"He Loves Me 2" is a 1999 song by the musician CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...

.

This single was to be originally included on the singer's album, which was not released. A remix of the song, Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson (producer)

Paul Johnson is an American house DJ and producer.He first began DJing in Chicago in 1985, and started working as a producer in 1990, doing tracks for Chicago house labels Dance Mania, Relief, Cajual, Nite Life, Undaground Therapy, Defected, DJax Up Beats, Peacefrog, and Moody...

's Dancefloor Dub, entered the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where it peaked at number twenty-four in November 1999, after being classified number five as the Billboard Hot Dance Breakouts in the Club Play category.

As with the Peniston

CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...

's previous single ("Nobody Else

Nobody Else (CeCe Peniston song)

"Nobody Else" is a 1998 song by the musician CeCe Peniston.The composition was to be the lead single of the singer's originally scheduled album release on the Silk Entertainment label, as well as reportedly released on Steve Hurley's compillation The Voices of Life, Vol 1. The production of her...

") recorded with Steve Hurley, the Silk's 12" Mix of the song brought the producer a Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 nomination in 2000 as Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical.

The song was in addition included to Deeper Rhythms: The House Sessions, Vol 1

Deeper Rhythms: The House Sessions, Vol 1

Deeper Rhythms: The House Sessions, Vol 1 is a collection of club-oriented dance music songs that featured exclusively American artists. CeCe Peniston is probably the biggest name of the album, whose song "He Loves Me 2" was released also on single, peaking at number twenty-four on the U.S...

, a compilation of club-oriented dance music exclusively featuring American artists, issued on Max Records, and became the most successful single taken from the album.

Credits and personnel

• CeCe Peniston
  CeCe Peniston
  CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...
  
   - lead vocal
  Singing
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  , back vocal
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  , writer
  Songwriter
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• Steve Hurley - writer
  Songwriter
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  , remix
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  , arranger
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  , producer
  Record producer
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• M-Doc
  M-Doc
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   - writer
  Songwriter
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• Paul Johnson
  Paul Johnson
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   - remix
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  , additional producer
  Record producer
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• Junior Vasquez
  Junior Vasquez
  Junior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...
  
   - remix
  Remix
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  , additional producer
  Record producer
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• Kazuhiko Gomi - programming
• Silktone Songs Inc. (ASCAP) - publisher
• InDaSoul Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) - publisher
• Didier - mastering at Top Master

Track listings

CD Maxi, France, FTR 4053-2

1. "He Loves Me 2" (Silk's Radio Edit) - 4:05
2. "He Loves Me 2" (Roller Disco Edit) - 3:45
3. "He Loves Me 2" (Silk's 12" Mix) - 8:39
4. "He Loves Me 2" (Paul Johnson's Vocal Dub) - 8:44
5. "He Loves Me 2" (Paul Johnson's Dancefloor Dub) - 7:04
6. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior's Love 2 Club Mix) - 10:39
7. "He Loves Me 2" (Roller Discoclub Mix) - 6:45

12" Maxi, France, FTR 4053-6

1. "He Loves Me 2" (Silk's 12" Mix) - 8:39
2. "He Loves Me 2" (Paul Johnson's Vocal Dub) - 8:44

12" Maxi, US, SENT 9903

1. "He Loves Me 2" (Silk's 12" Mix) - 8:39
2. "He Loves Me 2" (Silk's Tribal Reprise) - 3:10
3. "He Loves Me 2" (Paul Johnson's Vocal Dub) - 8:44
4. "He Loves Me 2" (Paul Johnson's Dancefloor Dub) - 7:04

12" Maxi, US, SENT 9903B-1

1. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior's Loves 2 Club Mix)
2. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior Loves 2 Beat The Drums)
3. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior's Loves 2 Club Mix) (Instrumental)
4. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior Loves 2 Beat The Drums Again)

12" Maxi, US, SENT 9901-1, Sampler

1. "Higher" (Original Demo) (by Vernessa Mitchell
   Vernessa Mitchell
   Vernessa Mitchell is an R&B/soul/gospel/house music artist from Pasadena, California. She was the lead singer of the Motown recording act High Inergy before gaining success as gospel artist.-Career:...
   
   )
2. "Go Down Moses" (Silk's Anthem Pt.1) (by Kelly G)
3. "He Loves Me 2" (Original Demo)
4. "Go Down Moses" (Kelly G's Disco Mix) (by Kelly G)

Peak positions

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play	24

Grammy Award

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Nominated artist
!Nominated work
!Award
!Category
!Result
|-
|2000
|Steve "Silk" Hurley
|"He Loves Me 2 (Silk's 12" Mix)"
|Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

|Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical
|
|-

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