And I

"And I" is a song written by American R&B singer Ciara, and produced by Adonis Shropshire for Ciara's first album, Goodies (2004). It was released as the album's fourth and final single on August 30, 2005.[2]

For other uses, see And I (disambiguation).
"And I"
Single by Ciara
from the album Goodies
ReleasedAugust 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) (U.S.)
RecordedPhoenix Ave. Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
GenreR&B
Length3:53
LabelLaFace, Sho'nuff
Songwriter(s)Ciara Harris
Adonis Shropshire[1]
Producer(s)Adonis Shropshire
Ciara singles chronology
"Like You"
(2005)		 "And I"
(2005)		 "So What"
(2006)

The song was originally the third choice for the fourth single. Ciara has mentioned in an interview that "Thug Style", "Hotline" or "Pick up the Phone" would be the fourth single, but when Ciara suggested "And I" to executives at her previous record label LaFace, they were unhappy because they wanted "Next to You" to be the fourth single.

Chart performance

At the time of the US release of "And I", Ciara's collaboration with Bow Wow, "Like You", and her collaboration with Missy Elliott, "Lose Control", were at the height of their popularity. "And I" peaked at 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 27 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, which were poor positions compared to those attained by the first three singles from the album Goodies. It was not released outside North America because of this.

Music video

The music video for "And I", directed by the Fat Cats, is loosely based on the 1992 film The Bodyguard with Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. It takes place in a forest and on the set of a music video. Carmelo Anthony, playing Ciara's boyfriend, is flirting with another woman while Ciara is filming her music video. When Ciara's bodyguard takes her to visit her boyfriend in her trailer, he opens the door and sees the boyfriend kissing another woman. The bodyguard tells her not to go inside. When she realizes he has been cheating on her, Ciara sits on a log under lights that have been rigged to fall on her. (Earlier in the video, a man had been acting strangely whilst Ciara was signing autographs.) Her bodyguard saves her just before the lights fall and Ciara holds him in her arms.

Format and track listing
  • Promotional CD
  1. "And I" (Album version)
  2. "And I" (Instrumental)

Charts
Chart (2005)[3] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 96
US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs (Billboard) 27

References
  1. ASCAP entry for song
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2010-01-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Ciara - Billboard Artist Chart History
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