I Care 4 U (song)

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“I Care 4 U”
“I Care 4 U” cover
Single by Aaliyah
from the album Aaliyah
Released June 2002 (United States)
April 8, 2003 (U.S. Re-release)
Format CD
Recorded 1995; 2000
Genre Neo soul
Length 4:33
Label Blackground/Virgin
Writer(s) Tim Mosley, Missy Elliott
Producer Timbaland
Aaliyah singles chronology
"More Than A Woman"
(2002)		 "I Care 4 U"
(2002)		 "Miss You"
(2002)

"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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[edit] Song

The song was originally written by Missy Elliott and Timbaland, also the song's producer. Aaliyah recorded the song for her second album One in a Million in 1996, but the song was not finished in time to make the album. A re-recorded version was included on Aaliyah's final studio album, Aaliyah, in 2001, and released as a single nine months after her August 2001 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 after a breakup. "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".

[edit] Music Video

Aaliyah had not had the chance to shoot a video for the single due to her death. The official 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. Aaliyah leaves behind several small feathers.

[edit] I Can Be

After 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
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 102

[edit] Chart

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 16
U.S. Billboaord Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3
U.S. Billboaord Rhythmic Top 40 30

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