Luv Me, Luv Me
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"Luv Me, Luv Me" is a song by Jamaica
n-American
reggae
singer Shaggy
, released on September 17, 2001 as the third official single from his multi-platinum album Hot Shot
. The song features vocals from American dance
-pop
singer-songwriter Samantha Cole
.
and Shaggy for the soundtrack to the film How Stella Got Her Groove Back
. The song originally sampled "Impeach The President" by The Honey Drippers
, and the chorus of Rose Royce
's "Ooh Boy," sung by Jackson
. However, when Shaggy announced he wanted to include the track on his next studio album, which would eventually become Hot Shot
, Jackson's label, Virgin Records
, withheld the rights to releasing her vocals for inclusion on Shaggy's album, thus meaning that Shaggy had to re-record the song if he were include it on the album. Doing so, he re-recorded the song as a collaboration with Samantha Cole
. This was the version included on Hot Shot and released a single. The music video for the song features Whoopi Goldberg
, Regina King
, Angela Bassett
and Taye Diggs
making cameos. The only release featuring the version with Janet Jackson is the How Stella Got Her Groove Back
soundtrack. Shaggy later described working with Jackson as "the worst experience of his musical career", claiming Jackson "didn't want to co-operate" and was "a complete nightmare". The version featuring Samantha Cole
appears on Shaggy's greatest hits compilation Mr. Lover Lover - The Best of Shaggy... Part 1
.
Billboard
changed its chart policies near the end of 1998, allowing tracks without a commercial release to chart on the Billboard charts
. This resulted in the debut of "Luv Me, Luv Me" on the Billboard Hot 100
in December 1998.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
singer Shaggy
Shaggy (musician)
Orville Richard Burrell , better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae singer and rapper. He is perhaps best known for his 1995 single "Boombastic" and 2000 single "It Wasn't Me"...
, released on September 17, 2001 as the third official single from his multi-platinum album Hot Shot
Hot Shot (album)
Hot Shot is the fifth studio album released by Jamaican rapper Shaggy. The album was first released on August 8, 2000, in the United States, before being issued in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2001, with a revised tracklisting. Hotshot was certified Diamond in the US, and has sold 8.8 million...
. The song features vocals from American dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
-pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer-songwriter Samantha Cole
Samantha Cole
Samantha Cole is an American dance-pop singer/songwriter.-Early life & career:Cole grew up in Southampton, New York. At the age of 15, Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York. Cole made some 30 appearances on MTV's The Grind, and became a regular...
.
Background
The song was originally recorded in 1998, as a collaboration between Janet JacksonJanet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
and Shaggy for the soundtrack to the film How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a 1998 romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King. This film is an adaptation of Terry McMillan's bestselling novel by the same title...
. The song originally sampled "Impeach The President" by The Honey Drippers
The Honey Drippers (soul band)
The Honey Drippers, was an American soul/funk band from the 1970s, best known for its song "Impeach the President" .-Songs:...
, and the chorus of Rose Royce
Rose Royce
Rose Royce is an American soul and R&B band. The group is best known for several hit singles including "Car Wash," "I Wanna Get Next to You," "Wishing on a Star", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" and "I'm Going Down".-Career:...
's "Ooh Boy," sung by Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
. However, when Shaggy announced he wanted to include the track on his next studio album, which would eventually become Hot Shot
Hot Shot (album)
Hot Shot is the fifth studio album released by Jamaican rapper Shaggy. The album was first released on August 8, 2000, in the United States, before being issued in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2001, with a revised tracklisting. Hotshot was certified Diamond in the US, and has sold 8.8 million...
, Jackson's label, Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
, withheld the rights to releasing her vocals for inclusion on Shaggy's album, thus meaning that Shaggy had to re-record the song if he were include it on the album. Doing so, he re-recorded the song as a collaboration with Samantha Cole
Samantha Cole
Samantha Cole is an American dance-pop singer/songwriter.-Early life & career:Cole grew up in Southampton, New York. At the age of 15, Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York. Cole made some 30 appearances on MTV's The Grind, and became a regular...
. This was the version included on Hot Shot and released a single. The music video for the song features Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host.Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won...
