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Don't Know What To Tell Ya by Aaliyah
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Artist Biography For Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton Was An American R&B And Pop Singer Dancer Fashion Model And Actress. Born In Brooklyn New York She Was Raised In Detroit Michigan Where She Attended Detroit School Of Performing Arts. She First Gained Recognition At The Age Of 10 When She Appeared On The Television Show Star Search And Performed In Concert Alongside Gladys Knight. At The Age Of 12 Aaliyah Signed With Jive Records And Her Uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records. She Released Her Debut Album Age Ain't Nothing But A Number The Album Sold Three Million Copies In The United States And Was Certified Double Platinum By The Recording Industry. Aaliyah Worked With Record Producers Timbaland And Missy Elliott For Her Second Album One In A Million Which Sold Three Million Copies In The United States And More Than Eight Million Copies Worldwide. In 2000 Aaliyah Appeared In Her First Film Romeo Must Die. She Contributed To The Film's Soundtrack Which Spawned The Single "Try Again". The Song Topped The Billboard Hot 100 Solely On Airplay Making Aaliyah The First Artist In Billboard History To Achieve This Goal. After Completing Romeo Must Die Aaliyah Filmed Her Role In Queen Of The Damned And Released In 2001 Her Self-Titled Third And Final Studio Album Which Topped The Billboard 200. Unfortunately The 22 Year Old Singer's Life Was Tragically Cut Short In A 2001 Plane Crash After Filming Her Video For "Rock The Boat" In The Bahamas. Aaliyah Became Famous In Her Own Right During The Mid-1990s With Several Hit Records From The Songwriting/production Team Of Missy Elliott And Timbaland And Their Associate Steve "Static" Garrett. Notable For Recording Several Hit Singles Including "One In A Million" And "Try Again" Aaliyah Has Sold Over 32 Million Records Total Worldwide Including Posthumous Releases. Two Posthumous Albums Have Been Released Since Haughton's Death I Care 4 U In December 2002 And Ultimate Aaliyah In April 2005 The Latter Of Which Was Released As A Box Set That Included Her Greatest Hits And A Documentary On Her Life. Haughton Also Ventured Outside Of Music Modeling For Tommy Hilfiger And Starring In Two Motion Pictures Romeo Must Die & Queen Of The Damned Before Her Untimely Death.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Don't Know What to Tell Ya
Aaliyah - I Care 4 U
"Don't Know What To Tell Ya" Is A Contemporary R&B Song With Middle Eastern Influences Recorded By Aaliyah Written By Timbaland And Steve "Static" Garrett And Produced By Timbaland. Released In Mid-2003 In European And Asian Market The Song Was The Second And Final Single From Aaliyah's First Posthumous Compilation Album I Care 4 U. In North America & Asia The Final Single Off The Album Was "Come Over". "Don't Know What To Tell Ya" Received Only A 12-Inch Single Release In The United States. "Don't Know What To Tell Ya" Is About A Broken Relationship. The Song Contains Uncredited Samples Of "Batwans Beek" By Algerian Singer Warda Al-Jazairia And "No Respect" By Kool Moe Dee For A Drum Pattern. In The Song Aaliyah Expresses Her View On How A Man Cannot Trust His Girlfriend And Keeps On Comparing Her To His Previous Lover "Don't Compare Me To Your Last One/I Can't Help That She Was A Fast One A Sassy One/I'm A Classy One". "Don't Know What To Tell Ya" Was Another Hit Single For Aaliyah In Europe And Asia Peaking In The Top Forty In Countries Such As China Ireland And Israel. The Music Video For "Don't Know What To Tell Ya" Was Directed By Marlon Boss And Incorporates Different Scenes From Most Of Aaliyah's Music Videos. It Received Airplay On MTV Base And MTV Germany. There Were Two Versions Of The Video One For The UK And One For Germany.
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Biography - Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton Was An American R&B And Pop Singer Dancer Fashion Model And Actress. Born In Brooklyn New York She Was Raised In Detroit Michigan Where She Attended Detroit School Of Performing Arts. She First Gained Recognition At The Age Of 10 When She Appeared On The Television Show Star Search And Performed In Concert Alongside Gladys Knight. At The Age Of 12 Aaliyah Signed With Jive Records And Her Uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records. She Released Her Debut Album Age Ain't Nothing But A Number The Album Sold Three Million Copies In The United States And Was Certified Double Platinum By The Recording Industry. Aaliyah Worked With Record Producers Timbaland And Missy Elliott For Her Second Album One In A Million Which Sold Three Million Copies In The United States And More Than Eight Million Copies Worldwide. In 2000 Aaliyah Appeared In Her First Film Romeo Must Die. She Contributed To The Film's Soundtrack Which Spawned The Single "Try Again". The Song Topped The Billboard Hot 100 Solely On Airplay Making Aaliyah The First Artist In Billboard History To Achieve This Goal. After Completing Romeo Must Die Aaliyah Filmed Her Role In Queen Of The Damned And Released In 2001 Her Self-Titled Third And Final Studio Album Which Topped The Billboard 200. Unfortunately The 22 Year Old Singer's Life Was Tragically Cut Short In A 2001 Plane Crash After Filming Her Video For "Rock The Boat" In The Bahamas. Aaliyah Became Famous In Her Own Right During The Mid-1990s With Several Hit Records From The Songwriting/production Team Of Missy Elliott And Timbaland And Their Associate Steve "Static" Garrett. Notable For Recording Several Hit Singles Including "One In A Million" And "Try Again" Aaliyah Has Sold Over 32 Million Records Total Worldwide Including Posthumous Releases. Two Posthumous Albums Have Been Released Since Haughton's Death I Care 4 U In December 2002 And Ultimate Aaliyah In April 2005 The Latter Of Which Was Released As A Box Set That Included Her Greatest Hits And A Documentary On Her Life. Haughton Also Ventured Outside Of Music Modeling For Tommy Hilfiger And Starring In Two Motion Pictures Romeo Must Die & Queen Of The Damned Before Her Untimely Death.
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"Don't Know What to Tell Ya" is a contemporary R&B song with Middle Eastern influences recorded by Aaliyah, written by Timbaland and Steve "Static" Garrett, and produced by Timbaland. Released in mid-2003 in European and Asian market, the song was the second and final single from Aaliyah's first posthumous compilation album, I Care 4 U. In North America & Asia, the final single off the album was "Come Over". "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" received only a 12-inch single release in the United States.
"Don't Know What to Tell Ya" is about a broken relationship. The song contains uncredited samples of "Batwans Beek" by Algerian singer Warda Al-Jazairia and "No Respect" by Kool Moe Dee for a drum pattern. In the song, Aaliyah expresses her view on how a man cannot trust his girlfriend and keeps on comparing her to his previous lover, "Don't compare me to your last one/I can't help that she was a fast one, a sassy one/I'm a classy one". "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" was another hit single for Aaliyah in Europe and Asia, peaking in the top forty in countries such as China, Ireland, and Israel.
The music video for "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" was directed by Marlon Boss and incorporates different scenes from most of Aaliyah's music videos. It received airplay on MTV Base and MTV Germany. There were two versions of the video one for the UK and one for Germany. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.