I Wish (R. Kelly song)
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| Single by R. Kelly | |||||||||||
| from the album TP-2.com | |||||||||||
| Released | August 25 2000 | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 2000 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Contemporary R&B, neo soul | ||||||||||
| Length | 5:34 | ||||||||||
| Label | Jive | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | R. Kelly | ||||||||||
| Producer | R. Kelly | ||||||||||
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"I Wish" is an R&B song recorded by R. Kelly for the album TP-2.com. It was released as the album's first single. It spent three weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number fourteen on the US pop chart.[1] The song is dedicated to his mother as well as friends and loved ones who have died.
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[edit] Remix
There is a remix to the song as titled, "To The Homies We Lost", which featured rappers Boo & Gotti as one of the nineteen tracks on the album, TP-2.com and a music video was shot.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
Weeks on Chart |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] | 14 | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[1] | 1 | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop Songs[1] | 34 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Radio Songs[1] | 10 | 21 |
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Grammy Awards
- 2001, Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male (nominated)[2]
- MTV Video Music Awards
- 2001, Best R&B Video (nominated)[3]
- NAACP Image Awards
- 2001, Outstanding Music Video (won)[4]
- Soul Train Music Award
- 2001, Best R&B/Soul Single, Male (won)[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "I Wish - R. Kelly Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/artist/r-kelly/chart-history/37015#/song/r-kelly/i-wish/2787019. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "43rd Grammy Awards - 2001". Rock On The Net. http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2001/grammys.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "2001 MTV Video Music Awards". Rock On The Net. http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2001/mtvvmas.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "Yolanda Adams Takes Four NAACP Image Awards". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news/yolanda-adams-takes-four-naacp-image-awards-791584.story#/news/yolanda-adams-takes-four-naacp-image-awards-791584.story. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "R. Kelly, Jagged Edge Lead Soul Train Awards". ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=108720&page=1. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
| Preceded by "Bag Lady" by Erykah Badu |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single November 18 - December 2, 2000 |
Succeeded by "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" by Jay-Z |
