"C'Mon" is a song by American singer
Mario
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. It was written by John "Jubu" Smith,
Joi Campbell
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Early life
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and her brother
Warryn Campbell
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for his debut
studio album
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''
Mario
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'' (2002), while production was helmed by the latter. The song contains elements from "
Think (About It)
"Think (About It)" is a funk song recorded by Lyn Collins and released as a single on James Brown's People Records in 1972. The recording was produced by Brown (who also wrote the song) and features instrumental backing from his band The J.B.' ...
" (1972) by soul singer
Lyn Collins
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A favorite ...
as well as excperts from "
It Takes Two" (1988) by hip hop duo
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
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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
Erik White
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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 "Think (About It)
"Think (About It)" is a funk song recorded by Lyn Collins and released as a single on James Brown's People Records in 1972. The recording was produced by Brown (who also wrote the song) and features instrumental backing from his band The J.B.' ...
" by Lyn Collins
Gloria Lavern Collins (June 12, 1948 – March 13, 2005), better known as Lyn Collins, was an American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s and for the influential 1972 funk single, "Think (About It)".
A favorite ...
and " It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock were an American Hip hop music, hip hop duo from Harlem, New York City. Rob Base is the stage name of Robert Ginyard (b. May 18, 1967) and DJ E-Z Rock was the stage name of Rodney "Skip" Bryce (1967–2014). They are best ...
.
*The Just Blaze radio mix of "C'Mon" contains excerpts from "Blues and Pants" as written by James Brown and Fred Wesley.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
2003 singles
Mario (singer) songs
Music videos directed by Erik White
2002 songs
J Records singles
Songs written by Warryn Campbell
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