going to vote for "heartbroken" since no one else will and it deserves a vote.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RloQjDU_AKI
― / (The Brainwasher), Thursday, 26 August 2010 02:09 (thirteen years ago) link
I think "Try Again" was maybe slightly overrated at the time - mainly because lots of rock critic types (myself included) jumped onto Timbaland/Aaliyah between 1998 and 2000 and "Try Again" was the first new thing from them - but I get the impression its rep has receded slightly to a level more appropriate to its actual status as excellent but not best-thing-ever.
― Tim F, Thursday, 26 August 2010 02:10 (thirteen years ago) link
iirc "acid squelches!!!"
― NOT FUNNY NEEDS MORE GUCCI (deej), Thursday, 26 August 2010 02:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Tough call between "More Than a Woman" and "We Need a Resolution"
― 'ello govna, Thursday, 26 August 2010 02:16 (thirteen years ago) link
instinct-voted "we need a resolution" but should have gone with "if your girl only knew" for being the first time timbo blew my mind
― king boy swag (The Reverend), Thursday, 26 August 2010 04:38 (thirteen years ago) link
"one in a million" is my standard answer, but tbh i don't think this is possible.
― christopher dullan (Tape Store), Thursday, 26 August 2010 04:55 (thirteen years ago) link
"try again" is brilliant because of the narrative and behind-the-game perspective she gives, not the ~acid squelches~
but yeah it tends to be the favourite of people who were disappointed that aaliyah had, like, ballads on it - you can't roll your eyes hard enough at them
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 August 2010 07:58 (thirteen years ago) link
I get the impression its rep has receded slightly to a level more appropriate to its actual status as excellent but not best-thing-ever
idk, i think it might even win this due to the usual annoying silent-majority shit
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 August 2010 07:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 30 August 2010 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link
i probably won't end up voting for it but <3 don't know what to tell ya
― horseshoe, Monday, 30 August 2010 23:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Not heard Heartbroken before. Nice.
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:18 (thirteen years ago) link
okay just for the "silent majority" crack, I'm voting for "Try Again"
― Squirrel! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:35 (thirteen years ago) link
is it okay if i love the acid squelches -- such a dope beat
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I would go for 'that somebody' but I have a problem with the baby noises.
― Vasco da Gama, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:49 (thirteen years ago) link
crazy talk
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
it's just aural vomit to me
― Vasco da Gama, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 01:00 (thirteen years ago) link
no its aural baby noises
― NOT FUNNY NEEDS MORE GUCCI (deej), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 02:01 (thirteen years ago) link
i had that problem w/ it for like 10 years, so i understand even if i'm no longer actively annoyed by it. used to also hate "try again" for a long time.
― bernard goony (The Reverend), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 02:28 (thirteen years ago) link
i still kind of hate "try again" but "hate" is too strong a word. don't really get why it's so loved tbh.
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 02:56 (thirteen years ago) link
I mourn the loss of this gifted woman, her music means so much to me.
― mo radalj, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:01 (thirteen years ago) link
"Are You That Somebody?" no question
― Gucci, ME (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:06 (thirteen years ago) link
"We Need a Resolution"
― Eric H., Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:16 (thirteen years ago) link
― bernard goony (The Reverend), Monday, August 30, 2010 10:28 PM (Yesterday)
weird i dunno i was like 10 when this song came out but it was just the biggest thing, everyone liked it. even now i can't think of a legit criticism against it. nb it's not even in my top 3 or anything but it's still nice
― max skim (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:31 (thirteen years ago) link
are you that somebody vs if your girl only knew.. i voted for the first one, but it's close!
also overlooked of her songs: loose rap. though timbaland didn't produce it, was written by static major. one of my favorites.
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:33 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah loose rap is nice but if we're talking non-hits from the self-titled it's all about "it's whatever" - that song slays me no matter how many times i play it
― max skim (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:35 (thirteen years ago) link
xxp the singles from one in a million were my introduction to her and i loved those. i pretty much hated late-90s r&b production for a long time tho, always sounded very dry and cold compared to the mid-90s sound i grew up with and still wanted and those two aaliyah singles epitomized that. it's taken me until quite recently to come around to that era of r&b in general.
