Into You (Fabolous song)

"Into You"
Single by Fabolous featuring Tamia
from the album Street Dreams (both versions) and More (version with Tamia only)
Released July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)
Format CD single, 12" single
Recorded 2002
Genre
Length 4:25 (radio edit)
4:54 (main mix)
4:34 (album version)
Label Desert Storm
Songwriter(s) Fabolous, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Lionel Richie, Ronald LaPread, Tamia
Producer(s) DJ Clue, DURO
Fabolous singles chronology
"Can't Let You Go"
(2003) Can't Let You Go2003		 "Into You"
(2003) Into You2003		 "Make U Mine"
(2003) Make U Mine2003
Tamia singles chronology
"Tell Me Who"
(2001) Tell Me Who2001		 "Into You"
(2003) Into You2003		 "Officially Missing You"
(2003) Officially Missing You2003
Audio
"Into You" (featuring Ashanti) on YouTube
"Into You" (featuring Tamia) on YouTube
"Into You" (featuring Tamia) (radio edit) on YouTube

"Into You" is the third single by American rapper Fabolous from his second studio album Street Dreams. It is also on Tamia's album More. It reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the second single from the album to reach the top 10 after top 10 single, "Can't Let You Go". The song stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart throughout 2003, and finished at number 23.

"Into You" is based on Tamia's 1998 single "So Into You", produced by Tim & Bob and samples the Commodores' song "Say Yeah", as it was originally sampled on the original Tamia song. While Ashanti provided vocals for the original version of the song, the commercial version (radio edit) sees a reworked version with Tamia as the featured artist for the single release. A version of the song with Ashanti's vocals appears on the Street Dreams album.

Music video

The music video for the single is 4 minutes and 20 seconds long and was originally supposed to have Ashanti in it, but because of scheduling conflicts, Fabolous and his record label were forced to go with Tamia for the video instead. The video itself has a very early 2000s vibe with Fabolous wearing a lot of jewelry and attire that was considered stylish in the early 2000s (baggy pants and shirt, with fitted cap facing backwards). Tamia wears minimal clothes and acts like she loves Fabolous. The video was shot primarily on a beach, for a summer vibe to keep the single hot and make it a summer hit, even though the song itself was released in March. K. D. Aubert also makes a cameo in the video as his love interest.

Track listing

  1. "Into You" (clean single edit) featuring Tamia
  2. "Into You" (explicit single version) featuring Tamia *
  3. "Young'n"
  4. "Keepin' It Gangsta"
  • Appears on Tamia's album More and on the CD single

Charts

Chart (2003–04) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2] 37
France (SNEP)[3] 44
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 39
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 87
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 6
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[9] 4

References

  1. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Fabolous feat. Tamia – Into You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Fabolous feat. Tamia" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Fabolous feat. Tamia – Into You" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 43, 2003". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Fabolous feat. Tamia – Into You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Fabolous Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Fabolous Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Fabolous Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2012.


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