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If You Love Me (Brownstone song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = If You Love Me
| cover = If_you_love_me.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Brownstone
| album = From the Bottom Up
| B-side = "If You Love Me" (Soft Touch mix)
| released = October 24, 1994
| genre = R&B
| length = 5:04
| label =
| writer =
| producer = Dave "Jam" Hall
| prev_title = Pass the Lovin'
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Grapevyne
| next_year = 1995
| misc =
}}
"'If You Love Me'" is a song by American R&B group Brownstone, released on October 24, 1994, by MJJ Music and Epic Records. It is the second single from their debut album, 'From the Bottom Up'. The song was written by Gordon Chambers, Nichole Gilbert, and Dave Hall, and features a sample from "Spellbound" (1990) by American rapper K-Solo. "If You Love Me" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1996 but lost to "Creep" by TLC.
"If You Love Me" is Brownstone's biggest hit, peaking at number eight on both the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, as well as number two on the 'Billboard' Hot R&B Singles chart. It also topped the New Zealand Singles Chart for five weeks and reached the top 20 in Australia, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The music video for the Remix features rapper Craig Mack. In 2015, Canadian rapper Tory Lanez sampled the song for his hit single "Say It". 'Billboard' named the song number 84 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.
Track listings
* 'US promo CD'
# "If You Love Me" (LP version) 3:43
# "If You Love Me" (Soft Touch mix radio edit) 3:44
# "If You Love Me" (instrumental) 3:45
# "If You Love Me" (a cappella) 3:42
* 'US and UK cassette single'
:A. "If You Love Me" (LP version radio edit)
:B. "If You Love Me" (Soft Touch mix radio edit)
* 'UK CD single 1'
# "If You Love Me" (album version radio edit) 3:43
# "If You Love Me" (Smooth Out remix radio edit) 4:14
# "If You Love Me" (If You Jazz Me remix radio edit) 4:21
# "If You Love Me" (Characters Funk remix radio edit) 4:14
# "If You Love Me" (Soft Touch Mix radio edit) 3:44
# "If You Love Me" (acapella) 3:42
* 'UK CD single 2'
# "If You Love Me" (Channel 9 mix) 7:33
# "If You Love Me" (Uno Clip dub) 6:57
# "If You Love Me" (Smooth Out remix extended) 5:45
# "If You Love Me" (If You Jazz Me remix extended) 5:45
# "If You Love Me" (Characters Funk remix extended) 5:45
* 'Australian maxi-single'
# "If You Love Me" (Smooth Out remix extended) 5:45
# "If You Love Me" (If You Jazz Me remix extended) 5:45
# "If You Love Me" (Characters Funk remix extended) 4:13
# "If You Love Me" (LP version radio edit) 3:43
# "If You Love Me" (Soft Touch Mix radio edit) 3:44
# "If You Love Me" (a cappella) 3:42
Personnel
* Produced by Dave "Jam" Hall for Untouchables Entertainment, Inc.
* Additional production and remixes by
** The Characters: Troy Taylor & Charles Farrar for Character Music Corporation
** Uno Clio
*The music video was directed by Hype Williams.
Charts and sales
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"!Chart (1995)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)
|60
|-
!scope="row"|France (SNEP)
|63
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
|16
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)
|71
|-
!scope="row"|US 'Billboard' Hot 100
|34
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ('Billboard')
|4
|}
Certifications
In popular culture
The song was featured in the 1998 film 'Living Out Loud', in a fantasy ensemble dance sequence featuring Holly Hunter.
References
Category:1994 singles
Category:1994 songs
Category:Brownstone (group) songs
Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams
Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand
Category:Song recordings produced by Dave Hall (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Dave Hall (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Gordon Chambers
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