― bernard goony (The Reverend), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:38 (thirteen years ago) link
some day you'll be abt 'more than a woman'
― max skim (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:42 (thirteen years ago) link
"Are You That Somebody" because I've never met another song that still possesses all its original power from when I first heard it, at age 8, to now.
― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 05:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Like most things are compromised in some way by time and overplay. But not that song.
― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 05:14 (thirteen years ago) link
tbh 'more than a woman' kinda sounded like zelda music when i first heard it :-/
― NOT FUNNY NEEDS MORE GUCCI (deej), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 05:58 (thirteen years ago) link
oof try again vs more than a woman vs r u that somebuddy
― 69, Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:32 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark
^^^
think i'll vote "try again" just cuz i'm afraid it'll get overlooked vs. everything else. what a collection of songs, tho.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 12:48 (thirteen years ago) link
oops just read the thread, i didn't even know "try again" was the default. i figured that to be "are you that somebody" or something.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 12:52 (thirteen years ago) link
i love this remix of "are you that somebody?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGYAkMj38mo
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 14:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link
really wishing i did vote for "if your girl only knew" now
― bernard goony (The Reverend), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 23:38 (thirteen years ago) link
woah i was pretty sure "we need a resolution" would win. it's what i voted for anyway
― max skim (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 00:20 (thirteen years ago) link
ok i am happy with these results
― some dude, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 00:44 (thirteen years ago) link
i always forget to vote in the v important polls :(
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 02:13 (thirteen years ago) link
probably would have voted i care 4 you
imo u shoulda broken the 2nd place tie
― NOT FUNNY NEEDS MORE GUCCI (deej), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 02:24 (thirteen years ago) link
troo; one in a million is a lot better than try again
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 02:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Are You Feelin' Me? not getting one vote kinda lame.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 03:28 (thirteen years ago) link
"if your girl only knew" only getting ONE vote is...surprising
"i care 4 u" so underrated ;_;
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 07:42 (thirteen years ago) link
voted "Are You That Somebody?" because that was the one that really made me pay attention, but "If Your Girl Only Knew" was my second choice. Sad it only got one vote.
― trippin lookin at my portfolio (billy), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 14:21 (thirteen years ago) link
"4 page letter" is so pretty
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 4 December 2010 00:31 (thirteen years ago) link
rip babygirl
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 4 December 2010 00:35 (thirteen years ago) link
how did "one in a million" & "hot like fire" & "4 page letter" not crack the hot 100 at all btw
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 4 December 2010 00:38 (thirteen years ago) link
remember hearing both OiaM and 4PL on hip-hop/R&B radio a lot
― for the next throbbing minutes (corey), Saturday, 4 December 2010 00:51 (thirteen years ago) link
As many Hot 100 chart policies have been modified over the years, one rule always remained constant: songs were not eligible to enter the Hot 100 unless they were available to purchase as a single. However, on December 5, 1998 the Hot 100 changed from being a "singles" chart to a "songs" chart. During the 1990s, a growing trend in the music industry was to promote songs to radio without ever releasing them as singles. It was claimed by major record labels that singles were cannibalizing album sales, so they were slowly phased out.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 4 December 2010 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
ah, well that explains it
i was looking at the airplay numbers and seriously had no idea what was going on
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 4 December 2010 00:54 (thirteen years ago) link
how did try again not win...?
― kolakube (Ross), Monday, 8 January 2018 22:02 (six years ago) link
because people correctly surmised that are you that somebody is better?
― porg and bess (voodoo chili), Monday, 8 January 2018 22:38 (six years ago) link
How did Try Again get as many votes as One In A Million is what I want to know
― i know kore-eda (or something), Monday, 8 January 2018 22:40 (six years ago) link
"we need a resolution" was a bit life-changing for me in ways that i currently struggle to describe
― dyl, Monday, 8 January 2018 23:15 (six years ago) link
tough to argue with these results
― k3vin k., Monday, 8 January 2018 23:15 (six years ago) link
If Timbaland used a real baby pic.twitter.com/Mm8ZESKsBH— yasb∞gie (@yasboogie) August 31, 2022
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 31 August 2022 16:43 (one year ago) link