"You" is a song by American
R&B artist
Lloyd, featuring rapper
Lil Wayne. It was the lead single from Lloyd's sophomore studio album, Street Love (2007). "You" was produced by Big Reese and Jasper Cameron, and recorded in their basement. Lloyd himself reportedly leaked the track to an
Atlanta radio station with the intention to receive
airplay.[1] Originally, the single featured Atlanta rapper Tango Redd, who was replaced with Lil Wayne before the official release.[2] Notably, the chorus of "You" features an interpolation of
Spandau Ballet's "
True" (1983).
On February 17, 2007, "You" became
Lloyd's first, and Lil Wayne's second, Top 10 single on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100, charting at No. 9 and becoming a radio favorite. The song also reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard's
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming both Lloyd and Lil Wayne's first number-one single on that chart. On the
UK Singles Chart, the single debuted on May 28, 2007, at No. 66 on download sales alone, before rising to the No. 45 position.
Music video
The
music video features
D. Woods, former member of the girl group
Danity Kane and Amanda Saintana Ceus, as the leading lady. The video was inducted into the U.S.
BET106 & Park video hall of fame, after spending sixty-five days on the countdown, thirty-four of which were at number one.
Remixes
The official remix (titled "I Want You (Remix)", track #15, on the album) features rappers
André 3000 (of
Outkast) and
Nas, with two previously unheard verses by Lloyd. On the remix's leaked radio version, Lloyd's second verse from the original version of the song is heard after the chorus rather than the newly recorded verse from the album.