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Post by H.A.T.E. U on Jan 11, 2008 22:48:41 GMT -5
As the first single from Ashanti's third album, Concrete Rose, "Only U" peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song marked the first time an Ashanti lead single failed to top any Billboard chart, and it even had a bad video to go along with it. You may remember seeing Ashanti in a horror movie-esque blue lighting, which made her look like a ghost at the beginning of the video. You may also remember seeing her in the shower and the wacky dance routine she did at the end of the video. Like the dark video, the song's lackluster performance signaled gloomy times ahead for Ashanti's music career.
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Post by AFRO SAMURAI on Jan 11, 2008 23:49:18 GMT -5
Awful.
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Post by Someone Like You on Jan 11, 2008 23:52:20 GMT -5
One of her better singles.
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Post by duh5 on Jan 11, 2008 23:54:55 GMT -5
I agree, one of her better singles. It would have sounded better with a stronger singer. The video is good by her standards.
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Post by hidizzyguy on Jan 12, 2008 1:34:51 GMT -5
I thought this song was very good, even with her vocals... even though the production is what stood out, at the time she was one of the few mainstream "rougher" chicks that could handle it...
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Post by tozion on Jan 12, 2008 7:41:03 GMT -5
This is terrible. She had better songs on the album too. She hasn't released anything decent since "Rain On Me".
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Jan 12, 2008 13:23:51 GMT -5
lol i like this.
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Post by breakthrough on Jan 12, 2008 13:50:59 GMT -5
HOT. Most of the album was solid.
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Post by breakthrough on Jan 12, 2008 13:52:53 GMT -5
Oh and her dancing to this was priceless. The karate kick in the air.....the hair swinging.....the monkey arms.....MESS.
I remember when she performed it on 106 and Park...she was like dancing hard as hell and the audience didn't care. But then she got to the end of the song and started doing all this POSING and the audience starts ROARING "Go Shanti! Go Shanti!" I was on the floor.
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Post by luisro on Jan 12, 2008 13:53:32 GMT -5
I remember the "live" performance she did on TRL and that one too. This was HOT.
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Post by duh5 on Jan 12, 2008 13:54:50 GMT -5
LMAO, the dancing was horrific. I remember during the making of, the choreographer said he got the dance moves straight from Africa. He straight up lied to Ashanti, during one part, it looks like they're playing red rover.
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Post by Grenade on Jan 12, 2008 14:00:15 GMT -5
The production is the highlight on this song. The vocals and lyrics were terrible.
The video was good minus the dancing. LMAO.
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Post by Phoenix on Jan 12, 2008 19:22:03 GMT -5
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Post by H.A.T.E. U on Jan 12, 2008 22:46:25 GMT -5
Oh and her dancing to this was priceless. The karate kick in the air.....the hair swinging.....the monkey arms.....MESS. I remember when she performed it on 106 and Park...she was like dancing hard as hell and the audience didn't care. But then she got to the end of the song and started doing all this POSING and the audience starts ROARING "Go Shanti! Go Shanti!" I was on the floor. I've never seen that one, but I've seen the one at the Vibe Awards, where her dancing was atrocious. youtube.com/watch?v=PcYBbBqIULoThe funny moments start around 2:50. That hair whipping and hand-holding with the backup dancers and that WEIRD hands-to-the-back move she makes right after that is hilarious.
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Post by H.A.T.E. U on Jan 13, 2008 17:56:30 GMT -5
Does anyone remember the Herbal Essence ad she did? She reworked this song for it. "Only u can make me feel...smooth as silk!" LMAO.
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Post by luisro on Jan 13, 2008 18:33:31 GMT -5
Oh and her dancing to this was priceless. The karate kick in the air.....the hair swinging.....the monkey arms.....MESS. I remember when she performed it on 106 and Park...she was like dancing hard as hell and the audience didn't care. But then she got to the end of the song and started doing all this POSING and the audience starts ROARING "Go Shanti! Go Shanti!" I was on the floor. I've never seen that one, but I've seen the one at the Vibe Awards, where her dancing was atrocious. youtube.com/watch?v=PcYBbBqIULoThe funny moments start around 2:50. That hair whipping and hand-holding with the backup dancers and that WEIRD hands-to-the-back move she makes right after that is hilarious. OMG LMFAO horrible. CONCRETE ROSE wtf was that about?
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Post by Grenade on Jan 13, 2008 23:29:17 GMT -5
LMFAO!!
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Post by Dance In The Dark on Jan 20, 2008 23:29:02 GMT -5
The production is the highlight on this song.
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Post by Lil' Bit on Jan 21, 2008 1:13:57 GMT -5
The production is the highlight on this song. Yes, I like the instrumental.
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