Try Again

Try Again

Infobox Single
Name = Try Again


Artist = Aaliyah
from Album =
Released = March 2000
Format = CD, 12-inch single
Recorded = 1999
Genre = R&B, hip hop, pop
Length = 4:04
Label = Blackground/Virgin
Writer = Steve Garrett, Tim Mosley
Producer = Timbaland
Chart position =
Last single = "I Don't Wanna"
(2000)
This single = "Try Again"
(2000)
Next single = "Come Back in One Piece"
(2000)
Upper caption = Alternate cover

"Try Again" is a Grammy-nominated single by American singer Aaliyah.

ong History and release

The song was written by Stephen Garrett (Static Major) and Tim Mosley (Timbaland) and produced by Tim Mosley. It was the second single released from the "Romeo Must Die" soundtrack and written for the motion picture of the same name. The single was released to radio while "I Don't Wanna" was still at radio, "Try Again" had peaked by the time "I Don't Wanna" was phased out. "Try Again" was one of her most successful songs in both the American charts and the international charts. It was the first song ever to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 based solely on the strength of its radio airplay, without any single sales factored. After the song fell from number one, there was a 12" vinyl record released. "Try Again" eventually became a worldwide smash hit reaching the top in over 25 countries.

The song was covered in 2003 by German metal band Knorkator for their album "Ich hasse Musik", who turned the piece into a crushing orchestral industrial metal piece.

Promotion

While promoting the movie Romeo Must Die and the soundtrack of the film, Aaliyah performed this song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Rosie O'Donnell Show and Total Request Live.

Music video

The video starts when Jet Li enters a hall of mirrors and Aaliyah steps in wearing a revealing low-cut bra and tight low-rise leather pants. It also shows Timbaland. The making of the video and the video itself was featured Romeo Must Die DVD's Special Features. The director of the video was Wayne Isham with the choreography by Fatima Robinson. The Hall of Mirrors Room was inspired by Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon.

Awards and nominations

"Try Again" was nominated in 43rd Grammy Awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and two Soul Train awards for Best R&B/Soul Single and R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video. "Try Again" won two MTV awards for Best Female Video and Best Dance Video.

Release dates

*March 2000 (United States/ Radio)
*April 24 2000 (United Kingdom/ CD single)
*June 27 2000 (United States/ 12" vinyl single)
*July 10 2000 (United Kingdom/ Cassette)
*August 8 2000 (Netherlands/ CD single)
*February 19 2001 (United Kingdom/ 12" vinyl single)

Charts performance

"Try Again" entered the United World Chart at number thirty and on its second week it leaped to number 1, making it the "Largest Point Gainer" of that week.It stayed in the chart for 23 weeks. At the 2000 year end chart of UWC, it placed at number twenty seven and gained 3,834,000 points, being one of the most successful singles of 2000 worldwide.

In the Billboard Hot 100, it debuted in mid-March 2000 [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3037160&cdi=7555057&cid=03%2F18%2F2000 Aaliyah - Try Again March 18, 2000 issue of Hot 100] ] and it stayed there for fourteen weeks eventually topping the chart on the week of June 17 one.It stayed in the top 10 for a massive fifteen weeks and top one hundred for thirty-two weeks. It also peaked at number one Billboard Hot 100 Airplay for nine weeks. On the year-end chart of Billboard Hot 100, it was ranked twelve [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=411&cfgn=Year-end+Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3077257&cdi=9016387&cid=12%2F31%2F2000 Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales ] ] and ranked eighteen on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end chart [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=416&cfgn=Year-end+Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Songs&ci=3068514&cdi=8710804&cid=12%2F31%2F2000 Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales ] ] .

In UK Singles Top 75, it debuted and peaked at number five, staying in the top seventy-five for 29 weeks.

It peaked at number 8 [http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue566.PDF] in Australia.It ranked 51st on the year-end chart of ARIA Charts [ [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2000.htm ARIA 2000 Year-End Chart] ] .

In New Zealand, it reached the top.

In Germany, the song peaked at number five too. It stayed in the chart for twenty weeks. [ [http://www.chartsurfer.de/titeldetails/8070/try-again.html Try Again Details on www.chartsurfer.de] ] . The song became the 7th most successful song of Germany in 2000 [ [http://www.chartsurfer.de/jahresauswertung/single/de/top100/0/index.html Germany's Top 100 Songs of 2000] ] .

In France, the song reached the top of the charts on its seventh week. [ [http://www.ifop.com/europe/sondages/discannu/single00.stm 2000 France Year-End Chart] ] .

Peak positions

Certifications and sales

Miscellaneous

This song was covered by the German Heavy-Metal-Group Knorkator.A lo-fi cover version was also done by Danish musician Jesper Henriksen.

At the beginning of the song you can hear Timbaland pay an homage to Eric B. & Rakim's song "I Know You Got Soul" by rapping the line that opens the original song (with slight alterations) :

"It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you without a dope beat to step to."

Track listing

# "Try Again" – 4:04
# "Try Again" (Timbaland Remix) – 4:59
# "Try Again" (D'Jam Hassan Remix) – 5:28
# "Try Again" (Instrumental) – 4:43

References


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