If You Had My Love

Infobox Single
Name = If You Had My Love


Artist = Jennifer Lopez
Album = On the 6
B-side = "No Me Ames" (Tropical Remix)
Released = May 11, 1999
Format = CD single, CD maxi single, cassette single, 12" maxi single
Recorded = 1999
Genre = Dance-pop, R&B
Length = 4:25
Label = Epic
Writer = Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Cory Rooney
Producer = Darkchild
Certification = Platinum (RIAA)
Last single =
This single = "If You Had My Love"
(1999)
Next single = "No Me Ames"
(1999)

"If You Had My Love" is the lead single from Jennifer Lopez's debut album, "On the 6" (1999). Released in 1999, the single peaked at number one in the U.S., becoming Lopez's first number-one single; it also peaked at number four in the UK. The song is well-known for its voyeuristic music video.

ong information

The song was written by Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, and Cory Rooney and produced by Rodney Jerkins. In her debut single, Lopez is on the brink of sealing a relationship with a man she is interested in. However, before they can become a couple, she lays out some ground terms: she won't tolerate cheating and she needs to feel true love or it's "got to end". She also wonders if he knew if his love was untrue, would he lie to her and still call her "baby". Her insecurities build up to the point where Lopez questions, "If you had my love, and I gave you all my trust, would you comfort me?". The song is similar to another Rodney Jerkins production, the similarly titled "If I Gave You Love" by Chanté Moore.

"If You Had My Love" debuted on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 in the week of May 15, 1999, impressively jumping from number sixty-four to number eight two weeks later. The single reached the top spot on June 12, 1999, and stayed there for five consecutive weeks. The single was one of the most popular dance-pop singles of the summer of 1999, remaining on the top ten for fifteen weeks.

Music video

The music video—directed by Paul Hunter—begins with a man (Adam Rodriguez) logging onto his personal computer. When prompted by a search bar, he enters the term "Jennifer Lopez" and is redirected to a website, "Jennifer Lopez Online". Clicking on the link, he is then transported through the Internet (which is displayed by special effects emulating binary numbers). After arriving, a cloaked figure walks across a room filled with cameras recording action: it turns out to be Lopez in a hallway. From the privacy of his computer, the man then redirects to a new page where Lopez is now seen in the living room and crawling over a table.

The man is not alone in his voyeuristic actions as patrons of an Internet cafe and a little log logging in from WebTV also watchs Lopez. The man then clicks on a room showing Lopez in the bathroom. Worldwide, Lopez's feed is being streamed live to a nightclub and to other users with laptops. The man then clicks on the dance option and action is once again entered through the special effect binary. Lopez then proceeds to perform a series of dances (including jazz, house, and Latin soul) as the song moves into a remixed (Pablo Flores Remix) portion. The man makes a sexual gesture as he zooms in on Lopez's skirt.

He then raises the sexual intonation again by requesting a scene in which Lopez is taking a shower. Although she is never seen nude, this scene arouses him and he begins to touch himself. Garage workers who had been watching this are also aroused by Lopez and pay no attention to their burning car as they glue their eyes to the screen. A new user is introduced who enjoys Lopez so much that he throws his computer underwater and watches her there.

The video received four nominations at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards: Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video, and Best New Artist.

Track listings and formats

;CD single
#"If You Had My Love" (Pablo Flores Remix)
#"If You Had My Love" (Radio Edit)
#"If You Had My Love" (Dark Child Remix #1)
#"If You Had My Love" (Master Mix)
#"If You Had My Love" (Dark Child Remix #2)

;CD maxi single
#"If You Had My Love" (Radio Edit)
#"If You Had My Love" (Pablo Flores Remix Edit)
#"If You Had My Love" (Dark Child Remix Edit)
#"If You Had My Love" (Pablo Flores Remix)
#"If You Had My Love" (Dark Child Extended)
#"No Me Ames" (Tropical Remix) (duet with Marc Anthony)

;CD/cassette promo single
#"If You Had My Love"
#"No Me Ames" (Tropical Remix) (duet with Marc Anthony)

Charts

{| class="wikitable"!align="center"|Chart (1999)!align="center"|Peak
position
-
align="left"|New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart
align="center"|1
-
align="left"|Norwegian Singles Chart
align="center"|7
-
align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart
align="center"|9
-
align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart
align="center"|5
-
align="left"|UK Singles Chart [cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=27437 |title=Chart Stats – Jennifer Lopez – If You Had My Love |accessdate=2008-05-02 |work=Chart Stats]
align="center"|4
-
align="left"|United World Chart [cite web |url=http://www.mediatraffic.de/week32-1999.htm |title=United World Chart – singles & airplay – week 32 / 1999 |accessdate=2008-05-02 |work=Media Traffic]
align="center"|1
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100
align="center"|1
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
align="center"|6
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play
align="center"|5
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot Latin Tracks
align="center"|27

References

succession box
before = "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin
title = U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one single
years = June 12, 1999 – July 10, 1999
after = "Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Childsuccession box
before = "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer
title = Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
years = July 11, 1999 – July 25, 1999
after = "Last Kiss" by Pearl Jamsuccession box two to one
before1 = "Sometimes" by Britney Spears
title1 = Dutch Top 40 number-one single
years1 = July 17, 1999
after = "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega
before2 = "Beautiful Stranger" by Madonna
title2 = Finnish Singles Chart number-one single
years2 = July 24, 1999succession box
before = "Swear It Again" by Westlife
title = New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart number-one single
years = August 1, 1999
after = "Boom Boom Boom Boom" by Vengaboyssuccession box
before = "Wild Wild West" by Will Smith featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee
title = United World Chart number-one single
years = August 14, 1999 – September 4, 1999
after = "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega