I'm Glad

Infobox Single
Name = I'm Glad


Artist = Jennifer Lopez
Album = This Is Me... Then
B-side =
Released = July 1, 2003
Format = CD single, DVD single, 12" single
Recorded = 2002
Genre = Pop, R&B, soul
Length = 3:42
Label = Epic
Writer = Jennifer Lopez, Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver, mrDEYO, J.B. Weaver, Jr.
Producer = Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver
Certification =
Last single = "All I Have"
(2002)
This single = "I'm Glad"
(2003)
Next single = "Baby I Love U!"
(2004)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Type = single


Lower caption = CD 2 cover Extra album cover 2


Lower caption = DVD single cover

"I'm Glad" is the third single from Jennifer Lopez's third studio album, "This Is Me... Then" (2002). Released in 2003, it did not follow the success of her previous two singles, peaking at number thirty-two on the "Billboard" Hot 100, though its remixes by Paul Oakenfold, Ford, and Murk became club hits in the United States, propelling the song to number four on the Hot Dance Club Play. The song samples Schoolly D's 1986 song "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?".

Music video

The music video was directed by David LaChapelle. The choreography by Jeffrey Hornaday was adapted from his work for the 1983 film "Flashdance" starring Jennifer Beals, whose character, Alexandra Owens, is also a construction worker by day and an exotic dancer at night. Lopez wore an outfit similar to that Beals wore in the actual film and she also stated that this was one of her most complicated videos and that a lot of effort was put in it. The video received four nominations at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards: Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Choreography, and Best Art Direction.

The recreation of scenes from "Flashdance" led Maureen Marder—whose life was the inspiration for the storyline of the film—to sue Lopez, Sony Corporation, and Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement in November 2003, claiming the video was an unauthorized depiction of her life story. [cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jenniferlopez/articles/story/5936040/lopez_sued_over_im_glad |title=Lopez Sued Over "I'm Glad" |accessdate=2008-08-16 |last=Devenish |first=Colin |date=November 14, 2003 |work=Rolling Stone] The lawsuit was dismissed in June 2006. [cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/13/BAGJSJD89U1.DTL |title=Inspiration for 'Flashdance' loses appeal for more money |accessdate=2008-08-16 |last=Herel |first=Suzanne |date=June 13, 2006 |work=San Francisco Chronicle]

Track listings and formats

;CD 1
#"I'm Glad" – 3:42
#"I'm Glad" (Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Remix) – 5:49
#"I'm Glad" (Ford's Siren Club Mix) – 5:30
#"All I Have" (Ignorants Mix featuring LL Cool J) – 4:02

;CD 2
#"I'm Glad" – 3:42
#"I'm Glad" (J-Lo Vs. Who Da Funk Main Mix) – 7:21
#"I'm Glad" (Murk Miami Mix) – 8:00
#"I'm Glad" (Video)

Charts

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040413004153/http://davidlachapelle.com/press/nytimes2.shtml "The New York Times" article about the music video]