. ' Are You That Somebody?' Is a nominated single performed by American singer, recorded for the. The song was written and composed by, who also sang backing vocals, and, who, in addition to writing the song, produced and performed a guest rap for it. The song was sent to U.S.
Pop radio stations on September 29, 1998 (see ). The song samples the sound of a baby cooing from 's 1966 hit 'Countdown at 6' and 's 1982 dance classic 'You're the One for Me'.
The song was listed 387th on The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born, a list of songs compiled by magazine. Ranked the song at number 24 on its '50 Best songs of the nineties list' It was also ranked 18th on magazine's Top 20 Singles of the 1990s, and 5th on 's 1998 critics' poll. Included the song at number 8 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s. Ranked the song at number 19 on their 100 best singles of the 1990s list.
This song earned Aaliyah a nomination for. Contents. Writing and recording According to a article in magazine, when Timbaland first presented the song to Aaliyah, she initially showed disdain for it. However, she eventually agreed to record it. In a behind the scenes video featuring Timbaland, he reveals that the record was recorded in a couple of hours after a show and that the record almost didn't happen.
Many of the unusual beats and loops used on the song were cut at the now defunct Hit Factory in New York City by Timbaland, NYLA and Danger Jay. Music video The music video for 'Are You That Somebody?' Was directed by Mark Gerard, and with choreography. It begins with Timbaland and a crew of men riding motorcycles to a cave where Aaliyah and other women are waiting. As Timbaland and the crew arrive, a hologram of a metal door seals the opening of the cave. The men notice that the seal is a hologram and drive through it.
Inside the underground cave clips of Dr. Dolittle are projected on several walls in the background. As Aaliyah's first verse starts she holds a large bird on her arm and everyone begins to perform the choreography. There are scenes with just the women dancing, just the men dancing, both the women and men dancing, and Aaliyah performing alone.
There are no scenes with just the men and Aaliyah dancing. Also shown is Timbaland rapping with the group in the background. The video ends with Aaliyah and the dancers performing a dance. The video was retired on MTV's and was the third most-played clip on MTV in 1998. There are two versions of the video, one incorporating footage from Dr. Dolittle on the wall, and second without the scenes and with slightly different editing (this version was released on DVD).
The video was shot in a real cave at in Los Angeles. Reception Larry Flick from felt that Aaliyah was on her way to becoming 'the New Queen of soundtrack hits' because of the this song.He felt that this song and its skittling beats and muscular basslin was going to score big with jeep kiddies.He also praised the song for it's smooth melody and clever lyrics saying 'At the same time it has a smooth melody and clever lyrics that will connect with folks who require traditional structure in their pop music' In its album guide, commented that the song 'remains one of '90s' R&B's most astounding moments.' Charts performance 'Are You That Somebody?' Was in the midst of its chart run when Billboard changed its policy to allow airplay-only singles to chart on the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts. It climbed to number four on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. In New Zealand, it jumped from number forty-three to number one; the song with biggest jump to number-one of that year. In the Netherlands, it peaked at number three and stayed in the chart for twenty-two weeks; it also became one of her most successful songs there.
In Germany the song peaked at number thirty-one. It also reached the top twenty in the United Kingdom, becoming her highest-charting hit at that point in her career. The song also reached the top 10 in Canada. Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
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