I'm glad
| I'm glad | |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Lopez | |
| publication | July 1, 2003 |
| length | 3:42 (album version) 4:08 ( music video ) |
| Genre (s) | Pop , R&B |
| text | Jennifer Lopez, Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver, mrDEYO, JB Weaver, Jr. |
| music | Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver |
| album | This Is Me ... Then |
I'm Glad (English for: " I'm happy ") is a song by the US singer Jennifer Lopez . It appeared on their third music album This Is Me ... Then in 2002and was released on July 1, 2003 as the third single from the album. The song could not build on the success of its predecessors and only reached number 32 on the American Billboard Hot 100 . By remixes from Paul Oakenfold song in was Lawrence Fordyce and Murk United States a club hit, reaching fourth place there the dance charts. The song samplet Schoolly D's song PSK What Does It Mean? from 1986.
Music video
The music video was directed by David LaChapelle . The choreography by Jeffrey Hornaday was from his work on the film Flashdance adapted from the year 1983rd In the music video, Lopez wears a similar outfit as the main actress Jennifer Beals in the film, which was based on the life of the worker and dancer Maureen Marder. After filming the music video, Lopez stated that it was one of the most elaborate music videos of her career. The music video was nominated in four categories at the MTV Video Music Awards 2003 : "best female music video", "best dance music video", "best choreography" and "best artistic director".
The imitation of scenes from Flashdance caused Maureen Marder to prosecute Lopez, Sony Corporation and Paramount Pictures in November 2003 on the grounds that the use of the scenes from the film was incompatible with copyright and unauthorized. There were no legal proceedings. In June 2006, the copyright infringement lawsuit was withdrawn.
Track list
- CD 1
- "I'm Glad" - 3:42
- "I'm Glad" ( Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Remix) - 5:49
- "I'm Glad" (Lawrence Fordyce's Siren Club Mix) - 5:30
- " All I Have " (Ignorants Mix featuring LL Cool J ) - 4:02
- CD 2
- "I'm Glad" - 3:42
- "I'm Glad" (J-Lo Vs. Who Da Funk Main Mix) - 7:21
- "I'm Glad" (Murk Miami Mix) - 8:00 am
- "I'm Glad" (music video)
Charts
Placements
| Chart (2003) | Top ranking |
|---|---|
 Austria
|
50 |
 European Union
|
16 |
 Germany
|
17th |
 Switzerland
|
12 |
 United Kingdom
|
11 |
 United States
|
32 |
Awards
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 gold
|
35,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold |
35,000 |
Main article: Jennifer Lopez / Music Sales Awards
Individual evidence
- ↑ Suzanne Herel: Inspiration for 'Flashdance' loses appeal for more money . In: San Francisco Chronicle . June 13, 2006. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
- ↑ European Top 20 Singles Chart - Week Commencing 25th March 2002 (PDF; 485 kB) In: Music & Media . Pandora Archives . Archived from the original on April 2, 2002. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
Web links
- The New York Times article about the music video (English) ( Memento of 13 April 2004 at the Internet Archive )