With You (Jessica Simpson song)

"With You"
Single by Jessica Simpson
from the album In This Skin
B-side "Fly"
Released October 13, 2003[1]
Format DVD single
Genre Pop
Length 3:12
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Billy Mann, Andy Marvel, Jessica Simpson
Producer(s) Billy Mann, Andy Marvel
Certification Platinum (RIAA)[2]
Jessica Simpson singles chronology
"Sweetest Sin"
(2003)		 "With You"
(2003)		 "Take My Breath Away"
(2004)
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"With You" is a song by American recording artist Jessica Simpson from her third studio album, In This Skin. "With You" was released by Columbia Records as the second single from In This Skin on October 13, 2003. With that, "With You" became the seventh and the fourth single from Simpson in the United States and United Kingdom respectively.

Musically, it is a mid-tempo pop song. Billy Mann and Andy Marvel produced the song and co-wrote it with Simpson. The music video for "With You" was directed by Elliott Lester while Simpson was in the reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica. The video received two nominations at the MTV Video Music Award 2004 and enjoyed great commercial success.[3]

The song peaked in the top ten in Australia and the United Kingdom, and at top-twenty in Ireland, Norway and the United States. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA and Platinum in Australia.

Song information

"With You" was written by Jessica Simpson, Billy Mann, and Andy Marvel, and produced by Andy Marvel and Mann.

"With You" lasts for three minutes and twelve seconds. Musically, it is a mid-tempo pop song. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by EMI Music Publishing, the song contains instruments such as piano and guitar.[4]

About the idea of the song, Simpson said "it's cool for me just because it's my personality [...] Nick loves me with nothing but a T-shirt on so that's where the song idea came from."[5]

Chart performance

North America

"With You" was released largely in hopes that the song would revive In This Skin on the charts. In the United States, the song debuted at number sixty-five on the Billboard Hot 100, on the issue dated December 27, 2003.[6] On March 20, 2004, the single reached its peak position of number fourteen and was awarded the honor of that week's Greatest Gainer Sales.[7] The single stayed on the chart for twenty-three weeks. "With You" became Simpson's fourth top-forty single in the US and her second highest peak on the chart since "I Wanna Love You Forever" (1999).[6] The song also peaked at number one on Billboard Pop Songs chart and was her first number one on the chart.[6][8] On the Hot Digital Tracks chart, the single debuted at number twenty-three on the issue dated January 10, 2004.[9] The song peaked at number seven on the chart with 10,000 digital download sales by February 14, 2004.[10] Due the strong digital download sales, the single was certified Gold by RIAA for selling 500,000 copies.[11] It was her first certification for digital sales. As the date, "With You" is her second best selling digital single with 1 million copies sold.[12]

Oceania and Europe

In Australia, the single debuted at number twenty-five on the ARIA Charts for the week of April 4, 2004. The next week reached at number seventeen. Seven weeks later, the song peaked at number four and stayed on the chart for twenty-four weeks.[13] The single became her highest peak at the time and her first top-five in that country. Later was certified Platinum by ARIA, denoting shipments of 70,000 units within the country.[14] In New Zealand, the song only reached at number thirty-nine on the issue of April 19, 2004.[15]

In United Kingdom, the song debuted at number seven on the issue dated June 20, 2004. The single stayed on the chart for eight weeks and became her fourth top-twenty there.[16] In Norway, the single debuted at number eleven.[17] It descended at number thirteen the next week and stayed on the chart for six weeks. It became her third top-twenty in that country since "Irresistible" (2001).[17] In Ireland, the song debuted at number eleven on the issue dated June 17, 2004. The single became her highest peak at the time there.[18] Due to its appearance on several European charts, the song peaked at number twenty-five on the European Hot 100 Singles chart.[19]

Music video

Development and release

As the single was released while Simpson's reality show, Newlyweds, was still on air and at the peak of its popularity, the video of the song was created to parallel the show. The music video for "With You" was filmed in October 2003, by Elliott Lester.[20]

Synopsis

She is featured chowing down on Chicken of the Sea tuna—an allusion to the first episode, where she asks if the famous tuna brand is really chicken—and buffalo wings, a reference to another gaffe of hers, when she asks if buffalo wings come from buffalo.[21][22] At one point she is sporting a T-shirt reading "plata-ma-pus," the way Jessica thought "platypus" was pronounced. She is shown around the house making haphazard attempts at housekeeping, another reference to the first episode, when then-husband Nick Lachey reproves her for not trying to do more around the house herself. In the video, she floods a sink with soapsuds and awkwardly tries to Swiffer the kitchen floor; a later scene shows her trying to sort dirty laundry. She is also seen golfing, another thing she has difficulty with on the show.

