"Luv Me, Luv Me" is a song by Jamaican-American

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singer

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. It was first released on 25 July 1998 with Janet Jackson credited as a featured artist. The song was re-recorded in 2000 with

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's vocals after Jackson's label withheld the song from being included on Shaggy's next album. It was released on 31 May 2001 as the third official single from his 2000 album '' Hot Shot''.

History

The song was originally recorded in 1998, as a collaboration between Janet Jackson and Shaggy for the soundtrack to the film ''

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''. The song originally sampled "Impeach The President" by The Honey Drippers, and the chorus of

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" sung by Jackson. The music video for the song features

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, Angela Bassett and

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making cameos. Shaggy later described working with Jackson as "the worst experience of his musical career", claiming Jackson "didn't want to co-operate" and was "a complete nightmare". The version of the song with Janet Jackson was originally released on the ''

'' soundtrack. However, when Shaggy announced he wanted to include the track on his next studio album, which would eventually become '' Hot Shot'', Jackson's label,

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, withheld the rights to releasing her vocals for inclusion on Shaggy's album, thus meaning that Shaggy had to re-record the song if he were to include it on the album. Doing so, he re-recorded the song as a collaboration with Samantha Cole. This was the version included on ''Hot Shot'' and released as a single. The version featuring Janet Jackson was later re-released on Shaggy's greatest hits compilation '' Mr. Lover Lover – The Best of Shaggy... Part 1''.

Chart performance

'' Billboard'' changed its chart policies near the end of 1998, allowing tracks without a commercial release to chart on the ''Billboard'' charts. This resulted in "Luv Me, Luv Me" debuting on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in December 1998 due to airplay alone. It eventually peaked at number seventy-six, ending Janet Jackson's record-breaking streak of 18 consecutive top 10 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Track listings

* UK # "Luv Me, Luv Me" (featuring Samantha Cole) (Radio Mix) – 3:28 # "Luv Me, Luv Me" (featuring Samantha Cole) (Album Version) – 3:50 # "

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" (Crash and Burn Remix) – 5:37 * Europe # "Luv Me, Luv Me" (featuring Samantha Cole) (Radio Mix) – 3:28 # "

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" (Dancehall Remix) – 5:32 # "Luv Me, Luv Me" (featuring Samantha Cole) (Video) * France # "Luv Me, Luv Me" (featuring Samantha Cole) (Radio Mix) – 3:28 # "Luv Me, Luv Me" (featuring Samantha Cole) (Album Version) – 3:50 # "Angel" (Dancehall Remix) – 5:32 # "Angel" (Live Version) – 4:17

Charts

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Year-end charts

References

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