"C'Mon" is a song by American singer

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. It was written by John "Jubu" Smith,

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and her brother

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for his debut

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'' (2002), while production was helmed by the latter. The song contains elements from "

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" (1972) by soul singer

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as well as excperts from " It Takes Two" (1988) by hip hop duo

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. Due to the excperts, Base is also credited as a songwriter under his birth name Robert Ginyard. "C'Mon" was released as the album's third and final single on January 14, 2003.

Music video

The music video for "C'Mon," directed by

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, shows Mario dancing with backup dancers.Mario - C'mon

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Track listing

Notes * signifies a remix producer Sample crdits *The album version of "C'Mon" contains elements from "

" by

and " It Takes Two" by

. *The Just Blaze radio mix of "C'Mon" contains excerpts from "Blues and Pants" as written by James Brown and Fred Wesley.

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References

2003 singles Mario (singer) songs Music videos directed by Erik White 2002 songs J Records singles Songs written by Warryn Campbell {{2000s-R&B-song-stub