When You Look at Me

"When You Look at Me" is a song by American singer Christina Milian. It was written by Milian, Christin Karlsson, Nina Woodford, Fredrik Odesio and Henrik Jonback, and produced by Bloodshy & Avant for her self-titled debut album. The song served as the album's second single outside the United States, and became a major hit throughout Australia and Europe, reaching the top 10 in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

"When You Look at Me"
Single by Christina Milian
from the album Christina Milian
B-side"AM to PM"
ReleasedJune 17, 2002 (Europe)
July 2, 2002 (US)
Recorded2001
Genre
Length3:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Christina Milian
  • Christin Karlsson
  • Nina Woodford
  • Fredrik Odesio
  • Henrik Jonback
Producer(s)Bloodshy & Avant
Christina Milian singles chronology
"AM to PM"
(2001)		 "When You Look at Me"
(2002)		 "Dip It Low"
(2004)
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Writing

Milian used her school days as inspiration when writing the song. Milian said that "when I was growing up, I found people were always trying to label me. The first day of school it would be like 'Here comes this girl all dressed up. She thinks she's all that' and they didn't even know me. The message behind 'When You Look at Me' is never judge a book by its cover."[1]

Music video

The video was shot on March 2, 2002 in Los Angeles and was directed by Billie Woodruff. In the video, Milian dances in four different costumes and in different rooms. One costume is a white, short sleeved blouse with a pink mini-skirt and is featured in an area with pink and white walls. She is then seen in a blue room, with some jean material on the wall as wallpaper, dancing in with some background dancers. She is wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt. Next, she is shown in an orange room, wearing an orange camisole and orange pants, with a lot of male background dancers in white behind her. After this, she is seen in a small red room, sitting on a couch, wearing a red and black pashmina with her hair long and straight. The music video ends with a reprisal of the chorus, and switching between all four rooms.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "When You Look at Me."

CD maxi - Europe
  1. "When You Look at Me" (radio edit) — 3:45
  2. "When You Look at Me" (Bloodshy remix) — 2:58
  3. "AM to PM" (Groove Chronicles main mix) — 5:36
  4. "When You Look at Me" (music video)
UK Cassette Single
  1. "When You Look At Me" (Album Version) - 3:42
  2. "When You Look At Me" (Agent X Remix feat. Romeo) - 5:41
CD single - Promo
  1. "When You Look at Me" (radio edit) — 3:45

Charts and sales

References
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