"Only You" is the debut single from R&B group
112. It is the lead single from their
self-titled debut album. Both the original and the remix were released as singles. Q, Slim, and Mike share lead vocals on both versions of the song. The original features
The Notorious B.I.G., and the remix features both B.I.G. himself and
Mase
Mason Durell Betha (born August 27, 1975), better known by his mononym Mase (formerly Murda Mase and stylized as Ma$e), is an American rapper and minister. In the late 1990s, he recorded on the Bad Boy Records label alongside its founder Se ...
. The original contains a sample riff of "I Get Lifted" by KC and The Sunshine Band.
The song reached number one on two of
''Billboard'''s charts:
Hot Dance Singles Sales
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and
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (previously known as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay) is a chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the top R&B and hip hop songs in the United States, based on audience impressions from a panel of radio stations monitored ...
.
[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=Only+You+112&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Submit&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH ] The song made its debut at number thirteen on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on July 27, 1996, spending 39 weeks total on the chart.
The song was performed when the band guest-starred in two episodes of the UPN Sitcom ''
Moesha
''Moesha'' () is an American television sitcom that aired on UPN from January 23, 1996, to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Denise Mitchell, an African-American teenager living with her upper middle class fami ...
''.
Music video
The video was shot in the heart of
Time Square
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. The video features 112, Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy & latest Bad Boy signee at the time Mase rapping in front of a crowd. Cameos are made by
Lil' Cease,
Stevie J
Steven Aaron Jordan (born November 2, 1971) Note: Live HHS link goes to error page, but copy-pasting the URL works. is an American DJ, record producer, and television personality. One of the most successful record producers of the mid-to-late 19 ...
and Keisha from
Total.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
1996 debut singles
1996 songs
112 (band) songs
The Notorious B.I.G. songs
Mase songs
Bad Boy Records singles
Songs written by Sean Combs
Songs written by the Notorious B.I.G.
Hip hop soul songs
Songs written by Slim (singer)
Songs written by Quinnes Parker
Songs written by Daron Jones
Songs written by Stevie J
Songs written by Mase
Songs written by Harry Wayne Casey
Songs written by Richard Finch (musician)
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