Luv Me, Luv Me

Infobox Single
Name = Luv Me, Luv Me


Artist = Shaggy featuring Samantha Cole
from Album = How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and " Hot Shot
Released = September 1998
Format = CD Single
Genre = Pop, reggae
Length = 3:36 (Album Version)
3:56 (Single Version)
Label = Geffen
Writer = Orville "Shaggy" Burrell, Roy Hammond, Alexander Richbourg, Norman Whitfield, Terry Lewis
Producer = Jimmy Jam
Terry Lewis
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Shaggy
Type = singles
Last album = "Piece of My Heart"
(1997)
This album = "Luv Me, Luv Me"
(1998)
Next album = "Dance & Shout"
(2000)Extra chronology
Artist = Janet Jackson
Type = singles
Last album = "Every Time"
(1998)
This album = "Luv Me, Luv Me"
(1998)
Next album = "Girlfriend/Boyfriend"
(1999)

"Luv Me, Luv Me" is a 1998 single by Shaggy for the "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" film and later appeared on his "Hot Shot" album.

Song information

The song heavily samples "Impeach The President" by The Honey Drippers and Candyman's "Knockin' Boots". The single featured Janet Jackson (who sings the chorus of Rose Royce's "Ooh Boy"). However, Jackson witheld the rights to releasing her vocals for inclusion on the then-unknown Shaggy's album "Hot Shot" [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,29727,00.html FOXNews.com - Liz Hurley Bargain Hunts; Janet Jackson's Shaggy Story - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment ] ] , causing Shaggy to re-record an album version with Samantha Cole. Shaggy later described working with Jackson was "the worst experience" as Jackson "didn't want to be in the video or do any promotion" and was "a complete nightmare". [ [http://www.riddimja.com/News_pg36.htm Janet Jackson "A Nightmare" States Shaggy ] ] The single version featuring Jackson appears on Shaggy's greatest hits compilation Mr. Lover Lover - The Best of Shaggy... Part 1.In the music video of "Luv Me, Luv Me", Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Basset and Taye Diggs make cameos.

Billboard changed its chart policies near the end of 1998, allowing tracks without a commercial release to chart on main Billboard charts. This resulted in "Luv Me, Luv Me"'s debut on the Hot 100 in December 1998.

Charts

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