So Sick
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| "So Sick" | ||
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| Single by Ne-Yo | ||
| from the album In My Own Words | ||
| Released | March, 2006 | |
| Format | 12" single, CD single, Digital download | |
| Recorded | July 2005 | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Length | 3:27 | |
| Label | Def Jam Records | |
| Writer(s) | M. Eriksen, T. Hermansen, S. Smith | |
| Producer(s) | Stargate | |
| Certification | Gold (AUS) | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Ne-Yo singles chronology | ||
| "Stay" (2005) |
"So Sick" (2006) |
"When You're Mad" (2006) |
"So Sick" is a 2006 number-one single by American R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo for Def Jam Records off his debut album In My Own Words. The song reached the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 8, 2006, and remained there for two weeks. "So Sick" also reached the number-one position on the UK Singles Chart on March 26, 2006 (having entered the chart the week previously at number eighteen).
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[edit] Song information
Stargate, a Norwegian production team, were the producers behind "So Sick". Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen of Stargate composed the music for the song, while Ne-Yo composed the lyrics. "So Sick" centers on a character, who is tired of hearing love songs playing on the radio, because they remind him of his last relationship and breakup. Ironically, the song can therefore be interpreted as a love song about being sick of love songs. The chorus tends to be ironic, the whole song is about being tired of love songs despite that the song has a love song feel.
Ne-Yo has said he got the idea for the song from an old girlfriend he used to have. He really did like her but he listened to the advice of his friends and wound up cheating on her. They broke up when she found out but shortly after he started repeatedly hearing this song on the radio that she used to love, which was unusual because the song wasn't new and it hadn't had much airplay until that point. Every time he heard the song he was reminded of how he lost his girlfriend and wanted to turn the radio off but he would always keep listening to it because it also reminded him of how much he loved her and all the good times they shared.
[edit] Formats and track listings
- UK CD
- "So Sick" (Album version)
- "Sign Me Up"
- UK Vinyl
Side A
- "So Sick" (Album version)
- "So Sick" (instrumental)
Side B
- "Get Down Like That" (remix)
[edit] Remixes
There are currently two "So Sick" remixes. One of which is entitled "So Sick (The Emcee Remix)". One features Jin and another features GeeZe. Another remix is one that features LL Cool J. This remix is on LL Cool J's 11th album, "Todd Smith".
There is a female version of the song as well, the female is Lil Bit. Although widely unknown, a local Bay Area, high pitched rapper coined simply as "Andrew" has written a rap intro to the song, similar to GeeZe's version (he has stated that it is entirely coincidental and that he "had no idea it existed" until after his version was completed). In Andrew's version of the song, available exclusively on his Myspace page at (http://myspace.com/AndrewRemixed), Neyo and Lil Bit are editted together into a duet, and a rap intro added, a combination not yet seen before.
[edit] Music Video
The video for "So Sick", directed by Hype Williams, saw heavy rotation on BET and MTV. Two versions of the song's video were shot. The original version of the music video ended up being scrapped for various reasons. The newer version appealed to the current weather conditions of the winter season with the video being filmed in the snowy mountains.
Watch the So Sick Music Video [1]
[edit] Answer songs
Up and coming R&B artist Lil Bit (http://www.myspace.com/lilbitmusic) has responded to Ne-Yo with an answer song of the same name, "So Sick", with the same instrumental track. This time however, the lyrics sung are directed straight to Ne-Yo, stating that Lil Bit's assumed ex-girlfriend character is sick of his love songs:
- If you’re so sick of love songs
- So tired of tears
- You said you loved me
- Why ain’t you here?
- I’m so sick of your love songs
- So sad and slow
- But I just can’t turn off the radio
It even got to the point where the date of the anniversary is different. Ne-Yo was 'July 15th', but Lil Bit's version said 'July 16th'
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Austria Singles Chart | 21 |
| Belgium Singles Chart | 17 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 15 |
| French Singles Chart | 11 |
| German Singles Chart | 11 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Japanese Singles Chart | 20 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Ringtones | 2 |
| World R&B Top 30 Singles | 1 |
| World Singles Official Top 100 | 4 |
| World Airplay Official Top 100 | 2 |
| Preceded by "No Tomorrow" by Orson |
UK Singles Chart Number 1 single March 26, 2006 - April 2, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley |
| Preceded by "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single March 18, 2006- March 25, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Temperature" by Sean Paul |
[edit] Trivia
- Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy has covered this song on acoustic several times, often in radio interviews/acoustic sessions.
- This song made #2 on BET's Top 100 Video Countdown of 2006.
[edit] See also
| Ne-Yo |
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| Discography |
| Studio albums: In My Own Words (2005) · Because of You (2007) |
| Solo singles: "Stay" • "So Sick" • "When You're Mad" • "Sexy Love" • "Because of You" |
| Related articles |
| Back Like That |
