If I Was Your Man
"If I Was Your Man" | ||||
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Single by Joe | ||||
from the album Ain't Nothin' Like Me | ||||
Released | July 13, 2007 (2007-07-13) | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Stargate | |||
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"If I Was Your Man" is a song by American recording artist Joe. It was written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen along with Phillip Lamont Jackson for his sixth studio album Ain't Nothin' Like Me (2007), with production handled by the former two for Stargate. The contemporary R&B ballad was selected as the album's second single and released to US radios on July 13, 2007. It peaked at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top forty of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Commercial performance
Selected as the album's second single, "If I Was Your Man" peaked at number 84 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top twenty of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number 19.[1] The song also reached number three on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart, becoming Joe's highest-charting single since "What If a Woman" (2002).[2]
Music video
The song's accompanying music video, directed by Ron Krauss,[3] features a cameo appearance by actor Blair Underwood and was inspired by the ending scene of the film Casablanca as his love interest leaves Joe for the man in the plane.
Credits and personnel
- Jim Caruana – recording engineer
- Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – producer, writer
- Tor Erik Hermansen – producer, writer
- Jon Houghkirk – mixing assistance
- Phillip Lamont Jackson – writer
- Phil Tan – mixing engineer
- Joe Thomas – vocals
- Doug Wilson – recording engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
- ^ a b "Joe Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ a b "Joe Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Joe: If I Was Your Man (2007 Music Video), Full Cast & Crew". imdb.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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