4 Page Letter

4 Page Letter

Infobox Single
Name = 4 Page Letter (Groove ReMix)
B-side = Death of a Playa (featuring Rashad)


Artist = Aaliyah
from Album = One in a Million
Released = flagicon|USMarch 1997 (radio)
flagicon|USJune 10, 1997 (CD/12")
December 31, 1999 (re-reissue)
Format = CD single, cassette single, 12-inch single
Recorded = 1996
Genre = R&B
Length = 4:52
Label = Blackground/Atlantic
Writer = Missy Elliott, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley
Producer = Timbaland
Last single = "One in a Million"
(1996)
This single = "4 Page Letter"
(1997)
Next single = "Hot like Fire"
(1997)

"4 Page Letter" is a contemporary R&B song recorded by American singer Aaliyah. The song was written by producer Tim "Timbaland" Mosley and Missy Elliott. Mosley produced the song and Elliott provided background vocals. It is the fourth single (third in North America) released from Aaliyah's second studio album, "One in a Million" (see 1997 in music).

ong information and promotion

"4 Page Letter" received little airplay on mainstream pop radio, instead receiving more airplay on urban and rhythmic radio stations. It peaked at number fifty-nine on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Airplay chart and number twelve on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. In general, the song was a failure in European countries. In hopes of helping the song, a reissue was released in 1999.

Aaliyah performed "4 Page Letter", along with some other songs, at the 1997 Superfest concert on October 6, 1997 in San Diego, California. She also performed the song, along with others, at Summer Jam '97, sponsored by New York City radio station Hot 97, on August 10, 1997.

B-side

The B-side for the song was "Death of a Playa". The B-side features Aaliyah's brother, Rashad and was produced by Timbaland. The song written by Aaliyah and Rashad. "Death of a Playa" would later be the B-side for the 6th single "The One I Gave My Heart To".

Music video

The music video for "4 Page Letter" was directed by Daniel Pearl. The concept for it was created by Rashad. The video takes place in a forest and shows Aaliyah secretly watching a man dance and then later perform in a Native American village. The video moves to modern time where a group of people watch two men dance outside and then shifts back into the past where Aaliyah and the mysterious man dance in a large ring of fire.

Track listings

U.S. Reissue

#4 Page Letter (LP version)
#4 Page Letter (Timbaland's Main Mix)
#4 Page Letter (Quiet Storm Mix)
#Death of a Playa (featuring Rashad)

Charts

References

* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fxfwxqe5ldde~T51 All Music Guide]
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?No=0&Ntt=4+Page+Letter&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&an=bbcom&Ex=1&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE|1&N=37 Billboard Music Charts]


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