"Tell Me" | ||||
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Single by Melanie B | ||||
from the album Hot | ||||
Released | 25 September 2000 | |||
Recorded | March 2000 | |||
Studio | The Record Plant (Los Angeles) | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 4:33 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
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Producer(s) | Fred Jerkins III | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Tell Me" on YouTube |
"Tell Me" is a song by English singer Melanie B from her debut solo album Hot (2000). It was written by Melanie B in collaboration with LaShawn Daniels and Fred Jerkins III, and produced by the latter. It was released as the lead single from the album in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2000, by Virgin Records. "Tell Me" is an R&B song whose lyrics are directed at the singer's former husband, Jimmy Gulzar. The track received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its production.
"Tell Me" was commercially successful, debuting at its peak position of number four on the UK Singles Chart, while topping the UK Hip Hop/R&B chart; it has sold a total of 109,000 copies in the region as of June 2017, becoming the singer's third biggest selling solo single. "Tell Me" also peaked at number seven in Scotland and reached the top 20 in Belgium's Flemish and Walloon regions. Nigel Dick directed a music video that depicts Melanie B accompanied by her dancers. To further promote "Tell Me", she performed the track on televised shows and events.