Diary (Alicia Keys song)

"Diary"
Single by Alicia Keys featuring Tony! Toni! Toné!
from the album The Diary of Alicia Keys
ReleasedMay 24, 2004 (2004-05-24)[1]
Genre
Length4:44
LabelJ
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys singles chronology
"If I Ain't Got You"
(2004) 		"Diary"
(2004) 		"My Boo"
(2004)
Music video
"Diary" on YouTube

"Diary" is a song by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys from her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). Written by Keys and Kerry Brothers, Jr. and produced by Keys, the song features the American group Tony! Toni! Toné! on bass, piano, guitar, organ and Wurlitzer, while Jermaine Paul provides uncredited additional vocals. It was released on May 24, 2004, as the album's third single. At one time, "Diary" had been released as a double A-side with "If I Ain't Got You".[4]

"Diary" was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 2005 Grammy Awards. The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Its Hani remixes topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart in late 2004.[5]

  1. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1556. May 21, 2004. p. 25. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Bennett, Jessica (December 2, 2023). Alicia Keys' 'The Diary Of Alicia Keys' Songs, Ranked. Vibe. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Easlea, Daryl (2009). Alicia Keys The Diary of Alicia Keys Review. BBC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Alicia Keys – If I Ain't Got You/Diary". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
  5. ^ Easlea, Daryl (2009). Alicia Keys The Diary of Alicia Keys Review. BBC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2024.