Luv Me, Luv Me

"Luv Me, Luv Me"
Single by Shaggy featuring Samantha Cole
from the album Hot Shot
Released	July 25, 1998
Format	CD single, 12-inch single
Genre	Reggae fusion, pop, reggae
Length	3:30
Label	MCA, Geffen
Writer(s)	Orville "Shaggy" Burrell, Roy Hammond, Alexander Richbourg, Norman Whitfield, Terry Lewis
Producer	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Shaggy featuring Samantha Cole singles chronology
"Angel" (2001) "Luv Me, Luv Me" (2001) "Dance & Shout / Hope" (2001)

"Luv Me, Luv Me" is a song by Jamaican-American reggae singer Shaggy, released on July 25, 1998 as the third official single from his multi-platinum album Hot Shot. The song features vocals from American dance-pop singer-songwriter Samantha Cole.

Background

The song was originally recorded in 1998, as a collaboration between Janet Jackson and Shaggy for the soundtrack to the film How Stella Got Her Groove Back. The song originally sampled "Impeach The President" by The Honey Drippers^[1], and the chorus of Rose Royce's "Ooh Boy," sung by Jackson. However, when Shaggy announced he wanted to include the track on his next studio album, which would eventually become Hot Shot, Jackson's label, Virgin Records, withheld the rights to releasing her vocals for inclusion on Shaggy's album^[2], thus meaning that Shaggy had to re-record the song if he were include it on the album. Doing so, he re-recorded the song as a collaboration with Samantha Cole. This was the version included on Hot Shot and released a single. The music video for the song features Whoopi Goldberg, Regina King, Angela Bassett and Taye Diggs making cameos. The only release featuring the version with Janet Jackson is the How Stella Got Her Groove Back soundtrack. Shaggy later described working with Jackson as "the worst experience of his musical career", claiming Jackson "didn't want to co-operate" and was "a complete nightmare".^[3] The version featuring Samantha Cole appears on Shaggy's greatest hits compilation Mr. Lover Lover - The Best of Shaggy... Part 1.

Tracklisting

• UK

1. "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Featuring Samantha Cole) (Radio Mix) - 3:28
2. "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Featuring Samantha Cole) (Album Version) - 3:50
3. "It Wasn't Me" (Crash & Burn Remix) - 5:37

• Europe^[4]

1. "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Featuring Samantha Cole) (Radio Mix) - 3:28
2. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" - 3:14
3. "Angel" (Dancehall Remix) - 5:32
4. "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Featuring Samantha Cole) (Video)

• France

1. "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Featuring Samantha Cole) (Radio Mix) - 3:28
2. "Luv Me, Luv Me" (Featuring Samantha Cole) (Album Version) - 3:50
3. "Angel" (Dancehall Remix) - 5:32
4. "Angel" (Live Version) - 4:17

Chart performance

The United States Billboard changed its chart policies near the end of 1998, allowing tracks without a commercial release to chart on the Billboard charts. This resulted in the debut of "Luv Me, Luv Me" on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1998. However, the original Janet version hit number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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