"I'm So into You" is a song by American
R&B vocal trio
SWV
SWV (Sisters with Voices) is an American R&B vocal trio from New York City whose members are Cheryl "Coko" Gamble, Tamara "Taj" George, and Leanne "Lelee" Lyons. Formed in 1988 as a gospel group, SWV became one of the most successful R&B ...
from their debut studio album, ''
It's About Time'' (1992). Written and produced by
Brian Alexander Morgan, the song was released in January 1993 by
RCA Records
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as the second
single
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from the album. It was commercially successful, becoming their first top-10 single in the United States, peaking at number six on both the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and
''Cash Box'' Top 100. It also reached number two on the ''Billboard''
Hot R&B Singles
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chart and was certified
platinum
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) for sales and streaming figures exceeding 1,000,000 units.
Critical reception
Simon Reynolds
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Reynold ...
from ''
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'' complimented the production as "amazing, an irresistibly compulsive phuture-phunk mélange of slick
soul
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melody turbo-boosted with
hip hop
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beats." Pan-European magazine ''
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'' described it as a "poignant
swingbeat
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tune". Andy Beevers from ''
Music Week
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'' rated it four out of five and named it Pick of the Week in the category of Dance, writing, "This excellent single from the teenage female trio,
Sisters With Voices
SWV (Sisters with Voices) is an American R&B vocal trio from New York City whose members are Cheryl "Coko" Gamble, Tamara "Taj" George, and Leanne "Lelee" Lyons. Formed in 1988 as a gospel group, SWV became one of the most successful R&B ...
, has been the most in-demand US import for the past couple of weeks. Its not hard to see why with its combination of tight soul harmonies and supremely funky mixes from
Teddy Riley
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and Allen Gordon." He concluded that it "should go a long way towards establishing them as a tougher alternative to
En Vogue
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."
Track listings
* UK CD single
# "I'm So into You" (Allstar's Drop Check Dance Mix)
# "I'm So into You" (Allstar's 12" Drop Mix)
# "I'm So into You" (Teddy's Extended Mix)
# "I'm So into You" (Allstar's Drop Radio Mix)
# "I'm So into You" (Teddy's Radio Mix)
* US CD maxi single
# "I'm So into You" (Teddy's Radio Mix) – 4:35
# "I'm So into You" (Teddy's Radio Mix With Rap) – 4:16
# "I'm So into You" (Allstar's Drop Radio Mix) – 4:47
# "I'm So into You" (Allstar's 12" Drop Mix For Radio) – 5:15
# "I'm So into You" (Allstar's Drop Check Dance Mix) – 5:51
# "I'm So into You" (Teddy's Extended Mix With Rap) – 5:05
# "I'm So into You" (Teddy's Instrumental Bonus) – 5:33
# "I'm So into You" (Radio Remix With Rap) – 4:12
* US cassette single
:A1: "I'm So into You" (Original Radio Version/Video Version) – 4:07
:A2: "I'm So into You" (12" Funky Club Mix) – 6:21
:B1: "I'm So into You2 (The Funkstrumental Vocal Dub Mix) – 6:10
:B2: "SWV (In the House)" – 3:00
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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1992 songs
1993 singles
Music Week number-one dance singles
RCA Records singles
Songs written by Brian Alexander Morgan
SWV songs