Floetic (song)

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"Floetic"
Song
B-side"Say Yes" (Timbaland remix)[1]

"Floetic" is a song by performed by Floetry, issued as the lead single from their debut studio album of the same name. It was written primarily by lead singer Marsha Ambrosius, and it contains a sample of the Jack Bruce cover of Mel Tormé's song "Born to Be Blue".[4] The song peaked at #29 on the Billboard R&B chart in 2002.[5]

In 2003, the song was nominated for Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best Urban/Alternative Performance, but lost to "Love of My Life" by Erykah Badu and Common; and "Little Things" by India.Arie, respectively.[6]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Marc Klasfeld.[7]

Chart positions

Chart (2002)[5] Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 29

References

  1. ^ "Floetry - Floetic (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Floetic - Floetry - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Floetry - Floetic (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Floetic - Floetry - WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Floetry - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Rock On The Net: 45th Annual Grammy Awards - 2003". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  7. ^ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Floetry - "Floetic"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

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