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Post by Live Your Life on Dec 28, 2014 22:10:01 GMT -5
This was the first single from her third album, "Concrete Rose." It was produce by 7 Aurelius. It missed the top 10 on the Hot 100, peaking at #13, but became her biggest hit in the UK, peaking at #2 there. I thought this was a really adventurous song for her, back then. I feel that the production drowned out her voice on the track, but I guess she tried, LOL.
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Post by Agent Yoncé on Dec 28, 2014 22:26:21 GMT -5
That sampled made this song.
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Post by Ginger Spice on Dec 29, 2014 3:46:11 GMT -5
I feel that the production drowned out her voice on the track, but I guess she tried, LOL. I've always thought this, too. I love the track, but a stronger vocalist probably could have pulled it off better. |
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Post by B-Boy on Dec 29, 2014 4:30:46 GMT -5
This song is still good.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Dec 29, 2014 11:54:22 GMT -5
I love the instrumental, the sample really did make the song IMO. There is one moment in the video, for like a brief second, where she looks like a star, lmao. Other than that, she always looked like the chick down the street trying to play dress up, just no C.U.N.T.
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Post by Mic Technique on Dec 29, 2014 16:14:45 GMT -5
Quit snickering. Natural beauty Ashanti—who does not take frequent trips to Brazil for bodysculpting procedures like others—is behind some exceptional R&B like this here. Easily one of the best moments in pop music this century(!) and it's still lighting up the clubs:
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Dec 29, 2014 16:36:08 GMT -5
Love the production on this but all I remember from the video now is that damn bottle of Herbal Essences. Miss Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas knows she doesn't use anything other than Carol's Daughter and Luster's Pink.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Dec 29, 2014 16:49:51 GMT -5
Haha. I still remember watching the access granted video special on BET. She and her choreographer were hyping the dance breakdown TO DEATH. Something about bringing some gang gang dance straight from Africa.
Then when the video aired, it just looked like she was playing red rover or some sh*t.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2014 17:10:39 GMT -5
This is probably her best.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Dec 29, 2014 17:32:33 GMT -5
Haha. I still remember watching the access granted video special on BET. Her and her choreographer were hyping the dance breakdown TO DEATH. Something about bringing some gang gang dance straight from Africa. Then when the video aired, it just looked like she was playing red rover or some sh*t. With Ashanti and her mom hyping how she used to dance as a little kid  No boo. The Dance Version of the video looks like she is convulsing half of the time. |
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Dec 29, 2014 17:48:24 GMT -5
Best Ashanti song/single. I also loved her and 7's work on "HERE'S MY NUMBER BABE" and "DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE"/"DLMA REMIX".
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2014 21:22:55 GMT -5
Never liked this. It was her first regularly promoted radio single that I didn't like. Always found it grating.
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Post by Ezekiel 23:20–21 on Dec 30, 2014 21:56:07 GMT -5
I always loved the Midnight Society remix. They made this into a hot club banger. I loved how they looped her name at the end of the spoken intro, "Ah, I just want you to know that throughout it all, It's only you that stuck behind me, And for that, I thank you, I love you, Ashanti Ashanti Ashanti Ashanti Ashanti."
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Post by brady47 on Dec 31, 2014 16:14:10 GMT -5
Love this song, the instrumental, the vocals, it's FIRE! Not only do I love the chorus, but I love how she articulates the verses. It reminds me of Lose My Breath by Destiny's Child.
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Post by LBTrocks on Jan 8, 2015 5:24:01 GMT -5
I still love and listen to it. Great production and a cool vocal arrangement.
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Post by divasummer on Jan 9, 2015 15:08:22 GMT -5
This and "The Way That I Love You" are my two favorite Ashanti singles.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Aug 9, 2016 14:27:19 GMT -5
This is probably her best. This remains her best single. This came on in the car today on an old burned cd and it goes SO HARD still. |
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 9, 2016 20:41:13 GMT -5
This had a cool sound, shame it went to the musical nonexistence that was Ashanti.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Oct 3, 2018 7:32:24 GMT -5
Love this song!
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Post by stunnedout on Oct 10, 2018 11:42:36 GMT -5
Hated it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2018 14:13:04 GMT -5
Easily my favorite Ashanti song. The sample. THE GUITAR. The beat. The sex. A full serving and a half.
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Post by Albie on Oct 11, 2018 14:44:01 GMT -5
Still knocks. One of the Ashanti songs that has best held up for me.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Oct 11, 2018 15:19:19 GMT -5
Love it. Hot video hot song, every time this came on at the club people started crying and scooting on the floor.
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Post by Caviar on Nov 16, 2018 21:20:46 GMT -5
She was on top of her game.
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Post by NeRD on Nov 26, 2018 19:10:39 GMT -5
Her strongest single by far. Too bad it all went down from here.
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Post by jamatthews83 on Jan 5, 2020 7:54:50 GMT -5
What a bop. A classic case of "I have no interest in an artist outside of one song".
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Jan 7, 2020 22:12:38 GMT -5
An eternal jam that may become the national anthem one day.
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Post by Sounds from the Other Side on May 8, 2020 10:43:16 GMT -5
I loved this song, mostly because of the hot production. Easily her best/most interesting single.
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Post by ♛ The Manticore ☯ on May 8, 2020 18:34:42 GMT -5
It's a decent tune.
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Post by jab625246 on Jul 24, 2020 22:01:28 GMT -5
Ashanti is a very underrated artist nowadays. Only U is one of her most underappreciated singles and it's probably my favorite song from her. I like the dope rock influenced production despite it being an R&B song. Unfortunately, it was the closest single to not make the 2005 Year End although it peaked at 13 on the Hot 100. If I'm not mistaken this was Ashanti's last major hit.
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No boo. The Dance Version of the video looks like she is convulsing half of the time.
