"Change Me" is the first single from
Ruben Studdard
Ruben Studdard (born September 12, 1978) is an American singer and actor. He rose to fame as winner of the second season of ''American Idol'' and received a Grammy Award nomination in 2003 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his recording of ...
's third album ''
The Return''. The song is produced by
The Underdogs and written by Luke Boyd,
Tank
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engin ...
, Steve Russell,
Damon Thomas,
Harvey Mason, Jr.
Harvey Jay Mason Jr. (born June 3, 1968) is an American record producer, songwriter, movie producer and current CEO of The Recording Academy. He has written and produced songs for artists including Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Deniece Wil ...
, and Antonio Dixon. The song follows Ruben complaining about his girlfriend trying to change what he's become. The song peaked at number 94 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number eighteen on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Music video
The video shows Studdard dealing with his girlfriend (played by
America's Next Top Model Cycle 5 contestant
Bre Scullark
Brittany "Bre" Scullark (born April 26, 1985) is an American fashion model and actress. She became the last eliminated on ''America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5''.
Early life
Scullark was born in Harlem, New York. She began swimming competitively ...
) trying to change him from his celebrity life. Scenes in the video show her spending his credit card on a dining with her friends, and having the movers take his recording equipment into the garage.
A part of the song: "What if I talked about your face in the morning. 'Cause we know that you ain't cute in the morning," matches the girlfriend waking up with a bad hair day. They both become distraught like him signing autographs around her, and blocks her face during a party. The ending has Ruben packing her belongings in her luggage case and shows her the door out.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
2006 singles
2006 songs
Ruben Studdard songs
J Records singles
Songs written by Damon Thomas (record producer)
Songs written by Harvey Mason Jr.
Song recordings produced by the Underdogs (production team)
Songs written by Antonio Dixon (songwriter)
Songs written by Tank (American singer)
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