Deep Inside
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"Deep Inside" is a song by Mary J. Blige
. It was third single released in the UK from her fifth album, Mary and the second single from the album in the US
.
Like the preceding single, "All That I Can Say", it was a moderate success in the US peaking at number fifty-one on the Billboard Hot 100
, seven places lower than the previous single. In the UK, however, it was one of her least successful singles to date and Blige's first single to miss the UK top 40 since the first release of "Real Love
" seven years earlier.
The song features Elton John
, who plays elements of his song "Bennie and the Jets
" on the piano, which "Deep Inside" samples. He does not provide additional vocals. The video for the single features Blige and her dancers performing to "Sincerity", which appears on the deluxe edition of the Mary album in the US and the UK single of "Deep Inside."
UK CD 2
and was directed by Marcus Raboy
. The video didn't feature Elton John
playing the piano.
In the beginning, Blige steps in the stage with her "Takeover Master of Hip-Hop Soul" pose wearing a blonde glitter dress and the screen fades out flashing back all of the music videos that starred Blige herself. The music videos were Love Is All We Need
, Seven Days
, Everything
, Be Happy
, I'm Goin' Down, You Bring Me Joy
, Real Love
and I Can Love You
. The next scene begins with two security guards blocking the red carpet and Blige begins singing with her feeling.
When the first verse was over, she stands out on the red carpet waving her hands at the whole audience taking pictures of Blige. She steps inside the tour bus looking in the mirror at herself pusing her hand singing the hook.
On the next scene, she looks at the audience with green and blue eyes being angry and Blige becomes scared at them within her heart. She walks out of a 1997 Dodge Caravan talking off a hoodie being exposed. Then, she walks ten steps away from an electrical fence with a bronze-raccoon coat and a white tank.
She stands over at a Harlem
neighborhood with the Manhattan Bridge
mocking her and standing 15 feet away from Blige.
Then, the next scene starts with black-suited dancers and Blige herself with a red suit dancing to a unreleased track, "Sincerity". After the song ends, They clearly dance to "Deep Inside" and Blige was not dancing but singing loudly all by herself alone.
Mary looks at the screen screaming her quote "MJB" at the end of the song, where the Manhattan Bridge is shown.
The music video premiered on November 10, 1999 on MTV
during a season finale of the adults-only animated TV show, Beavis and Butt-head
.
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
. It was third single released in the UK from her fifth album, Mary and the second single from the album in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Like the preceding single, "All That I Can Say", it was a moderate success in the US peaking at number fifty-one 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...
, seven places lower than the previous single. In the UK, however, it was one of her least successful singles to date and Blige's first single to miss the UK top 40 since the first release of "Real Love
Real Love (Mary J. Blige song)
"Real Love" is a 1992 hit single by hip hop soul singer Mary J. Blige. It was the second single off Blige's debut album, What's the 411?. Written and produced by Mark C. Rooney and Mark Morales and built off a drum sample from hip hop duo Audio Two's 1988 track "Top Billin'"...
" seven years earlier.
The song features Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
, who plays elements of his song "Bennie and the Jets
Bennie and the Jets
"Bennie and the Jets" is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The song is written in the key of G major and first appeared on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album in 1973. "Bennie and the Jets" has been one of John's most popular songs....
" on the piano, which "Deep Inside" samples. He does not provide additional vocals. The video for the single features Blige and her dancers performing to "Sincerity", which appears on the deluxe edition of the Mary album in the US and the UK single of "Deep Inside."
Track listings
UK CD 1- "Deep Inside" (radio edit) (featuring Elton JohnElton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
) - "Deep Inside" (Hex Hector remix)
- "Let No Man Put Asunder" (Maurice Joshua Remix)
UK CD 2
- "Deep Inside" (album version) (featuring Elton John)
- "Let No Man Put Asunder"
- "Sincerity" (featuring NasNasNasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
& DMXDMX (rapper)Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...
