He Loves Me 2

"He Loves Me 2" is a 1999 song by the musician CeCe Peniston. This single was to be originally included on the singer's album, which was not released. A remix of the song, Paul Johnson'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.^[1]

"He Loves Me 2"
Single by CeCe Peniston
B-side	"Remix"
Released	October 1999 (1999-10)
Recorded	1999 (1999)
Genre	House
Length	4:05 (Edited version)
Label	Silk (US, CA) Feel the Rhythm (FR)
Songwriter(s)	Steve Hurley Marc Williams CeCe Peniston
Producer(s)	Steve "Silk" Hurley Paul Johnson (remix)
CeCe Peniston singles chronology
"Nobody Else" (1998) "He Loves Me 2" (1999) "Lifetime to Love" (2000)
Audio sample
"Silk's 12" Mix" file help
Music video
"Live performance" on YouTube

As with the Peniston's previous single ("Nobody Else") recorded with Steve Hurley, the Silk's 12" Mix of the song brought the producer a Grammy Award nomination in 2000 as Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical.^[2]

The song was in addition included to Deeper Rhythms: The House Sessions, Vol 1,^[3] 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 – lead/back vocal, writer
• Steve Hurley – writer, remix, arranger, producer
• Marc Williams (as M-Doc) – writer
• Paul Leighton Johnson – remix, additional producer
• Junior Vasquez – remix, additional producer
• Kazuhiko Gomi – programming
• Silktone Songs Inc. (ASCAP) – publisher
• InDaSoul Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) – publisher
• Didier – mastering at Top Master

Track listings and formats

12", FR, #FTR 4053 6^[4]

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

12", US, #SENT 9903^[5]

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", US, #SENT 9903B-1^[6]

1. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior's Love 2 Club Mix) - 10:39
2. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior Loves 2 Beat the Drums)
3. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior's Loves 2 Club Mix Instrumental) - 10:39
4. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior Loves 2 Beat the Drums Again)

MCD, US, Promo, #(–)^[7]

1. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior's Love 2 Club Mix) - 10:39
2. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior's Loves 2 Club Mix Instrumental) - 10:39
3. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior Loves 2 Beat the Drums)
4. "He Loves Me 2" (Junior Loves 2 Beat the Drums Again)
5. "He Loves Me 2" (Bonus - Silk's Acappella)

MCD, FR, #FTR 4053-2^[8]

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

VA

Silk Entertainment Sampler • 12", US, #SENT 9901-1^[9]
— 3. "He Loves Me 2" (Original Demo)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[10]	24

Music awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominated artist	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result
2000	Steve "Silk" Hurley	"He Loves Me 2 (Silk's 12" Mix)"	Grammy	Non-Classical Remixer of the Year	Nominated^[2]

References

General

• "CeCe Peniston - Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. billboard.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
• "CeCe Peniston - Discography - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. allmusic.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.

Specific

1. Paoletta, Michael (October 9, 1999). "CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - Billboard Hot Dance Breakouts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. p. 39. Retrieved March 19, 2011. Club Play #5
2. "42nd Grammy Awards - 2000". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Rock On The Net. February 23, 2000. rockonthenet.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
3. "Deeper Rhythms: The House Sessions Vol. 1". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. allmusic.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
4. "CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - 12", FR, #FTR 4053 6". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
5. "CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - 12", US, #SENT 9903". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
6. "CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - 12", US, #SENT 9903B-1". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
7. "CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - MCD, US, Promo, #(–)". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
8. "CeCe Peniston - "He Loves Me 2" - MCD, FR, #FTR 4053-2". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
9. "VA - Silk Entertainment Sampler - 12", US, #SENT 9901-1". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
10. For the peak position of "He Loves Me 2" in USA, use the general links, and/or, in order to view additional information such as peak date and/or weeks spent on Hot Dance Club Play chart, you will have to subscribe to billboard.biz website to vie also the specific billboard.biz link.
    • . Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. November 27, 1999. billboard.biz. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2011. He Loves Me 2"#24

External links

• CeCe Peniston at AllMusic