Yo (Excuse Me Miss)
| Yo (Excuse Me Miss) | |
|---|---|
| Chris Brown | |
| publication | December 13, 2005 |
| length | 3:49 |
| Genre (s) | R&B , pop |
| Author (s) | Johnta Austin , Andre Harris , Vidal Davis |
| Publisher (s) | Jive Records |
| album | Chris Brown |
Yo (Excuse Me Miss) is a song by the American musician Chris Brown . It was released on December 13, 2005 as the second single from his self-named debut album . After its release, the song reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 , and in Germany it was temporarily ranked 56th. The song won a BET Awards in 2006 , and the accompanying music video was also nominated for an MTV Video Music Award as " Best R&B Video " .
background
The song was written by Johnta Austin , Andre Harris , Vidal Davis , with Harris and Davis also serving as producers under the stage name Dre & Vidal . In this form, the two have also been responsible for other songs by Brown, such as " Poppin ' " and " Hold Up ".
Music video
The video was shot jointly by Erik White and Chris Brown. The video begins with a scene in which a girl attracts Brown's attention. He finally follows this person and their friends to a basketball court, on the way he can be seen dancing all the time. Brown and the girl are later seen in a car singing to her when she tries to kiss him. He then gives her his cell phone number before further dance sequences can be seen at the end of the clip. In addition, at the beginning of the song you can hear the melody of Brown's title " Gimme That ", at the end even the first verse of this song is played. The musicians and / or actors Trey Songz , Lil 'JJ and DeRay Davis all have guest appearances in the clip, which also refers to the video for Michael Jackson's piece of music " The Way You Make Me Feel ".
success
reception
Bill Lamb wrote in his review that “Yo (Excuse Me Miss)” is much quieter than its predecessor “ Run It! ", Whereby the song also corresponds to the" classic teen pop ". He also predicted that the single would rank higher in the US pop music charts. Another reviewer said that the title now also shows Brown his qualities as a serious R&B singer that hadn't really been revealed before.
Commercial win
| Annual charts 2006 (USA) | Highest position |
|---|---|
| Hot 100 songs | 44 |
| Hot 100 airplay | 15th |
| Pop 100 songs | 68 |
| Hot R&B / hip-hop songs | 9 |
| Rhythmic songs | 18th |
The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 in December at number 89 and in the following week already reached position 71. After a total of five weeks, it was at number 30, before it reached its highest position in February, which, with an intermittent interruption, it overall lasted for three weeks.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
56 (8 weeks) | 8th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
34 (11 weeks) | 11 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
13 (10 weeks) | 10 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
7th (21 weeks) | 21st |
Awards and nominations
The song won a 2006 BET Awards in the "Viewer's Choice" category. At the MTV Video Music Awards 2006 the title was proposed in the category "Best R&B Video", but the award went to Beyoncé Knowles and Slim Thug for the song " Check on It ". The Soul Train Music Awards 2007 nominated to "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" as well, this time in the category "Best R & B / Soul Single, Male". However, the award went to John Legend (" Save Room ").
Awards for music sales
- United States
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bill Lamb: Chris Brown - Yo (Excuse Me Miss) (Jive) . top40.about.com. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ↑ Review: Chris Brown - Yo (Excuse me Miss) . rautemusik.fm. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ↑ Annual charts USA: Billboard Hot 100
- ↑ Annual charts USA: Hot 100 Airplay ( Memento from October 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Annual charts USA: Pop 100 Songs ( Memento from November 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Annual charts USA: Hpt R & B / Hip-Hop Songs ( Memento from November 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Annual charts USA: Rhythmic Songs ( Memento from October 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Chart trend: USA
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE CH UK US
- ↑ Jamie, Mary, Missy, Busta Lead BET Nominations . billboard.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ William Keck: BET Awards bring the heat . usatoday.com. June 28, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ↑ Bill Lamb: Complete List Of Nominations - 2006 Video Music Awards . top40.about.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ↑ MTV Video Music Awards: Winners . news.bbc.co.uk. September 1, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ↑ Mark Edward Nero: The 2007 Soul Train Music Awards . randb.about.com. March 11, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: United States