"the beat is unique sounding and the strings are so good that they will have to be used on future songs".
The strings are sampled from Sherine's "Al Sa'ban Aleh". As for the lyrics, Fabolous and Ne-Yo tell ladies they are forces to be reckoned with on their own — but with their ladies upgrading them, they're that much better.
"You want a girl that completes you and makes you better," he explained. "You don't want a girl who brings more arguments and more bills. ... You want a girl who, when you're walking around with your tie crooked, she fixes your tie. .... That's the kind of [woman] I'm looking for. Whether she's a celebrity or non-celebrity don't really matter. You just need somebody you can connect with. "It touches so many places," Fab added of the song. "It's a sexy record, plus a swagger record, an anthem record all in one. ... I played it for a couple of dudes a week ago, and they was like, 'I'mma tell my shorty that: "Yo, shorty, you make me better. I'm cool, I'm fly and sh--, but us together, we make a great pair." "Dudes can take it — it's giving them some game. I felt it could work on all levels."
The full song was leaked to the internet on April 9, 2007.
The beat was originally created for rapper Eve and featured Timbaland over a song called "Nothing to Say." On April 5, 2019, Eve revealed on The Talk (which she co-hosts) when working on Here I Am she revealed that beats originally intended for her album were sold to other artists by her label without her consent including "Nothing to Say" which became "Make Me Better."[1]
Music video
A video was released on May 23, 2007. You may watch it here. Roselyn Sánchez appears as Fabolous's love interest in the video. This video was premiered on BET on May 25, 2007. This video also includes the rapper Red Cafe and a guest star Dwight Freeney as a person who is challenged by a drunken man.
Chart Success
On the issue date of June 9, 2007 the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 96 and has peaked at number 8.[2] The single has spent 14 weeks at number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 Rap Tracks. This is a record for 2006 and 2007 on this chart.
In its January 2008 issue, VIBE Magazine named "Make Me Better" the best song of 2007 on its list of the top 44.[3]
Remixes
The official remix was produced by Drumma Boy & Atlanta DJ Greg Street and was called the "Greg Street Remix". There are 2 official versions of the remix, the main official remix features the group Jagged Edge & the second remix features Lil' Mo. The remix samples The Isley Brothers' "Between the Sheets".
Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon did an official remix to the song, the remix samples his 1995 track "Rainy Dayz" on Raekwon's verses.
^"Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
External links
Billboard Link
“Make Me Better” by Fabolous celebrates true love in Hip-Hop
January 21, 2023
make, better, third, single, from, fabolous, album, from, nothin, somethin, song, features, hook, produced, timbaland, single, fabolous, featuring, yofrom, album, from, nothin, somethin, releasedmay, 2007, global, recorded2007studiobrooklyn, york, united, stat. Make Me Better is the third single from Fabolous album From Nothin to Somethin The song features Ne Yo on the hook and is produced by Timbaland Make Me Better Single by Fabolous featuring Ne Yofrom the album From Nothin to Somethin ReleasedMay 15 2007 global Recorded2007StudioBrooklyn New York United States and Hollywood Los Angeles California United StatesGenreEast Coast hip hop R amp BLength4 13LabelDesert Storm Def JamSongwriter s John Jackson Timothy Mosley Shaffer SmithProducer s TimbalandFabolous singles chronology Return of the Hustle 2007 Make Me Better 2007 Baby Don t Go 2007 Contents 1 Song Content 2 Music video 3 Chart Success 4 Remixes 5 Track listings 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 References 8 External linksSong Content EditTimbaland is quoted as saying that the beat is unique sounding and the strings are so good that they will have to be used on future songs The strings are sampled from Sherine s Al Sa ban Aleh As for the lyrics Fabolous and Ne Yo tell ladies they are forces to be reckoned with on their own but with their ladies upgrading them they re that much better You want a girl that completes you and makes you better he explained You don t want a girl who brings more arguments and more bills You want a girl who when you re walking around with your tie crooked she fixes your tie That s the kind of woman I m looking for Whether she s a celebrity or non celebrity don t really matter You just need somebody you can connect with It touches so many places Fab added of the song It s a sexy record plus a swagger record an anthem record all in one I played it for a couple of dudes a week ago and they was like I mma tell my shorty that Yo shorty you make me better I m cool I m fly and sh but us together we make a great pair Dudes can take it it s giving them some game I felt it could work on all levels The full song was leaked to the internet on April 9 2007 The beat was originally created for rapper Eve and featured Timbaland over a song called Nothing to Say On April 5 2019 Eve revealed on The Talk which she co hosts when working on Here I Am she revealed that beats originally intended for her album were sold to other artists by her label without her consent including Nothing to Say which became Make Me Better 1 Music video EditA video was released on May 23 2007 You may watch it here Roselyn Sanchez appears as Fabolous s love interest in the video This video was premiered on BET on May 25 2007 This video also includes the rapper Red Cafe and a guest star Dwight Freeney as a person who is challenged by a drunken man Chart Success EditOn the issue date of June 9 2007 the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 96 and has peaked at number 8 2 The single has spent 14 weeks at number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 Rap Tracks This is a record for 2006 and 2007 on this chart In its January 2008 issue VIBE Magazine named Make Me Better the best song of 2007 on its list of the top 44 3 Remixes EditThe official remix was produced by Drumma Boy amp Atlanta DJ Greg Street and was called the Greg Street Remix There are 2 official versions of the remix the main official remix features the group Jagged Edge amp the second remix features Lil Mo The remix samples The Isley Brothers Between the Sheets Wu Tang Clan member Raekwon did an official remix to the song the remix samples his 1995 track Rainy Dayz on Raekwon s verses Track listings Edit1 Make Me Better Explicit Version 4 13 2 Make Me Better Clean Version 4 13 3 Make Me Better Greg Street Remix 5 26 4 Make Me Better Demo Edit 2 50Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2007 PeakpositionU S Billboard Hot 100 2 8U S Billboard Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs 2U S Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 1U S Billboard Pop 100 14U S Billboard Rhythmic Songs 1Canadian Hot 100 79Year end charts Edit Chart 2007 positionUS Billboard Hot 100 4 44US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 5 16US Rhythmic Billboard 6 5References Edit S9 E135 Apr 05 2019 April 5 2019 a b Fabolous f Ne Yo Make Me Better global chart positions and trajectories aCharts us Retrieved June 30 2007 The 44 Best Songs of 2007 Archived 2009 04 14 at the Wayback Machine Hot 100 Songs Year End 2007 Billboard Retrieved November 29 2019 Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Year End 2007 Billboard Retrieved November 29 2019 Rhythmic Songs Year End 2007 Billboard Retrieved November 29 2019 External links EditBillboard Link Make Me Better by Fabolous celebrates true love in Hip Hop Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Make Me Better amp oldid 1121020028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