, Regina King
Regina King
Regina King is an American film and television actress. She is well known for her role as Mary Jenkins's studious daughter, Brenda Jenkins, on the 1980s sitcom, 227, and for her critically acclaimed supporting role in the feature film Jerry Maguire...
, Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. She has become well known for her biographical film roles portraying real life women in African American culture, including singer Tina Turner in the motion picture What's Love Got to Do with It, as well as Betty Shabazz in the films Malcolm X and...
and Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs
Scott Leo "Taye" Diggs is an American theatre, film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Broadway musical Rent, the motion picture How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and the television series Private Practice...
making cameos. The only release featuring the version with Janet Jackson is the How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a 1998 romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King. This film is an adaptation of Terry McMillan's bestselling novel by the same title...
soundtrack. Shaggy later described working with Jackson as "the worst experience of his musical career", claiming Jackson "didn't want to co-operate" and was "a complete nightmare". The version featuring Samantha Cole
Samantha Cole
Samantha Cole is an American dance-pop singer/songwriter.-Early life & career:Cole grew up in Southampton, New York. At the age of 15, Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York. Cole made some 30 appearances on MTV's The Grind, and became a regular...
appears on Shaggy's greatest hits compilation Mr. Lover Lover - The Best of Shaggy... Part 1
Mr. Lover Lover - The Best of Shaggy... Part 1
Mr. Lover Lover – The Best of Shaggy... Part 1 is the first compilation album released by Jamacian rapper Shaggy. The album includes material from Shaggy's first five studio albums, as well as the new recording, "Get Up, Stand Up".-Background:...
.
Tracklisting
- UK
- "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Featuring Samantha ColeSamantha ColeSamantha Cole is an American dance-pop singer/songwriter.-Early life & career:Cole grew up in Southampton, New York. At the age of 15, Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York. Cole made some 30 appearances on MTV's The Grind, and became a regular...
) (Radio Mix) - 3:28 - "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Featuring Samantha ColeSamantha ColeSamantha Cole is an American dance-pop singer/songwriter.-Early life & career:Cole grew up in Southampton, New York. At the age of 15, Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York. Cole made some 30 appearances on MTV's The Grind, and became a regular...
) (Album Version) - 3:50 - "It Wasn't Me" (Crash & Burn Remix) - 5:37
- Europe
- "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Featuring Samantha ColeSamantha ColeSamantha Cole is an American dance-pop singer/songwriter.-Early life & career:Cole grew up in Southampton, New York. At the age of 15, Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York. Cole made some 30 appearances on MTV's The Grind, and became a regular...
) (Radio Mix) - 3:28 - "Why You Treat Me So Bad" - 3:14
- "Angel" (Dancehall Remix) - 5:32
- "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Featuring Samantha ColeSamantha ColeSamantha Cole is an American dance-pop singer/songwriter.-Early life & career:Cole grew up in Southampton, New York. At the age of 15, Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York. Cole made some 30 appearances on MTV's The Grind, and became a regular...
) (Video)
- France
- "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Featuring Samantha ColeSamantha ColeSamantha Cole is an American dance-pop singer/songwriter.-Early life & career:Cole grew up in Southampton, New York. At the age of 15, Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York. Cole made some 30 appearances on MTV's The Grind, and became a regular...
) (Radio Mix) - 3:28 - "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Featuring Samantha ColeSamantha ColeSamantha Cole is an American dance-pop singer/songwriter.-Early life & career:Cole grew up in Southampton, New York. At the age of 15, Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York. Cole made some 30 appearances on MTV's The Grind, and became a regular...
) (Album Version) - 3:50 - "Angel" (Dancehall Remix) - 5:32
- "Angel" (Live Version) - 4:17
Chart performance
The United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
changed its chart policies near the end of 1998, allowing tracks without a commercial release to chart on the Billboard charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
. This resulted in the debut of "Luv Me, Luv Me" on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
in December 1998.
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
10 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 23 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 24 |
| German Singles Chart | 36 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
34 |
| Romanian Top 100 Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... |
23 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 13 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
76 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks is a defunct airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. It was created in 1998, when Billboard Magazine changed the airplay profile of The Hot 100 Airplay to include more R&B, Country, and Rock stations to its profile . To preserve the notion of the former chart, Top 40 Tracks was... |
28 |