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"Lost Without U" is a song by American R&B artist Robin Thicke. It was released in January 2007 as the second single from his second album The Evolution of Robin Thicke (2006). "People" magazine voted ballad as 2007 sexiest song of the year.
Writing and inspiration
The single was written after the release of his first album and while he was on tour. It was at a time he was feeling insecure and wasn't having much commercial success with his music. Thicke said the following to MTV News about the inspiration for the song: "I was going through an insecure period and wanted my lady to tell me how fabulous and how sexy and how wonderful I am."[1]
Music video
Thicke appears in the music video of the song alongside his wife, actress Paula Patton. Fearful that the video for this single would be the last one he would ever make, Thicke chose to cast his wife as the leading lady in the music video as a way to tell the truth and represent how the last few years of his life have been.[1] However, with the success of "Lost Without U" Thicke went on to film a new video for the follow-up single, "Can U Believe".[1] Throughout the video, scenes are intercut of Thicke sitting on a chair playing his acoustic guitar and on a wall with a light flashing on him. The video begins with Thicke entering his apartment; he seems to be angry as he throws his keys to the floor. However, he is then seen on a bed, caressing his wife and kissing her shoulder. After, he is in a bathroom, where he imagines his wife taking off his clothes, though he is taking them off himself. After, his wife is shown in the shower, and he is shown singing. He is then shown sitting on a couch, and his wife walks up to him and sits on the couch suggestively, but then gets up and leaves. They are then shown in a bedroom, with Thicke's wife dancing and Thicke watching while holding a pair of socks (presumably hers). They are then shown on top of a building, enjoying each other's presence. Thicke is shown back in his apartment angry, when all of a sudden his wife walks in, and she lets her jacket fall off her, exposing a revealing outfit. They begin kissing passionately, and Thicke lifts her up, but is then shown alone, confused (he had dreamed the kissing session).
Remix
The official remix of the song features rapper Busta Rhymes.[2]
Chart performance
"Lost Without U" has been known as Thicke's breakthrough single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number fourteen on the chart and becoming his biggest hit to date. "Lost Without U" is his first single to chart on the Hot 100 from the album The Evolution of Robin Thicke.
"Lost Without U" also remains Thicke's most successful single on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number one the week of February 24, 2007, becoming his first R&B chart topper.[3] He also became the first white male artist to top the R&B table since George Michael and his song "One More Try" in 1988. A week later, on the March 3 issue of Billboard, the single also hit number one on two other charts; Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Adult R&B Airplay, simultaneously topping all three charts that week. The single eventually spent eleven consecutive weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (the biggest hit of the year in that chart) and Adult R&B Airplay charts, and ten consecutive weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The single was also popular in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number eleven in the UK Singles Chart in July 2007.
The single has been credited to have caused the significant spike in the sales of The Evolution of Robin Thicke, helping the album to be certified platinum by the RIAA.
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[4] | 54 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 37 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
| US Billboard Pop Songs | 27 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
| US Billboard Jazz Songs | 13 |
Renditions
In 2008, bassist Marcus Miller recorded a version with vocals by Taraji P. Henson for his album Marcus.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "MTV News". MTV.com. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
{{cite web}}: Text "Robin Thicke, Pharrell Smiling At Last As Evolution Scales" ignored (help) - ^ http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/robin-thicke-ft-busta-rhymes-lost-without-you-remix/
- ^ "Artist Chart History - Lost Without U". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- ^ "Robin Thicke – Lost Without U" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Robin Thicke – Lost Without U". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Marcus overview". Allmusic.com.
- ^ "Marcus Miller: Marcus". TheStar.com. Toronto. April 8, 2008.