"It's All About You (Not About Me)" is the first single from

Tracie Spencer Tracie Monique Spencer (born July 12, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter. Spencer first came to attention in 1987, when the then 11-year-old won the junior vocalist competition on the television show ''Star Search''. Spencer soon signed a ...

's third album, '' Tracie''. The single was released on May 25, 1999. It was written by Heavynn, Karlin, and Schack. This was Spencer's first single since " Love Me" in 1992. A

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Chart information

"It's All About You (Not About Me)" was a successful comeback single for Spencer, hitting #6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and #18 on the

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Music video

The music video was directed by

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Weekly charts

References

1999 songs Tracie Spencer songs Music videos directed by Francis Lawrence Songs written by Soulshock 1999 singles Capitol Records singles Songs written by Kenneth Karlin Song recordings produced by Soulshock and Karlin {{1990s-R&B-song-stub