Incomplete (Sisqó song)

"Incomplete"
Single by Sisqó
from the album Unleash the Dragon
B-side	"Thong Song"
Released	July 25, 2000
Format	Compact disc, vinyl record
Recorded	Autumn 1999
Genre	R&B
Length	4:12
Label	Def Soul 572644
Writer(s)	Montell Jordan, Anthony "Shep" Crawford
Producer(s)	Anthony "Shep" Crawford
Sisqó singles chronology
"How Many Licks?" (with Lil Kim) (2000) "Incomplete" (2000) "Can I Live? (2001)

"Incomplete" is a song recorded by American R&B artist Sisqó. It was released in July 2000 as the third single from his first solo album, Unleash the Dragon. Written by Def Soul artist Montell Jordan and Anthony "Shep" Crawford, and produced by Crawford, the song was Sisqó's biggest solo single, and his only number-one hit. The song was a number-one hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. "Incomplete" is also Sisqó's third and most recent Hot 100 Top 40 hit; within two years of its release, Sisqó would return to his role as Dru Hill's lead singer.

Background

Jordan says the song is "about a guy who literally had everything but without the girl his life would be incomplete".^[1] It was originally recorded by LaFace Records artist Sam Salter.^[2] Jordan and Crawford offered "Incomplete" to Sisqó in 1999, as he was recording his debut solo album. Sisqó wasn't particularly fond of the song, a slow ballad close in style to those he recorded as lead singer of Dru Hill, and had to be coerced into recording the composition.

Music video

"Incomplete" features Sisqó in the role of a rich and famous man who appears to have everything he wants in life, except for the love of the woman (played by LisaRaye McCoy) who left him some time ago. The song's music video, directed by Chris Robinson, depicts Sisqó as living a solitary life in a large mansion, and spending his free time remembering his happier times.

Personnel

• Lead vocals performed, produced, & arranged by Sisqó
• Background vocals performed by Shae Jones
• Written by Montell Jordan and Anthony "Shep" Crawford
• Produced by Anthony "Shep" Crawford

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2000–2001) Peak position Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 51 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 51 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 31 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 13 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 34 US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position US Billboard Hot 100[9] 25 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000[11]

Chart successions

See also

• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2000

References

1. http://youknowigotsoul.com/?p=16390
2. Video on YouTube
3. "Musicline.de – Sisqó Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Sisqó – Incomplete" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
5. "Swisscharts.com – Sisqó – Incomplete". Swiss Singles Chart.
6. "Archive Chart: 2000-12-16" UK Singles Chart.
7. "Sisqó – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Sisqó.
8. "Sisqó – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Sisqó.
9. "Billboard Top 100 - 2000". Retrieved 2010-08-31.
10. "American single certifications – Sisqo – Incomplete". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
11. "Best-Selling Records of 2000". Billboard (BPI Communications Inc.) 113 (6): 64. February 10, 2001. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 5, 2015.