It Kills Me
| "It Kills Me" | ||||
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| Single by Melanie Fiona | ||||
| from the album The Bridge | ||||
| Released | July 22, 2009 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
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| "It Kills Me" Video on YouTube | ||||
"It Kills Me" is a R&B single by Melanie Fiona as the second U.S. single (third in Canada after "Give It to Me Right") from The Bridge. It was written by Andrea Martin, Robert Littlejohn Jr., Leon Carr, Earl Shulman, and Gerell Brewer, and produced by Jay Fenix & Andrea Martin. The track spent nine weeks as number-one on the US Billboard R&B singles chart.[1] The track also peaked just outside the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at 43. Fiona received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the track, however, the Grammy was awarded to Beyoncé for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". The song samples "(Hey There) Lonely Girl" by The Softones.
The official remix features rapper Ghostface Killah.
Music Video
The music video, "It Kills Me", was directed by Armen Djerrahian in 2009.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[2] | 39 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 43 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
| US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
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| US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[6] | 11 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 3 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
References
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/melanie-fiona/chart-history/
- ^ "Melanie Fiona Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Melanie Fiona Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Melanie Fiona Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Melanie Fiona Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "2010 Year End Chart: Adult R&B Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "American single certifications – Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me". Recording Industry Association of America. January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
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