Dilemma (song)
| dilemma | |
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| Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland | |
| publication | June 25, 2002 |
| length | 3:59 (single version) 4:49 (album version) |
| Genre (s) | Hip-hop , R&B |
| text |
Kenny Gamble , Bunny Sigler, Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. |
| music | Antoine Macon, Ryan Bowser |
| Award (s) | Grammy 2003 : Best Rap / Sung Collaboration |
| album | Nellyville / Simply Deep |
Dilemma is a song of the American rapper Nelly , he together with the R & B - singer Kelly Rowland recorded. The song is the third single from his second studio album Nellyville and was released on June 25, 2002. He is also included on Kelly Rowland's debut album Simply Deep, which was released a little later .
content
Dilemma is about the unfulfilled love between a man and a woman who is already in a committed relationship with someone else and has a child. Kelly Rowland sings in the chorus that she can't help it and always thinks of him, even when she is with her husband. Nelly raps the stanzas in the role of the suitor and says that he is just as crazy about her, but he does not want to destroy a happy family and will wait and be there if her husband treats her badly.
"No matter what I do (woo!)
All I think about is you
Even when I'm with my boo
Boy, you know I'm crazy over you"
production
Dilemma was produced by American music producers Antoine Macon and Ryan Bowser. They used a sample of the song Love, Need and Want You by the American soul singer Patti LaBelle .
Music video
In which to dilemma twisted music video led Benny Boom directed. It was filmed on August 19-21, 2002 on a backlot street in Universal Studios Hollywood . In it, then- NBA player Larry Hughes took on the role of Kelly Rowland's friend, while Patti LaBelle , whose song was sampled for Dilemma , plays her mother. The video has over 730 million views on YouTube (as of March 2020).
It is set in the fictional Afro-American town of Nellyville and at the beginning the song of the same name from the accompanying album is played as an intro while the neighborhood is shown. Then the plot is based on the text of Dilemma . Kelly Rowland and her mother are moving into the area and across from Nelly's house. He will immediately notice her, introduce himself to her and help with moving in. Then both cast dreamy looks at each other in front of their houses. A little later, however, Kelly's friend drives up in the car and picks her up. In the evening Kelly comes back alone in the car and asks Nelly to get in. They drive briefly through the suburbs, stop and dance intimately together on the street. Further scenes show Kelly, who is standing by the window in her house and looking down at Nelly, but cannot meet him. Towards the end of the video, they both see each other in a queue outside a cinema. Kelly, who is there with her boyfriend, looks jealously at Nelly, who is now with another woman. In the credits, however, Kelly and Nelly dance on the street again while her mother calls her into the house.
single
Cover design
The single cover shows Nelly, who wears a white hoodie and a plaster on her cheek and looks at the viewer with a serious look. In the upper part of the picture there are the lettering Nelly in black and Dilemma in red and, much smaller, the addition Featuring Kelly Rowland From Destiny's Child in black. The background is completely white.
Track list
- Dilemma (Radio Edit) - 3:59
- Dilemma ( DJ Desue Remix) - 4:15
- Dilemma ( Jason Nevins Remix Edit) - 4:30
- Kings Highway - 5:31
- Dilemma Video (Enhanced) - 4:42
Chart successes
Dilemma entered the German charts at number 2 on October 28, 2002 and reached the top two weeks later, where it lasted for two weeks. Overall, the song stayed in the top 100 for 20 weeks, including twelve weeks in the top 10. In the German annual charts in 2002, the single was 15th. Dilemma also reached 1st place in the United States, in the United Kingdom, in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Australia. In the United States, the song stayed at the top of the charts for ten weeks.
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Sales figures and awards
Dilemma was awarded a gold record in the year of publication for more than 250,000 sales in Germany . In the UK, the song went double-platinum in 2018 for over 1.2 million copies sold.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 3 × platinum
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210,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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platinum
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50,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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 gold
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45,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
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gold
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250,000 |
 France (SNEP)
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gold
|
250,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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platinum
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15,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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gold
|
40,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
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2 × platinum
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20,000 |
 Austria (IFPI)
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gold
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20,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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gold
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15,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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platinum
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40,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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2 × platinum
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1,200,000 |
| All in all |
6 × gold 10 × platinum |
2,155,000 |
Main article: Nelly (rapper) / Music Sales Awards
The Grammy Awards 2003 received dilemma the award in the category Best Rap / Sung Collaboration and has been selected as Record of the Year nomination.
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- German translation of the lyrics on golyr.de
- Music video on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma - Lyrics. genius.com, accessed September 26, 2019 .
- ^ Nelly - Dilemma ft. Kelly Rowland (Official Music Video). youtube.com, accessed September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma - single cover. amazon.com, accessed September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma. officialcharts.de, accessed on September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 2002. officialcharts.de, accessed on September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma. hitparade.ch, accessed on September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d e annual charts 2002: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on September 26, 2019 .
- ^ BRIT Certified. bpi.co.uk, accessed September 26, 2019 .
