Are You That Somebody?
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| "Are You That Somebody? (featuring Timbaland)" | ||
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| Single by Aaliyah | ||
| from the album Dr. Dolittle OST | ||
| Released | 1998 (see 1998 in music) | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 1998 | |
| Genre | R&B/Hip hop | |
| Length | 4:27 | |
| Label | Blackground Records | |
| Writer(s) | Steve "Static" Garrett, Timbaland | |
| Producer(s) | Timbaland | |
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| Aaliyah singles chronology | ||
| "Journey to the Past" (1997) |
"Are You That Somebody?" (1998) | "I Don't Wanna" (2000) |
"Are You That Somebody?" is a 1998 hit single by Aaliyah featuring producer and co-songwriter Timbaland. The song is about keeping secrets in a relationship and being a young single mother.
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[edit] Further Information
"Are You That Somebody?" was released on the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack. The single peaked at #1 on the US R&B Chart. "Are You That Somebody?" also reached the top 40 on the United Kingdom and Germany charts. The baby heard cooing in the background is actually Aaliyah from home videos recorded by her family. This was revealed on her official website [1]. The single was also on her greatest hits album, I Care 4 U.
[edit] Video
At the beginning of the video Timbaland and a crew of men are riding on motorcycles to a cave where Aaliyah and other women are hiding. As Timbaland and the crew arrive Aaliyah sets up a hologram of a huge metal door in front of the cave. The men notice that the door is a hologram and drive right through it. The women are waiting in a large underground room where clips of the Dr. Dolittle movie appear in the background. Everyone begins dancing with scenes with just the women dancing, just the men dancing, both the women and boys dancing, and Aaliyah performing herself. The video ends with Aaliyah and the other dancers flamenco dancing. Fatima Robinson directed the choreography. The video was the third most-played on MTV that year.[2]
[edit] Fatima Robinson
Fatima Robinson is a noted music video director and choreographer. She later directed choreography for other Aaliyah's videos including "Try Again" and "Rock the Boat".
A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Robinson has also choreographed dance routines for many films, among them Save the Last Dance, The Players Club, and Dreamgirls.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 4 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay | 1 |
| U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 | 1 |
| U.S. Top 40 Tracks | 9 |
| U.S. Top 40 Mainstream | 6 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 11 |
| UK Singles Chart | 11 |
| Media Control Charts (Germany) | 31 |
| RIANZ (New Zealand) | 1 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 41 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Studio albums: Age Ain't Nothing but a Number · One in a Million · Aaliyah
Compilation albums: I Care 4 U · Ultimate Aaliyah
Hit singles: "Back and Forth" · "At Your Best (You Are Love)" · "If Your Girl Only Knew" · "One in a Million" · "The One I Gave My Heart To" · "Are You That Somebody?" · "Try Again" · "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"
Films: Romeo Must Die · The Queen of the Damned
Related: Missy Elliott · Timbaland · Static · R. Kelly · Lil' Kim · Ginuwine · Tweet
| Preceded by "Without A Doubt" by Che Fu |
RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single October 11, 1998 - October 18, 1998 |
Succeeded by "No Matter What" by Boyzone |
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