Ain't Leavin Without You
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"Ain't Leavin Without You" is an R&B song
by Jaheim
.
It was released to radio on October 23, 2009 and is the first single from his fifth studio album, Another Round
. It was produced by his longtime producer Kay Gee
. Songwriting duties were handled by The Clutch
's Balewa Muhammad, Lady & A Tramp's Marcella Precise Brailsford and Eritza Laues. The song was inspired by an encounter with a girl that Jaheim had in a club.
It samples De La Soul
's hit single, "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
" which contains portions of Curiosity Killed the Cat
's "Name & Number" and The Whatnauts's "Help Is On the Way". It also samples Fat Larry's Band's "Act Like You Know" and Heavy D. & The Boyz's, "Sex With You".
, it was released on January 5, 2010. It's the final track on Another Round
.
was shot on January 2010 in New York
. It was released on the Atlantic Records YouTube page on February 5, 2010.
s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart and #1 on its Adult R&B Airplay chart, along with #65 on Billboard's Radio Songs
and #93 on the Billboard Hot 100
.
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
by Jaheim
Jaheim
Jaheim Hoagland is an American R&B singer and formerly a rapper performing under the mononymous name of Jaheim. He was signed by Naughty by Nature's Kaygee to Divine Mill Records in 2000, and released his debut album Ghetto Love in 2001. His second effort, Still Ghetto, was released a year later,...
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It was released to radio on October 23, 2009 and is the first single from his fifth studio album, Another Round
Another Round
Another Round is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Jaheim, released on February 9, 2010.It's Jaheim's second album with Atlantic Records.- Commercial performance :...
. It was produced by his longtime producer Kay Gee
Kay Gee
Kay Gee may refer to:* Kay Gee , Indian cinematograper, see Silsila, Deewar* Kier Gist, or Kay Gee, member of Naughty by Nature-See also:*K-Gee, British music producer and songwriter*Kay Gees, funk and disco band...
. Songwriting duties were handled by The Clutch
The Clutch
The Clutch is an American collective of songwriters responsible for a series of successful singles including Omarion's "Ice Box", Ciara's "Like a Boy", Timbaland's "The Way I Are", Britney Spears' "Radar" and Raven-Symone's "Double Dutch Bus".-History:...
's Balewa Muhammad, Lady & A Tramp's Marcella Precise Brailsford and Eritza Laues. The song was inspired by an encounter with a girl that Jaheim had in a club.
It samples De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
's hit single, "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
"Ring Ring Ring " is the second single released by De La Soul from their second album De La Soul Is Dead, in 1991. The song is a party jam about overzealous fans who pursue the group with demo tapes in their efforts to obtain an endorsement from the group...
" which contains portions of Curiosity Killed the Cat
Curiosity Killed the Cat
Curiosity Killed the Cat was a British pop band that found success in the UK Singles Chart in the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:The band tried to play soulful, jazzy, and funky pop music and was initially signed to Phonogram Records' Mercury imprint. They first came to notice of the UK music...
's "Name & Number" and The Whatnauts's "Help Is On the Way". It also samples Fat Larry's Band's "Act Like You Know" and Heavy D. & The Boyz's, "Sex With You".
Remix
The official remix features rapper & longtime friend JadakissJadakiss
Jason Phillips , better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.-Early life:By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle...
, it was released on January 5, 2010. It's the final track on Another Round
Another Round
Another Round is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Jaheim, released on February 9, 2010.It's Jaheim's second album with Atlantic Records.- Commercial performance :...
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Music video
A video for the remix of Ain't Leavin Without You featuring JadakissJadakiss
Jason Phillips , better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.-Early life:By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle...
was shot on January 2010 in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It was released on the Atlantic Records YouTube page on February 5, 2010.
Charts
The song has so far peaked at #12 on BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart and #1 on its Adult R&B Airplay chart, along with #65 on Billboard's Radio Songs
Radio Songs
Radio Songs is an album of duo Robin and Linda Williams on the Red House Records label, released in 2007.Radio Songs consists of recordings made when performing on Garrison Keillor's NPR radio program A Prairie Home Companion. Although Robin and Linda first appeared on the show regularly in 1976,...
and #93 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
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