This is the last music video in which Simpson and Lachey appear together as husband and wife.

Reception and impact

The video was a great success in programs of music channels such as MTV's Total Request Live and MuchMusic. On January 20, 2004, it debuted on Total Request Live, where it was ranked No. 1 for sixteen days and was sent to retirement after serving fifty days on the countdown; the music video also ranked No. 1 on MuchMusic. It was nominated for two VMAs at the 2004 awards in the categories of Best Female Video and Best Pop Video, but lost all of them. She performed the song at the ceremony along with "Angels". The video was the fourth Most Played Clip on MTV for the week February 1, 2004.[23] On VH1, the music video was the sixth Most Played Video by February 22, 2004.[24]

Track listings

DVD single
CD 1[25]
CD 2[25]
European maxi single[26]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–04) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 4
European Hot 100 Singles[19] 25
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[27] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 39
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 11
Romania (Music & Media)[28] 35
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[29] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[30] 7
Ukraine (FDR Charts)[31] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[32] 14
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[33] 1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[34] 23
US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)[35] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Australia ARIA Charts[36] 14
UK Singles Chart[37] 200
US Billboard Hot 100[38] 50
US Top 40 Mainstream[39][40] 6

All-time chart

Chart Position
Australia (ARIA)[41] 514

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[42] Platinum 70,000^
United States (RIAA)[43] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479823/jessica-simpson-goes-harvard.jhtml
  2. ↑ "Gold & Platinum - July 28, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  3. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/videos/jessica-simpson/26653/with-you.jhtml#artist=1245169
  4. ↑ "Unsupported Browser or Operating System". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  5. ↑ 10/20/03 (2003-12-17). "Jessica And Nick Plan Duets Album, Say No To Sonny And Cher - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  6. 1 2 3 "With You – Jessica Simpson". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 - March 20, 2004". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 116 (12): 86. 2004-03-20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  8. ↑ ""With You" Gives Simpson Her First Top 40 Nº1". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 116 (10): 68. 2004-03-06. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  9. ↑ "Billboard - Hot Digital Tracks". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 116 (2): 65. 2004-01-10. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  10. ↑ "Billboard - Hot Digital Tracks". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 116 (7): 65. 2004-02-14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  11. ↑ "Gold & Platinum - July 28, 2010". RIAA. 2004-10-22. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  12. ↑ "Billboard.com - Ask Billboard". Billboard. 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  13. 1 2 "Australian-charts.com – Jessica Simpson – With You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Singles". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  15. 1 2 "Charts.org.nz – Jessica Simpson – With You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  16. ↑ "Jessica Simpson". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  17. 1 2 3 "Norwegiancharts.com – Jessica Simpson – With You". VG-lista. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  18. 1 2 "Chart Track: Week 25, 2004". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  19. 1 2 "European Hot 100". European Hot 100. Top 40 Charts. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  20. ↑ "With You – Jessica Simpson". MTV. MTV Networks (Viacom). Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  21. ↑ Moss, Corey (2003-10-21). "Jessica Simpson Solves Age-Old Mystery: Chicken Of The Sea Is Tuna - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  22. ↑ "Jessica Simpson Thinks Dumb-Blonde Jokes Are Funny - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. 2003-10-29. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  23. ↑ "Programming - Video Monitor". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 116 (7): 67. 2004-02-14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  24. ↑ "Programming - Video Monitor VH1". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 116 (10): 71. 2004-03-06. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  25. 1 2 "With You [CD 1]: Jessica Simpson: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  26. ↑ "With You: Jessica Simpson: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  27. ↑ "Dance Top 40". Mahasz. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  28. ↑ "Romanian Top 100". Music & Media. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  29. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2004-06-20". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  30. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2004-06-26" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  31. ↑ http://fdr.com.ua/compilation/P/148/
  32. ↑ "Jessica Simpson – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Jessica Simpson. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  33. ↑ "Jessica Simpson – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Jessica Simpson. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  34. ↑ "Jessica Simpson – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Jessica Simpson. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  35. ↑ "Jessica Simpson – In This Skin Charts". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  36. ↑ Australian Recording Industry Association (2004). "ARIA Annual Chart". Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  37. ↑ UK Singles 2004 (2004). "UK SIngles Chart" (PDF). Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  38. ↑ "The Year in Music 2004: Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc): YE-63. 2004-12-25. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  39. ↑ "Billboard.BIZ". Billboard.BIZ. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  40. ↑ "The Year in Music 2004: Mainstream Top 40 Tracks". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc): YE-75. 2004-12-25. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  41. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Best of all time chart – Top 1000 Singles". Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  42. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  43. ↑ "American single certifications – Jessica Simpson – With You". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

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