. It managed to make the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Top 5 on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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The song was originally recorded for Aaliyah's second album One In A Million in 1996 but rejected because the album was already mastered. It was written by Missy Elliott with Timbaland who also produced the song. The song was released about 9 months after Aaliyah's death. 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. "I Care 4 U" sold approximately 126,000 copies and was #3 on the US R&B chart and #16 on the US Hot 100 chart.
The song contains an uncredited sample of The Newcomers' "(Too Little in Common to Be Lovers) Too Much Going to Say Goodbye".
Aaliyah had not had the chance to shoot a video for the single due to her untimely death. This Single is Her favorite on the album. The rare music video for "I Care 4 U" was directed by Little X. He edited together clips from a Japanese anime commercial. 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. The angel leaves behind several small feathers,the video was not very popular at the time of it's release and many TV stations never showed it. It can be found on X's website. Another video was made by a fan on YouTube, Spally87, posted June 23, 2006 and has so far had over 400,000 hits, it combines black & white video footage of Aaliyah's music videos, live performances and the tragic accident giving it a full dramatic effect.
Before the release of "I Care 4 U" another track from Aaliyah started to gain airplay, "I Can Be". It peaked at #102 on the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
| Chart | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #102 |
There is no official video for I Can Be, but an Aaliyah fan on Youtube named mistagetcrunk created one. The video contains various clips from aaliyah's other Music videos and appearances.
| Chart | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #16 |
| U.S. Billboaord Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | #3 |
| U.S. Billboaord Rhythmic Top 40 | #30 |