Floetic (song)

"Floetic"
Single by Floetry
from the album Floetic
B-side"Say Yes (Timbaland remix)"
Released2002 (2002)
Genre
Length4:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Darren Henson
  • Keith Pelzer
Floetry singles chronology
"Floetic"
(2002) 		"Say Yes"
(2003)
Music video
"Floetic" on YouTube

"Floetic" is the debut single by Floetry, released in August 2002. It is from their debut studio album Floetic, and was written primarily by lead singer Marsha Ambrosius. The song contains a sample of the Jack Bruce cover of Mel Tormé's song "Born to Be Blue". It peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard R&B chart in 2002.[2]

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.[3]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Marc Klasfeld.[4]

Chart positions

Chart (2002)[2] Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 29

References

  1. ^ "Floetic - Floetry - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Floetry - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Rock On The Net: 45th Annual Grammy Awards - 2003". Rockonthenet.com. 23 February 2003. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  4. ^ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Floetry - "Floetic"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved 27 October 2014.


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