)
Music video
The music video was shot on October 7, 1999 in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and was directed by Marcus Raboy
Marcus Raboy
Marcus Raboy is an American film and music video director.Since the early 1990s, Raboy has amassed a large number music video credits directing music videos for Mary J...
. The video didn't feature Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
playing the piano.
In the beginning, Blige steps in the stage with her "Takeover Master of Hip-Hop Soul" pose wearing a blonde glitter dress and the screen fades out flashing back all of the music videos that starred Blige herself. The music videos were Love Is All We Need
Love Is All We Need
"Love Is All We Need" is a 1997 song by R&B singer Mary J. Blige. It was released as the first single from Blige's third album, Share My World, and features a rap cameo from Nas.-Recording:...
, Seven Days
Seven Days (song)
"Seven Days" is a soul song written and produced by Malik Pendleton and released as a single by American R&B singer Mary J. Blige as the fourth release off her 1997 album, Share My World, on January 20, 1998....
, Everything
Everything (Mary J. Blige song)
"Everything" is a 1997 song by R&B singer Mary J. Blige. Written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis,it was released as the third single from Blige's third album, Share My World.-Recording:...
, Be Happy
Be Happy (song)
"Be Happy" is a song co-written and performed by American R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige. Alongside Blige, the song was written with Chucky Thompson, Diddy, Arlene DelValle and J.C. Olivier, and produced by both Thompson and Combs. The song is featured on her second album, My Life...
, I'm Goin' Down, You Bring Me Joy
You Bring Me Joy
"You Bring Me Joy" is a hip hop soul song written by American recording artist Mary J. Blige, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Chucky Thompson, and Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey , for Mary J. Blige's 1994 sophomore studio album, My Life...
, Real Love
Real Love (Mary J. Blige song)
"Real Love" is a 1992 hit single by hip hop soul singer Mary J. Blige. It was the second single off Blige's debut album, What's the 411?. Written and produced by Mark C. Rooney and Mark Morales and built off a drum sample from hip hop duo Audio Two's 1988 track "Top Billin'"...
and I Can Love You
I Can Love You
"I Can Love You" is a 1997 song by R&B singer Mary J. Blige. Produced by Rodney Jerkins, and featuring a rap cameo by Lil' Kim, it was released as the second single from Blige's third album, Share My World.-Overview:...
. The next scene begins with two security guards blocking the red carpet and Blige begins singing with her feeling.
When the first verse was over, she stands out on the red carpet waving her hands at the whole audience taking pictures of Blige. She steps inside the tour bus looking in the mirror at herself pusing her hand singing the hook.
On the next scene, she looks at the audience with green and blue eyes being angry and Blige becomes scared at them within her heart. She walks out of a 1997 Dodge Caravan talking off a hoodie being exposed. Then, she walks ten steps away from an electrical fence with a bronze-raccoon coat and a white tank.
She stands over at a Harlem
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
neighborhood with the Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan Bridge
The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan with Brooklyn . It was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn and the Williamsburg bridges...
mocking her and standing 15 feet away from Blige.
Then, the next scene starts with black-suited dancers and Blige herself with a red suit dancing to a unreleased track, "Sincerity". After the song ends, They clearly dance to "Deep Inside" and Blige was not dancing but singing loudly all by herself alone.
Mary looks at the screen screaming her quote "MJB" at the end of the song, where the Manhattan Bridge is shown.
The music video premiered on November 10, 1999 on MTV
Music television
Music television is a type of television programming which focuses predominantly on playing music videos from bands, usually on dedicated television channels broadcasting on satellite or cable. Music TVs may host their own shows charts, award prizes. Examples are VIVA, Scuzz, MTV, JBTV, MuchMusic,...
during a season finale of the adults-only animated TV show, Beavis and Butt-head
Beavis and Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the concept. Beavis and Butt-head originally aired from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997...
.
Release history
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
October 28, 1999 |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
November 22, 1999 |
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
42 |
| U.S. 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... |
51 |
| U.S. Billboard 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,... |
9 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 81 |