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Performed by: Jennifer Lopez
Written by: Lashawn Daniels; Fred Jerkins; Rodney Jerkins; Jennifer Lopez; Mark Cory Rooney

Credits: Daniels, Lashawn (Songwriter); Jerkins, Fred (Songwriter); Jerkins, Rodney (Songwriter); Lopez, Jennifer (Songwriter); Rooney, Mark Cory (Songwriter); CORI TIFFANI PUBLISHING (Publisher); EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. (Publisher); EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (Publisher); FRED JERKINS III PUBLISHING (Publisher); LASHAWN DANIELS PRODUCTIONS, INC. (Publisher); NUYORICAN PUBLISHING (Publisher); RODNEY JERKINS PRODUCTIONS INC (Publisher); SONY/ATV MELODY (Publisher); SONY/ATV SONGS LLC (Publisher)

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"If You Had My Love"
Single by Jennifer Lopez
from the album On the 6
B-side "No Me Ames" (Tropical Remix)
Released May 11, 1999
Format CD single, CD maxi single, cassette single, 12" maxi single
Recorded 1998
Genre Dance-pop, R&B
Length 4:25
Label Epic
Writer(s) Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Cory Rooney
Producer Darkchild
Certification (see certifications)
Jennifer Lopez singles chronology
"If You Had My Love"
(1999)		 "No Me Ames"
(1999)

"If You Had My Love" is the lead single from Jennifer Lopez's debut album, On the 6 (1999). Released in 1999, the single peaked at number one in the United States, becoming Lopez's first number-one single; it also peaked at number four in the United Kingdom. The song is well-known for its voyeuristic music video.

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Song information

The song was written by Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, and Cory Rooney and produced by Rodney Jerkins. In her debut single, Lopez is on the brink of sealing a relationship with a man she is interested in. However, before they can become a couple, she lays out some ground terms: she won't tolerate cheating and she needs to feel true love or it's "got to end". She also wonders if he knew if his love was untrue, would he lie to her and still call her "baby". Her insecurities build up to the point where Lopez questions, "If you had my love, and I gave you all my trust, would you comfort me?".

"If You Had My Love" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the week of May 15, 1999, jumping from number sixty-four to number eight two weeks later. The single reached the top spot on June 12, 1999, and stayed there for five consecutive weeks. The single was one of the most popular dance-pop singles of the summer of 1999, remaining on the top ten for fifteen weeks.

Music video

The music video, directed by Paul Hunter, begins with a man (Adam Rodriguez) logging onto his personal computer. When prompted by a search bar, he enters the term "Jennifer Lopez" and is redirected to a website, "Jennifer Lopez Online". Clicking on the link, he is then transported through the Internet (which is displayed by special effects emulating binary numbers). After arriving, a figure in white walks across a room filled with cameras recording action: it turns out to be Lopez in a hallway. From the privacy of his computer, the man then redirects to a new page where Lopez is now seen in the living room and crawling over a table.

The man is not alone in his voyeuristic actions as patrons of an Internet cafe and a little girl logging in from her own computer, watches Lopez, streaming live, on "Internet TV". The man then clicks on a room showing Lopez in the bathroom, singing whilst checking her reflection in the mirror. Worldwide, Lopez's feed is being streamed live to a nightclub and to other users with laptops. The man then clicks on the dance option and is once again entered through the special effect binary. Lopez then proceeds to perform a series of dances (including jazz, house, and Latin soul) as the song moves into a remixed (Pablo Flores Remix) portion. The man then zooms in on Lopez's skirt, as she dances to Latin music.

He then raises the sexual intonation again by requesting a scene in which Lopez is taking a shower (although she is never seen nude). Garage workers who had been watching this soon turn their heads to Lopez and pay no attention to their burning car as they glue their eyes to the screen. A new user is introduced, and it is implied that he throws his computer underwater to "turn down the heat" (so to speak). He then continues to watch her there.

The video received four nominations at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards: Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video, and Best New Artist.

