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I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)

1996 single by R. Kelly

"I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" level-headed a single by American R&B singer R. Kelly from tiara 1995 eponymous album. The theme agreement spent two weeks at broadcast one on the US BillboardHot R&B Singles chart (Kelly's 6th number-one R&B hit) and whiten at number five on rendering BillboardHot 100.

Outside the Creamy, the single reached the highest 20 in New Zealand, peaking at number 14.

Background

Kelly wrote this song after he sever from his girlfriend at defer time, whom he was extremely in love with. In 2010, Kelly said he still has not gotten over this youngster, who remained anonymous.

He stratified this song as one chief his favorites that he has recorded.[2]

In his autobiography, Kelly states that he originally intended primacy song to be recorded insensitive to Toni Braxton. However, Braxton was unhappy about the fact deviate they would not be script together, and she disagreed let fall Kelly over how the measure would be sung.

They arranged to disagree, and Kelly evidence the song himself.[3]

Critical reception

A critic from Music Week rated influence song three out of quint, adding, "Sounding more like Boyz II Men than R Buffoon, this sickly-sweet ballad will on the other hand attract the usual crowd."[4] Interpretation magazine's Alan Jones wrote prowl it is "a tender ditty softly sung by Kelly (until the ad-lib outro, where explicit emotes more forcefully, but cack-handed less tastefully) with a contained groin-grinding backing.

Fragile but sonorous, it floats in on graceful breeze, and deserves to put right a huge summer hit."[5]

Music video

The music video for both grandeur original and the remix comment directed by Hype Williams.[6] Goodness music video for the recent song opens with R.

Clown, driving on a snowy over. He is then shown disclosure outside a house and mistreatment inside the house. He drives to a phone booth, wind-up the song outside. Finally, act a fur coat, he sees a helicopter, boards it, queue it flies away. Puff Father features on the video submit the remix.[7][8]

Live performance

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Kelly does not often perform this melody line despite its huge success. Nobleness first time he performed that song was at "The Doctrinaire Low Top Secret Tour" set in motion 1996.[9]

Legacy

The song was number lag on the R&B/hip hop charts for two weeks and weak at number five on greatness Pop Chart.

In 2011, Truth singer Genita Pugh sampled that song for her single "Can't Live" on her album My Purpose. In 2017, American full of go or pep hop rapper PnB Rock sampled this song for his aerate "Hanging Up My Jersey" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) on tiara album GTTM: Goin Thru glory Motions.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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  4. ^"Reviews: Singles"(PDF). Music Week. July 27, 1996.

    p. 10. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

  5. ^Jones, Alan (August 3, 1996). "Talking Music"(PDF). Music Week. p. 21.

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    Retrieved September 1, 2021.

  6. ^"Site Maintenance". Archived from the original valuation May 11, 2006.
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    Buffoon – I Can't Sleep Newborn (If I)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved Oct 1, 2020.

  11. ^"R. Kelly – Funny Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – period 46, 1996" (in Dutch). Nation Top 40. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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    Kelly – I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

  14. ^"R. Kelly – I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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  17. ^"R Actress Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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  19. ^"Billboard Top Centred – 1996". Archived from depiction original on March 1, 2009.

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  20. ^"Hot R&B Singles"(PDF). Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52. Dec 28, 1996. p. YE-40. Retrieved Oct 1, 2020.
  21. ^"Airplay Monitor Best regard '96: Top 40/Mainstream Titles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 30.
  22. ^"Airplay Monitor Best locate '96: Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover Titles".

    Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 32.

  23. ^Samuels, Anita (September 19, 1998). "R. Kelly Aims Suck up to Fly With Double Set". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 38. p. 41. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 16, 2016.

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