U Saved Me

U Saved Me is a gospel song by R. Kelly. Taken as the title track single from U Saved Me (a part of the Happy People/U Saved Me double disc album), it reached number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Hot R&B and Hip-Hop Songs charts. The song later appeared on Kelly's 2010 album, Epic.

"U Saved Me"
Single by R. Kelly
from the album Happy People/U Saved Me
ReleasedOctober 19, 2004
Recorded2003
GenreGospel
Length6:12 (Album version)
5:20 (Radio edit) [1]
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)Robert Kelly
Producer(s)R. Kelly
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Happy People"
(2004)		 "U Saved Me"
(2004)		 "So Sexy: Chapter II (Like This)"
(2004)

Music video

The music video was directed by Little X under his real name, Julien Christian Lutz.

Live performance

Kelly sang this song live for the first time at the 2005 Soul Train Awards Show.

Song content

Kelly narrates four real-life stories based on trials and tribulations of individuals and how they turned it over to God so that He can save them. The first verse describes a drunk driver who nearly lost his life in a car accident, the second verse describes a person on unemployment and has trouble looking for work, the third verse describes an 18-year-old drug dealer who was involved in a shootout when a drug deal went bad, and the fourth verse describes a person diagnosed with cancer who reached out to his mother to pray for him. In each situation, they were thankful to be given a second chance at life.

Charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart 42
Belgium (Ultratip)[2] 2
Dutch Singles Chart 40
German Singles Chart 49
France Singles Chart 40
Irish Singles Chart 13
Swiss Singles Chart 49
UK Singles Chart[3] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 52
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 14

Year-end charts
Chart (2004) Position
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[4] 61

Cover versions

References
  1. https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B00029CXKO/ref=mp_s_a_1_10?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅZÕÑ&qid=1483021734&sr=8-10&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=r.+kelly+happy+people
  2. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/185e/R.-Kelly-U-Saved-Me-_-Happy-People
  3. UK Singles Chart
  4. http://www.soulsystem.it/yend.asp?date=31/12/2004
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