Track listings and formats

CD single
  1. "If You Had My Love" (Pablo Flores Remix)
  2. "If You Had My Love" (Radio Edit)
  3. "If You Had My Love" (Dark Child Remix #1)
  4. "If You Had My Love" (Master Mix)
  5. "If You Had My Love" (Dark Child Remix #2)
CD maxi single
  1. "If You Had My Love" (Radio Edit)
  2. "If You Had My Love" (Pablo Flores Remix Edit)
  3. "If You Had My Love" (Dark Child Remix Edit)
  4. "If You Had My Love" (Pablo Flores Remix)
  5. "If You Had My Love" (Dark Child Extended)
  6. "No Me Ames" (Tropical Remix) (duet with Marc Anthony)
CD/cassette promo single
  1. "If You Had My Love"
  2. "No Me Ames" (Tropical Remix) (duet with Marc Anthony)

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[1] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 13
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[1] 9
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[1] 3
Canadian Singles Chart[2] 1
Dutch Top 40[3] 1
Finnish Singles Chart[1] 1
French Singles Chart[1] 4
German Singles Chart[4] 5
Irish Singles Chart[5] 8
Chart (1999) Peak
position
New Zealand Singles Chart[1] 1
Norwegian Singles Chart[1] 7
Swedish Singles Chart[1] 9
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 5
UK Singles Chart[6] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[2] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[2] 27

Certifications

Country Certifier Certification Sales
Australia ARIA Platinum[7] 70,000
France SNEP Gold[8] 321,000[9]
Germany IFPI Gold[10] 150,000
New Zealand RIANZ Gold[11] 7,500
Switzerland IFPI Gold[12] 25,000
United States RIAA Platinum[13] 1,000,000

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jennifer Lopez – If You Had My Love – swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Lopez&titel=If+You+Had+My+Love&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "On the 6 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9frxqykld0e~T31. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  3. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 29 – 1999" (in Dutch). Top 40. http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=29&jaar=1999. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  4. ^ "Musicline.de – Jennifer Lopez – If You Had My Love" (in German). Musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Lopez%2C+Jennifer/If+You+Had+My+Love/single. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts". IRMA. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  6. ^ "Chart Stats – Jennifer Lopez – If You Had My Love". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=27437. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles". ARIA. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1999.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
  8. ^ "Certifications Singles Or – année 1999" (in French). SNEP. September 16, 1999. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=1999&type=7. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
  9. ^ "Les Certifications (Singles) du SNEP (see "LOPEZ J.")" (in French). InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Single_Certif.php. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
  10. ^ "IFPI Germany – Gold/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=1&strSuche=If+You+Had+My+Love. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
  11. ^ "New Zealand Top 50 Singles (see "Chart #1170 – Sunday 1 August 1999")". RIANZ. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
  12. ^ "Swiss Certifications – Awards 1999". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1999. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
  13. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. June 2, 1999. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=If%20You%20Had%20My%20Love&artist=Jennifer%20Lopez&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
Preceded by
"Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin		 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
June 12, 1999 – July 10, 1999		 Succeeded by
"Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child
Preceded by
"Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer		 Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
July 11, 1999 – July 25, 1999		 Succeeded by
"Last Kiss" by Pearl Jam
Preceded by
"Sometimes" by Britney Spears		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
July 17, 1999		 Succeeded by
"Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega
Preceded by
"Beautiful Stranger" by Madonna		 Finnish Singles Chart number-one single
July 24, 1999
Preceded by
"Swear It Again" by Westlife		 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart number-one single
August 1, 1999		 Succeeded by
"Boom Boom Boom Boom" by Vengaboys
v • d • e
Jennifer Lopez
English-language albums
On the 6 (1999)  · J.Lo (2001)  · This Is Me... Then (2002)  · Rebirth (2005)  · Brave (2007)  · Love? (2010)
Spanish-language albums
Compilation albums
Music DVDs
movies and TV
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