Weak (SWV song)

"Weak"
Single by SWV
from the album It's About Time
B-side"I'm So into You"
ReleasedApril 16, 1993 (1993-04-16)[1]
Recorded1991
Length
  • 4:51 (album version)
  • 4:21 (single version)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Brian Alexander Morgan
Producer(s)Brian Alexander Morgan
SWV singles chronology
"I'm So into You"
(1992) 		"Weak"
(1993) 		"Right Here/Human Nature"
(1993)
Music video
"Weak" on YouTube

"Weak" is a song by American R&B vocal trio SWV from their debut studio album, It's About Time (1992). It was written and produced by Brian Alexander Morgan, who composed the lyrics based on a young person falling in love for the first time.[2] Inspired by his crush on singer Chanté Moore,[3] Morgan originally wrote the song for Charlie Wilson, but he later decided to give the song to SWV. Morgan later revealed that lead singer of SWV, Coko, did not like the song and gave him attitude during the recording of the single.[4] Coko, in turn, said that she did not like the song because she found it difficult to sing initially because the song forced her to do things she wasn't used to.[5]

"Weak" was released in April 1993 by RCA Records as the third single from the album. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in July 1993, as well as the Cash Box Top 100, and sold over one million copies domestically and was awarded a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also topped the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart for two weeks. Outside the US, the single reached number six on the New Zealand Singles Charts and number 33 on the UK Singles Chart. Billboard ranked the song at number 72 on their list of the "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference uscert was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Frederick, Brendan. "Interview: Brian Alexander Morgan, the '90s Mastermind Behind SWV, on His History & Return to Music". complex.com. Complex Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Frederick, Brendan (September 22, 2014). "Interview: Brian Alexander Morgan, the '90s Mastermind Behind SWV, on His History & Return to Music". Complex. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Greene, Andy (February 20, 2014). "The WTF Comeback of SWV". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "0:01 / 5:53 SWV "Weak" Official Lyrics & Meaning - Verified". Genius. Youtube. March 31, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.