The One I Gave My Heart To
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"The One I Gave My Heart To" is a R&B
/pop
song by American
singer Aaliyah
. The song is the sixth and final single from Aaliyah's second album One in a Million. The song was written by Diane Warren
and the album version was produced by Daryl Simmons
, while the single version was produced by Guy Roche
. The song is a ballad where the protagonist
asks how could the man she gave her heart to be the same one who hurt her feelings so harshly. The song was released on September 16, 1997 as a double A-side with "Hot like Fire
"
"The One I Gave My Heart To" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
in the issue week of October 4, 1997 at number 24 and went on to peak at number 9., making it the highest charting single from the album. In the same issue week, the song debuted on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart at number 18 and went on to peak at number 7. The song was certified Gold
by the RIAA
on October 21, 1997.
, "The One I Gave My Heart To" is a power ballad with more prominent pop
influences in contrast to her previous works which are more leaning towards R&B
and hip hop
. The song is composed in the key of G major
and follows the verse-chorus form with Aaliyah doing improvisations at the ad-libbed last verse, marking the climax of the song. There are some differences between the album and radio versions. The single version has a key change to A♭ major after the second chorus while the album version maintains its original key. Aaliyah's vocal range spans from F#3 to F5 in the single version of the song. The song is arguably Aaliyah's most powerful vocal performance in which she showcased her belting range as she usually used her falsetto and lower register in most of her compositions.
" in 1997
as a maxi CD single and regular sized CD single. The B-side for the maxi single release was "Death of a Playa". This song features Aaliyah's brother, Rashad Haughton
and was written by the two siblings. It was produced by Timbaland
. Earlier that year, "Death of a Playa" was used as the B-side for "4 Page Letter
".
for "The One I Gave My Heart To" was directed by Darren Grant
. Throughout the video there are two main settings and another one at the end. In one setting, Aaliyah is inside a house with wooden floors and walls. In the house, there is a room with nothing but a mirror on the floor. With this mirror Aaliyah is able to see other scenes of the video. The second shows Aaliyah sitting on wooden bench in a forest setting. In the final scene, Aaliyah performs outside during a rain shower.
"The One I Gave My Heart To"/"Hot like Fire" double A-side U.S. CD single
"The One I Gave My Heart To"/"One in a Million" double A-side CD single (U.S.)
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
/pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song by American
United States
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singer Aaliyah
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...
. The song is the sixth and final single from Aaliyah's second album One in a Million. The song was written by Diane Warren
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
and the album version was produced by Daryl Simmons
Daryl Simmons
Daryl Simmons is an American Grammy Award winning R&B songwriter, musician and record producer who is best known for his association with the LaFace Records production duo of Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds....
, while the single version was produced by Guy Roche
Guy Roche
Guy Roche is a record producer and songwriter who is best known for the hit singles he has co-written/co-produced for Christina Aguilera, which include but are not limited to "What a Girl Wants", "I Turn to You", and "Come on Over Baby . He also co-wrote Brandy's Never Say Never single "Almost...
. The song is a ballad where the protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
asks how could the man she gave her heart to be the same one who hurt her feelings so harshly. The song was released on September 16, 1997 as a double A-side with "Hot like Fire
Hot Like Fire
"Hot Like Fire" is a song written by Missy Elliott and Tim "Timbaland" Mosley for Aaliyah's second album, One in a Million . It is the fifth release overall and the official fourth single in North America . The single was released as a hip hop soul remix produced by Timbaland, titled as...
"
"The One I Gave My Heart To" debuted on the 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...
in the issue week of October 4, 1997 at number 24 and went on to peak at number 9., making it the highest charting single from the album. In the same issue week, the song debuted on the U.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 at number 18 and went on to peak at number 7. The song was certified Gold
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
on October 21, 1997.
