Floetic (song)

"Floetic"
Single by Floetry
from the album Floetic
B-side "Say Yes" (Timbaland remix)[1]
Released 2002 (2002)
Format 12", CD
Recorded 2002 (2002)
Genre Neo soul
Length 4:06
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Darren Henson
  • Keith Pelzer[3]
Floetry singles chronology
"Floetic"
(2002)		 "Say Yes"
(2003)
Floetic track listing
"Big Ben"
(1)		 "Floetic"
(2)		 "Ms. Stress"
(3)
Music video
"Floetic" on YouTube

"Floetic" is a song by performed by Floetry, issued as the lead single from their debut studio album of the same name. It was written primarily by lead singer Marsha Ambrosius, and it contains a sample of the Jack Bruce cover of Mel Tormé's song "Born to Be Blue".[4] The song peaked at #29 on the Billboard R&B chart in 2002.[5]

In 2003, the song was nominated for Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best Urban/Alternative Performance, but lost to "Love of My Life" by Erykah Badu and Common; and "Little Things" by India.Arie, respectively.[6]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Marc Klasfeld.[7]

Chart positions

Chart (2002)[5] Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 29

References

  1. ↑ "Floetry - Floetic (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Floetic - Floetry - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Floetry - Floetic (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Floetic - Floetry - WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Floetry - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Rock On The Net: 45th Annual Grammy Awards - 2003". Rockonthenet.com. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Floetry - "Floetic"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved October 27, 2014.

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