"With Me" is a song recorded by American group Destiny's Child for their eponymous debut studio album (1998). The song was produced by

Jermaine Dupri Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and DJ. Early life Jermaine Dupri Mauldin was born on September 23, 1972, the son of Tina (Mosley) and Michael ...

and Manuel Seal Jr., and contains elements of

Master P Percy Robert Miller Sr. (born April 29, 1967), known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record executive, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as ...

's song "Freak Hoes". According to the group, "With Me" was written as an

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to Usher's " You Make Me Wanna...". "With Me" was released on April 20, 1998, as the second and final single from ''Destiny's Child'' by Columbia Records. Critically acclaimed, it was a moderate commercial success, peaking at number 19 on the

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Music video

The accompanying

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for "With Me" was directed by

Darren Grant Darren Grant is an American television, film and music video director. He has directed over eighty music videos for mostly R&B and hip hop artists. In 2005, Grant directed his debut film Tyler Perry's '' Diary of a Mad Black Woman''. In 2008, ...

, who directed Destiny's Child's previous two music videos for " No, No, No", and used the song's Part 1. The group's members appear in four different settings: Beyoncé appears as a mermaid in a bluish water scene,

LaTavia Roberson LaTavia Marie Roberson (born November 1, 1981) is an American R&B singer. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as an original member of the R&B group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During her time as ...

appears as a genie in an orange-colored room,

Kelly Rowland Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During the gr ...

is a giantess in a city nightclub, and

LeToya Luckett LeToya Nicole Luckett (born March 11, 1981) is an American R&B singer and actress. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a founding member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. As a me ...

is a "spider-woman" climbing a web made of metal chains with a purple background. The members appear together in gray outfits in one scene and in red dresses in a dark room covered with eyes.

also appears, watching the women in a slideshow. Beyoncé's younger sister

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makes a cameo as well.

Commercial performance

In the United States, "With Me" was ineligible to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and

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due to its airplay-only release, as '' Billboard''s rules at the time allowed only commercially-available singles to chart. Consequently, "With Me" managed to enter only the

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and

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charts, peaking at numbers 36 and 35, respectively. "With Me" entered the

on July 11, 1998, at number 19, which became its peak. In the Netherlands, the song peaked at number 83 on the

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, spending three weeks on the chart.

Track listings and formats

European maxi and UK CD1 singles #"With Me" (Part 1) (featuring JD) – 3:27 #"With Me" (Part 2) (featuring Master P) – 4:14 #"With Me" (Part 1) (instrumental) – 3:28 #"Second Nature" – 5:09 UK CD2 single #"With Me" (Full Crew Radio Version) – 3:42 #"With Me" (Full Crew Revocaled Radio Version) – 3:55 #"With Me" (Full Crew Main Mix W/Rap) – 4:03 #"With Me" (Full Crew Main Mix No Rap) – 4:03 US promotional CD single #"With Me" (Part 2) (radio edit) (featuring Master P) – 3:36 #"With Me" (Part 2) (no rap) (featuring Master P) – 2:39 #"With Me" (Part 1) (album version) (featuring JD) – 3:27 #"With Me" (Part 3) (UK mix radio edit) (featuring Full Crew) – 3:53 #"With Me" (Part 4) (UK mix with rap) (featuring Full Crew) – 4:03 #"With Me" (Part 2) (instrumental) – 4:14 #"With Me" (Part 4) (instrumental) – 4:03 #"With Me" (Part 2) (Callout Hook #1) – 0:10 #"With Me" (Part 2) (Callout Hook #2) – 0:05 #"With Me" (Part 3) (Callout Hook #1) – 0:10 #"With Me" (Part 3) (Callout Hook #2) – 0:05

Charts

Release history

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:With Me (Destiny's Child Song) 1998 singles Destiny's Child songs Music videos directed by Darren Grant Song recordings produced by Jermaine Dupri Songs written by Manuel Seal Songs written by Jermaine Dupri Songs written by Beyoncé Songs written by Kelly Rowland Songs written by LeToya Luckett 1998 songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by LaTavia Roberson