Composition
Written by Diane WarrenDiane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
, "The One I Gave My Heart To" is a power ballad with more prominent pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
influences in contrast to her previous works which are more leaning towards R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
and hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
. The song is composed in the key of G major
G major
G major is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp, F; in treble-clef key signatures, the sharp-symbol for F is usually placed on the first line from the top, though in some Baroque music it is placed on the first space from the bottom...
and follows the verse-chorus form with Aaliyah doing improvisations at the ad-libbed last verse, marking the climax of the song. There are some differences between the album and radio versions. The single version has a key change to A♭ major after the second chorus while the album version maintains its original key. Aaliyah's vocal range spans from F#3 to F5 in the single version of the song. The song is arguably Aaliyah's most powerful vocal performance in which she showcased her belting range as she usually used her falsetto and lower register in most of her compositions.
B-side
"The One I Gave My Heart To" was first released as a double A-side single with "Hot like FireHot Like Fire
"Hot Like Fire" is a song written by Missy Elliott and Tim "Timbaland" Mosley for Aaliyah's second album, One in a Million . It is the fifth release overall and the official fourth single in North America . The single was released as a hip hop soul remix produced by Timbaland, titled as...
" in 1997
1997 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
as a maxi CD single and regular sized CD single. The B-side for the maxi single release was "Death of a Playa". This song features Aaliyah's brother, Rashad Haughton
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...
and was written by the two siblings. It was produced by Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
. Earlier that year, "Death of a Playa" was used as the B-side for "4 Page Letter
4 Page Letter
"4 Page Letter" is a contemporary R&B song recorded by American singer Aaliyah. The song was written by producer Tim "Timbaland" Mosley and Missy Elliott. Mosley produced the song and Elliott provided background vocals...
".
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "The One I Gave My Heart To" was directed by Darren Grant
Darren Grant
Darren Grant is an American music video director. He has done over 80 music videos for mostly R&B and Hip Hop artists.He is best known for directing all the music videos from Destiny's Child's debut album, he also worked with them on their later music videos including Grammy winning single...
. Throughout the video there are two main settings and another one at the end. In one setting, Aaliyah is inside a house with wooden floors and walls. In the house, there is a room with nothing but a mirror on the floor. With this mirror Aaliyah is able to see other scenes of the video. The second shows Aaliyah sitting on wooden bench in a forest setting. In the final scene, Aaliyah performs outside during a rain shower.
Release dates
- September 16, 1997 (U.S. double A-side with "Hot like Fire")
- October 27, 1997 (UK double A-side with "Hot like Fire")
- April 14, 1998 (U.S. double A-side with "One in a Million")
Track listing
"The One I Gave My Heart To"/"Hot like Fire" double A-side Maxi CD single (U.S./UK)- "The One I Gave My Heart To" (radio mix) - 3:54
- "Hot like Fire" (album version) - 4:23
- "Hot like Fire" (Timbaland's Groove mix) - 4:35
- "Hot like Fire" (Feel My Horns mix) - 4:37
- "Hot like Fire" (Main mix instrumental) - 4:22
- "Death of a Playa" (featuring Rashad)
"The One I Gave My Heart To"/"Hot like Fire" double A-side U.S. CD single
- "The One I Gave My Heart To" (Radio Mix) - 3:53
- "Hot Like Fire" (Album Version) - 4:23
"The One I Gave My Heart To"/"One in a Million" double A-side CD single (U.S.)
- "The One I Gave My Heart To" (Soul Solution club mix)
- "The One I Gave My Heart To" (Soul Solution dub)
- "One in a Million" (Nitebreed Mongolidic mix)
- "One in a Million" (Geoffrey's House mix)
- "One in a Million" (Armand's Drum n' Bass mix)
- "One in a Million" (Wolf-D Big Bass mix)
- "One in a Million" (Nitebreed dub)
Peak positions
| Chart (1997/1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart | 74 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
28 |
| 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 ... |
30 |
| 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... |
9 |
| 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,... |
8 |
| U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs | 18 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |
| End of year chart (1998) | Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 86 |