Busted (Isley Brothers song)
Busted is a song by American duo The Isley Brothers. It was released as a single from their 2003 album Body Kiss. The song was written and produced by R. Kelly. The song, features one member of R&B group JS , Kim Johnson singing background vocals.
| "Busted" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Isley Brothers featuring JS | ||||
| from the album Body Kiss | ||||
| Released | April 24, 2003 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks | |||
| Songwriter(s) | R. Kelly | |||
| Producer(s) | R. Kelly | |||
| The Isley Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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In this song played as a mini soap opera, Mr. Biggs (played by Ron Isley), has caught his girlfriend, Asia (played by Kim Johnson) getting out of Kellz (played by R.Kelly) car, where they had allegedly been going at it. He demands she leave while Asia desperately pleads to stay and twist and shifts her story of where she was.[1][2]
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Bille Woodruff and was filmed in Beverly Hills, California, USA.[3][4] The video featured an appearance by half-member of the Isley Brothers Ernie Isley. The video was uploaded on music video site VEVO. The music video follows the storyline of the song's lyrics.
It opens with Asia, played by Kim Johnson being dropped off on driveway by her alleged boyfriend played by R Kelly, she then creeps into the house at 2am. Mid-way in the video, Asia and Mr. Biggs (played by Ron Isley) are seen arguing and her making up lies about where she's been all night. Then Mr. Biggs tells Asia to go upstairs and pack her bags and she keeps begging and promising to tell the truth. The video concludes with Mr. Biggs telling his brother to watch surveillance from that night, and they find Asia creeping with R. Kelly in the car. After saying she's "innocent", Asia gets kicked out of the house.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[5] | 32 |
| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
| US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[7] | 15 |
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8] | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley AKA Mr. Biggs and R. Kelly, "Busted"".
- ^ "The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley aka Mr. Biggs: Body Kiss, PopMatters". 22 May 2003.
- ^ "Baller Alert".
- ^ "The Isley Brothers Feat. JS: Busted (Video 2003) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Isley Brothers Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "Isley Brothers Chart History (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "Isley Brothers Chart History (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Isley Brothers Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
