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You Owe Me (Nas song)

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"You Owe Me"
Single by Nas featuring Ginuwine
from the album Nastradamus
Released1999
Recorded1999
Genre
Length4:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Timbaland
Nas singles chronology
"Hot Boyz"
(1999) 		"You Owe Me"
(1999) 		"I've Got to Have It"
(2000)
Ginuwine singles chronology
"It Wasn't Me"
(1999) 		"You Owe Me"
(1999) 		"There It Is"
(2001)

"You Owe Me" is a song by Nas featuring Ginuwine, released by Ill Will and Columbia Records in 1999 as the second single from the former's fourth studio album, Nastradamus (1999). Nas wrote the song with Static Major and Timbaland, the latter of whom also produced it.

"You Owe Me" was a hit on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number thirteen, and it was also a minor hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 59. A music video directed by David Meyers was also released; it featured cameo appearances from Destiny's Child and DMX.[1][2][3] The song has been referenced by Jay-Z in "Blueprint 2", and also by J. Cole in his track "Let Nas Down".[4][5]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
Germany (GfK)[6] 87
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 100
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 59
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 13

Year-end charts

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Chart (2000) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 48

References

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  1. ^ Attaway, Kenneth (October 2006). In the Arms of Baby Hop. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781425971069.
  2. ^ "The 10 Worst Nas Songs10. Nas f/ Ginuwine "You Owe Me" (1999)". Complex. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Dyson, Michael Eric; Daulatzai, Sohail (December 29, 2009). Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic. Basic Books. ISBN 9780786727650.
  4. ^ "J. Cole On 'Born Sinner' And Having 'Done A Lot For Hip-Hop'". Huffpost. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "J. Cole - Let Nas Down Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Nas feat. Ginuwine – You Owe Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Nas feat. Ginuwine – You Owe Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nas Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Nas Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "2000 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-56. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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