"Incomplete" is a song by American
R&B singer
Sisqó. It was released on June 13, 2000, as the third and final single from his first solo album, Unleash the Dragon (1999). 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 in the US, topping 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,[3] 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, and arranged by
Sisqó