Like You'll Never See Me Again

Infobox Single
Name = Like You'll Never See Me Again


Artist = Alicia Keys
Album = As I Am
Released = Start date|2007|11|26
Format = Digital download, CD single
Recorded = 2007
Genre = R&B, soul
Length = 5:15 (Album Version)
4:07 (Radio Edit)
3:56 (Remix featuring Ludacris)
Label = J
Writer = Alicia Keys, Kerry Brothers, Jr.
Producer = Alicia Keys, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers
Certification = Platinum (RIAA)
Last single = "No One"
(2007)
This single = "Like You'll Never See Me Again"
(2007)
Next single = "Teenage Love Affair"
(2008)
Misc = Extra track listing
Album = As I Am
Type = studio
prev_track = "No One"
prev_no = 4
this_track = "Like You'll Never See Me Again"
track_no = 5
next_track = "Lesson Learned"
next_no = 6

"Like You'll Never See Me Again" is an R&B–soul song written by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys and American songwriter-producer Kerry Brothers, Jr. for Keys' third studio album, "As I Am" (2007). Released in November 2007 as the album's second single, the song was first heard on October 25, 2007 on Atlanta's V103 WVEE radio station. Keys performed this song on "Good Morning America" on November 13, 2007. A remix of the song featuring rapper Ludacris exists.

The song won two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Music Video and Outstanding Song.

In January 2008, it was used in advertisements for the ABC soap opera "All My Children", hyping the return of supercouple Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter. The song was used once again in the February 15, 2008 episode of the series, when the couple was reunited after twenty years.

Chart performance

"Like You'll Never See Me Again" debuted at number thirty-seven on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs as the Hot Shot debut of the week, jumping to number twenty-two in its second week, number fifteen in its third week, and to then number nine in its fourth. After climbing to number three in its fifth week, the song reached number two in its sixth week, and then rose to number one in its ninth week, beating off Keys' own song "No One"—this made Keys to become the second artist since the R&B chart began using Nielsen SoundScan data in 1992 to succeed herself at number one, as "Like You'll Never See Me Again" jumped from number two to number one and traded places with "No One", which had ruled the chart for ten weeks. Rapper Nelly accomplished this feat in 2002 with "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma". [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003689399 |title=Flo Rida Bumps Keys From Atop Hot 100 |accessdate=2007-12-28 |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=December 27, 2007 |work=Billboard] The song topped the Hot R&B/HipHop Songs chart for seven weeks, after which it remained at number 2 for six weeks there-after. As of the charting week of September 13, 2008, Like You'll Never see me again has remained on the chart for 45 consecutive weeks, all of them in the Top 50.

On the "Billboard" Hot 100, it debuted at number ninety-three, jumped to number forty-five in its second week, and subsequently peaked at number twelve.

"Like You'll Never See Me Again" was released on February 25, 2008 in the United Kingdom, peaking at number fifty-three, while "No One" was a non-mover at number twenty-six. It became her lowest-charting single there so far.

In Australia, it debuted and peaked at number seventy-seven on the ARIA Singles Chart, number forty-four on the Physical Singles Chart, and number nineteen on the Urban Singles Chart the week of April 14, 2008.

Music video

The video, directed by Diane Martel, features cameos by Common (with whom Keys had previously worked with in the 2007 motion picture "Smokin' Aces") as Keys' love interest who is critically injured in a motorcycle accident and Keys' mother Terri Augello as a hospital medic. It tells the story backwards, and the viewer learns that the couple had been arguing. The video premiered on November 13 on MTV's "Total Request Live" and BET's "106 & Park". It debuted at number two on VH1's "VSpot Top 20 Countdown" on February 23, 2008.

Track listings and formats

;U.S. promo CD single
#"Like You'll Never See Me Again" (Radio Edit) – 4:10
#"Like You'll Never See Me Again" (Instrumental) – 5:17
#"Like You'll Never See Me Again" (Call Out Hook) – 0:17

;UK CD single
#"Like You'll Never See Me Again" – 5:15
#"Like You'll Never See Me Again" (Seiji Remix) – 6:56

Personnel

Musicians

*Alicia Keys – vocals, piano, lead Moog, virtual synthesizers
*Steve Mostyn – bass
*John "Jubu" Smith – lead guitar, rhythm guitar

Production

*Alicia Keys – producer, string programming
*Kerry "Krucial" Brothers – co-producer, drum programming
*Ann Mincieli – engineer
*Zach Hancock – assistant engineer
*Seth Waldmann – assistant engineer
*Manny Marroquin – mixing
*Jared Robbins – mix assistant

Charts

{| class="wikitable"!align="center"|Chart (2008)!align="center"|Peak
position
-
align="left"|Romanian Top 100 [cite web |url=http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html |title=Romanian Top 100 – 23/2008 |accessdate=2008-06-12 |work=Vento Consultanta SRL |language=Romanian]
align="center"|97
-
align="left"|Slovak IFPI Airplay Chart [cite web |url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=18&titul=145016&sec=092b057f14fa9b1be9ca5f94a9cc02c5 |title=RADIO TOP100 Oficiálna |accessdate=2008-06-30 |work=IFPI |language=Slovak]
align="center"|100
-
align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart
align="center"|57
-
align="left"|UK Singles Chart
align="center"|53
-
align="left"|UK R&B Singles Chart [cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/rnbsingles.shtml |title=Top 40 RnB Singles |accessdate=2008-03-16 |work=BBC Radio 1]
align="center"|3
-
align="left"|United World Chart
align="center"|36
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100
align="center"|12
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
align="center"|1
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Smooth Jazz Songs [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=409&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Smooth+Jazz+Songs&ci=3096405&cdi=9790842&cid=05%2F31%2F2008 |title=Smooth Jazz Songs |accessdate=2008-08-29 |work=Billboard]
align="center"|19
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Pop 100
align="center"|32

References

succession box
before = "No One" by Alicia Keys
title = U.S. "Billboard" Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs number-one single
years = January 5, 2008 – February 16, 2008
after = "I Remember" by Keyshia Cole