"When You're Mad" is a song by American singer-songwriter
Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. Regarded as a leading figure of Contemporary R&B#2000s, 2000s R&B music, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, includi ...
. It was written by Ne-Yo and
Shea Taylor for Ne-Yo's debut album, ''
In My Own Words
''In My Own Words'' is the debut studio album of American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo. It was released by Def Jam Recordings on February 28, 2006. Conceived following his songwriting breakthrough with " Let Me Love You" for fellow R&B singer Mario in ...
'' (2006), while production was overseen by Taylor. Released as the album's third single in March 2006, the song peaked at number 15 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached the top five on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart. Worldwide, "When You're Mad" charted only in Australia, peaking at number 81 in November 2006.
Composition
The song was recorded in the key of
F major
F major is a major scale based on F, with the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat.Music Theory'. (1950). United States: Standards and Curriculum Division, Training, Bureau of Naval Personnel. 28. Its relati ...
(written in
G major
G major is a major scale based on G (musical note), G, with the pitches G, A (musical note), A, B (musical note), B, C (musical note), C, D (musical note), D, E (musical note), E, and F♯ (musical note), F. Its key signature has one sharp (music ...
) with a
tempo
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of 87 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of B
maj9C/EF, and Ne-Yo's vocals span from C
4 to G
5.
Music video
The video features Ne-Yo and his girlfriend on a beach-like area. His girlfriend continuously shown to be angry at him, as different girls who see him are flirting with him. Ne-Yo also invites his girlfriend to a photo shoot, but she ends up getting mad because the photos require him to have women draped over him. At the end, his girlfriend is shown angry again. Ne-Yo gives the camera a wink and makes his way over to her. Throughout the video, during the pre-chorus and chorus, the video shows various women (and one little girl) expressing anger. The music video on
YouTube
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has received over 35 million views as of May 2024.
Track listings
US 12-inch single
:A1. "When You're Mad" (main)
:A2. "When You're Mad" (instrumental)
:B1. "
So Sick Remix" (main)
:B2. "So Sick Remix" (instrumental)
Australian CD single
# "When You're Mad" – 3:42
# "When You're Mad" (instrumental) – 3:42
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2006 singles
2006 songs
Def Jam Recordings singles
Ne-Yo songs
Song recordings produced by Shea Taylor
Songs written by Ne-Yo
Songs written by Shea Taylor