Me & U

Infobox Single
Name = Me & U


Artist = Cassie
Album = Cassie
Released = June 2006
Format = Digital download (U.S.)
Recorded =
Genre = R&B, pop, soul
Length = 3:12
Label = Bad Boy, NextSelection
Writer = Ryan Leslie
Producer = Ryan Leslie
Certification = Platinum
This single = "Me & U"
(2006)
Next single = "Long Way 2 Go"
(2006)

"Me & U" is an R&B–pop song by Cassie, and produced by Ryan Leslie for her eponymous debut album, "Cassie" (2006). It was released as the album's first single in 2006 and reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 later that year. It remained in the top forty for nearly five months.

The song's "Bad Boy" remix features Sean "Diddy" Combs and Yung Joc and the song's "The Inc" remix features Ja Rule and Harry-O. The single has been a successful debut as a top three single in the U.S., a top five single in New Zealand, a top ten hit in the UK, Ireland, France, and European Union EURO 200, and a top twenty song in Australia, the Philippines, and Poland. A remix featuring Ray-J was also created. There are also remixes featuring Ryan Leslie, Young Blaze, The Ying Yang Twins, Streetz & Young Deuces,Maino, Dons & Tricosta, Lil Fizz, and a club dance version featuring 50 Cent.Fact|date=February 2008 This song is featured on "DANCE! Online", a multiplayer online casual rhythm game.

The single was certified platinum by the RIAA on December 14, 2006 and went on to gather just under 2.5 million points on the United World Chart's 2006 single chart [ [http://www.mediatraffic.de/year-end-tracks.htm Global Track Chart ] ] . [http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/pdf/2006Certifications.pdf]

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Remixes

*Me & U (Bad Boy Remix) features Sean "Diddy" Combs and Yung Joc
*Me & U (NextSelection Remix) features Ryan Leslie and has a different instrumental
*Me & U (The Inc Remix) features Ja Rule and Harry-O
*Me & U (Remix) features Ray-J
*Me & U (Reggaeton Remix) features Hector "El Father"
*Me & U (Siik Remix) is a mashup with Ratatat's Crips off the album Ratatat

There are also remixes featuring Ryan Leslie, Young Blaze, The Ying Yang Twins, Streetz & Young Deuces,Maino, Dons & Tricosta, Lil Fizz, and a club dance version featuring 50 Cent. [citation needed]

Music video

In the music video, Cassie comes in with her phone which is playing part of the chorus to "Me & U" while improvising some lyrics that were not in the original song. She puts the song on and begins to dance and sing along, hurting herself while doing a spinning move, changing her outfit, and then being able to successfully complete the spinning move later on. The video is directed by Norwegian-born director Ray Kay.

In July 2006 an unreleased, low budget and suggestive video for "Me & U" appeared on YouTube. This video was in stark contrast to the more polished video that was shown on mainstream media outlets. Initially, it was removed from most websites but continued to appear on file sharing networks and eventually appeared again on the internet. Cassie has gone on record to denounce the original video (directed by Little X), which depicts her singing to an unidentified male at a night club before taking him to a hotel room where Cassie is depicted kneeling below him while caressing his genital region and then unbuckling his pants in night vision. Cassie's management maintains that the low-budget, risqué version was released only for European audiences.

Charts

The single became Cassie's most popular single to date, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 a short while after the song was released. It also reached the top of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In the UK, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number twenty-three and, within a week's time, rose to and peaked of number six, remaining there for a week before dropping down to number nine. The song also did well around the rest of Europe, including France, Germany, Poland and Ireland.

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