"When I See U" debuted at number ninety-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2007. It was Fantasia's first to enter the chart since "Free Yourself" in 2005. The song peaked at number thirty-two on the chart, becoming more successful than Fantasia's first single, "Hood Boy", which failed to chart.[5] It also reached number one for nine weeks on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "When I See U" was Fantasia's first single to reach the top ten on the chart since "Free Yourself" in 2005, and her first single to top the chart.[5] The song spent 58 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart, the 13th longest running song in the chart's history.[6] It is also credited with re-energizing sales of Fantasia, causing the album to re-enter the top 100 of the Billboard 200 chart.
In September 2007, "When I See U" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay chart, making it Fantasia's fifth chart topping recurrent hit on the Hot 100 section (single and airplay).[7] It was announced in December 2009 by Billboard magazine that "When I See U" was the eighth biggest hit of the decade on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[8]
Music videoedit
The video was shot by director Lenny Bass on March 26, 2007. It premiered on BET's Access Granted April 25, 2007 and on Yahoo! Music on April 26. The music video debuted on BET's top ten video countdown show 106 & Park on May 9.
The video begins with Fantasia singing on a rooftop, with scenes of her taking a bath in a tub interceding. After that, she walks to meet her love interest (NFLrunning back, Larry Johnson, who at the time played for the Kansas City Chiefs). At the end of the music video, she finally meets him and they embrace and, eventually, kiss. The video fades out on a shot of the stars and moon. Throughout the video, people in love are shown, ranging from children in their "puppy love" stages to elderly couples who have been married a long time.
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This article is about the Fantasia song For other uses see When I See You disambiguation When I See U is a song recorded by American singer Fantasia Barrino for her second studio album Fantasia 2006 It written by Louis Biancaniello Waynne Nugent Erika Nuri Kevin Risto Janet Sewell Sam Watters and produced by Midi Mafia along with Mzmeriq A R amp B ballad 1 2 3 it was released to positive reviews by critics as the album s second single in April 2007 Its digital release spawned several remixes three of which featured rappers Remy Ma Young Jeezy Lumidee B G and Polow da Don When I See U Single by Fantasiafrom the album FantasiaReleasedApril 17 2007 2007 04 17 GenreR amp BLength3 37LabelJSongwriter s Louis Biancaniello Waynne Nugent Erika Nuri Kevin Risto Janet Sewell Sam WattersProducer s Midi Mafia MzmeriqFantasia singles chronology Hood Boy 2006 When I See U 2007 Only One U 2007 Upon release it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart and spent a year on the chart one of only fourteen songs in history to achieve that feat It was eventually ranked eighth on the chart s decade end ranking 4 In December 2007 When I See U earned two Grammy Award nominations for Best Female R amp B Vocal Performance and Best R amp B Song It lost in both categories to Alicia Keys No One at the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony Contents 1 Chart performance 2 Music video 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Certifications 5 See also 6 ReferencesChart performance edit When I See U debuted at number ninety nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2007 It was Fantasia s first to enter the chart since Free Yourself in 2005 The song peaked at number thirty two on the chart becoming more successful than Fantasia s first single Hood Boy which failed to chart 5 It also reached number one for nine weeks on Billboard s Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart When I See U was Fantasia s first single to reach the top ten on the chart since Free Yourself in 2005 and her first single to top the chart 5 The song spent 58 weeks on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop chart the 13th longest running song in the chart s history 6 It is also credited with re energizing sales of Fantasia causing the album to re enter the top 100 of the Billboard 200 chart In September 2007 When I See U hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay chart making it Fantasia s fifth chart topping recurrent hit on the Hot 100 section single and airplay 7 It was announced in December 2009 by Billboard magazine that When I See U was the eighth biggest hit of the decade on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart 8 Music video editThe video was shot by director Lenny Bass on March 26 2007 It premiered on BET s Access Granted April 25 2007 and on Yahoo Music on April 26 The music video debuted on BET s top ten video countdown show 106 amp Park on May 9 The video begins with Fantasia singing on a rooftop with scenes of her taking a bath in a tub interceding After that she walks to meet her love interest NFL running back Larry Johnson who at the time played for the Kansas City Chiefs At the end of the music video she finally meets him and they embrace and eventually kiss The video fades out on a shot of the stars and moon Throughout the video people in love are shown ranging from children in their puppy love stages to elderly couples who have been married a long time Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2007 PeakpositionNew Zealand Airplay RMNZ 9 91US Billboard Hot 100 10 32US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 11 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2007 PositionUS Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 12 2Chart 2008 PositionUS Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 13 74Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 14 Gold 400 000 United States RIAA 15 Mastertone Gold 500 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone See also editList of number one R amp B singles of 2007 U S References edit Fantasia to perform in Shreveport with Robin Thicke The Bonfyre September 9 2019 Fantasia Headlines with Robin Thicke amp Bonfyre at The Microsoft Theater LA Live Dec 6 November 20 2019 Fantasia Performs New Song Shine for Tamron Hall s Upcoming Talk Show September 4 2019 Billboard Decade End charts permanent dead link a b Billboard Charts U 2 Billboard 1 Top Hip Hop and R amp B Songs amp Singles Charts Billboard com www billboard com Archived from the original on 2009 12 24 RadioScope100 August 5 2007 RadioScope New Zealand RadioScope August 5 2007 Archived from the original on May 25 2010 Retrieved May 29 2020 Fantasia Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Fantasia Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Year End 2007 Billboard Retrieved February 18 2021 Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Year End 2008 Billboard Retrieved February 19 2021 British single certifications Fantasia When I See U British Phonographic Industry Retrieved September 24 2023 American single 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