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I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)
| cover = DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince-I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
| album = Code Red
| released = November 8, 1993
| format =
| recorded = 1992-1993
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hip hop, new jack swing, R&B
| length = 3:40
| label = Jive
| writer = Will Smith, Martin Smith, Teddy Riley, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
| producer = Teddy Riley
| prev_title = Boom! Shake the Room
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Can't Wait To Be With You
| next_year = 1994
| misc =
}}
"'I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)'" is a 1993 song by American hip hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, released as the third single from their fifth studio album, 'Code Red'. It peaked at #79 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100. The song samples "Tell Me If You Still Care", a song sung by The S.O.S. Band and written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
Critical reception
Music writer James Masterton wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary, that here, the rappers are "moving back into the more laidback groove that first brought them Top 10 success in 1991 with Summertime and although probably destined not to be as big as the last hit, it stands a chance of becoming Top 20 next week." Alan Jones from 'Music Week' described it as "a slower rap track that samples the SOS Band's Tell Me If You Still Care, and includes some nice vocoder work." He added, "The more gentle style works well, and the Fresh Prince's rap nicely disses gangsta rap. Not another number one, but strong enough to reach the Top 10." James Hamilton from the magazine's 'RM' Dance Update called it a "Teddy Riley produced languid Zapp-style vocodered sinuous thigh twiner".
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single. It was published on YouTube in October 2009. the video has amassed more than 1,6 million views as of September 2021.
Track listing
* '12" vinyl'
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (12" Mix) - 5:25
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (LP Version) - 4:35
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (Video Version) - 3:40
# "Get Hyped" - 4:38
* 'American CD single'
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (Video Version) - 3:40
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (Single Edit) - 4:05
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (LP Version) - 4:35
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (12" Mix) - 5:25
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (Instrumental) - 3:40
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (Peracapella) - 5:25
* 'UK CD single'
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (Video Version) - 3:40
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (LP Version) - 4:35
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (12" Mix) - 5:25
# "Get Hyped" - 4:38
* 'European Snap-Pack single / Cassette single'
# "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" (Video Version) - 3:40
# "Get Hyped" - 4:38
Charts
References
Category:1993 singles
Category:DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Teddy Riley
Category:Songs written by Will Smith
Category:Songs written by Teddy Riley
Category:Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Category:1993 songs
Category:Jive Records singles
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