You (Lloyd song)

Infobox Single
Name = You


Caption =
Artist = Lloyd featuring Lil Wayne
from Album = Street Love
A-side =
B-side =
Released = December 5, 2006 (U.S.)
May 14, 2007 (UK)
Format = CD single, Digital download
Recorded = 2006
Genre = R&B
Length = 4:33
Label = The Inc. Records
Sho'nuff Records
Universal Records
Writer = J. Cameron, D. Carter, G. Kemp, M. Sinclair
Producer = Big Reese
Certification =
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Lloyd singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Southside (Remix)"
(2004)
This single = "You"
(2006)
Next single = "Valentine"
(2007)Extra chronology 2
Artist = Lil Wayne singles
Type = singles
Last single = "You Know What"
(2006)
This single = "You"
(2006)
Next single = "Make It Rain (Remix)"
(2006)

"You" is a song by R&B artist Lloyd featuring rapper Lil Wayne, and was produced by Big Reese for Lloyd's second studio album, "Street Love". It was recorded in the producer's basement. Lloyd himself has reported that he leaked the song to an Atlanta radio station to receive airplay.cite news |last=Rodriguez|first=Jayson|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1549914/20070112/lloyd.jhtml|title=Inc. Crooner Lloyd Controls Destiny By Leaking Track, Enlisting Jazze Pha|publisher=MTV News|date=2007-01-12|accessdate=2007-01-15] The song samples Spandau Ballet's song "True". On February 8, 2007 "You" became Lloyd's first and Lil Wayne's second top ten single on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, charting at number nine. The single debuted on the UK Singles Chart dated May 28, 2007 at number sixty-six with download sales alone, and moved up to number forty-five on downloads. The song also reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the US, becoming both Lloyd and Lil Wayne's first number-one single on this chart.

The music video features D. Woods of Danity Kane as the leading lady. The video was inducted into the U.S. BET "106 & Park" video hall of fame, after spending sixty-five days on the countdown, thirty-four of which were at number one.

Remixes

*"You" (Remix) featuring Andre 3000 & Nas
*"You" (Remix) featuring Tango Redd
*"You" (Remix) featuring Hipnodik
*"You" (Remix) featuring Lil Wayne, Aidonia & Alaine
*"You" (Remix) featuring [http://www.chrislouis.com/Music/You.mp3 Chris Louis]
*"You" (Instrumental)
*"You" (A cappella)

Charts

ee also

*R&B number-one hits of 2007 (USA)

References