I Tried (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony song)

Infobox Single
Name = I Tried


Artist = Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Akon
from Album = Strength & Loyalty
B-side = "Bumps in the Trunk"
Released = February 16 2007
Format = Digital download
Recorded =
Genre = Hip hop, R&B, Ballad
Length = 4:49
Label = Interscope, Full Surface
Writer =
Producer = Akon
Certification = Platinum (RIAA)
Chronology = Bone Thugs-n-Harmony singles
Last single = "Don't Stop" / "Fire" (2006)
This single = "I Tried" (2007)
Next single = "Lil L.O.V.E." (2007)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Akon singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Don't Matter" (2007)
This single = "I Tried" (2007)
Next single = "We Takin' Over" (2007)

"I Tried" (also known as "I Tried (So Hard)") is a song by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Akon, released as the first single from their album "Strength & Loyalty". Akon produced and is featured on the song. The song is about the struggles that the members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Akon went through on the streets. There is also an arranged remix that features Tupac Shakur. (There are different arranged remixes with different verses of Tupac and his verses and place of the verse depends on the remix)

Chart performance and music video

The song entered the "Billboard" charts in the issue dated April 7, 2007. It debuted at number eighty-two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on the issue date April 14 2007 and has so far reached number six.

On March 7 2007, the music video officially debuted on Yahoo! and other websites. On December 31 of the same year, the video appeared at number 89 on BET's "Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2007" countdown.

Track listing

A-side

*"I Tried" (featuring Akon)
*#Clean –4:51
*#Dirty –4:51
*#Instrumental –4:51
*#A capella –4:33

B-side

*"Bumps in the Trunk" (featuring Swizz Beatz)
*#Dirty –4:25
*#Instrumental –4:24
*#A capella –4:26

Remixes

*"I Tried (Remix)" (featuring Tupac Shakur)
*"I Tried (s3xiin3ssal3xiis Remix)" (featuring Bizzy Bone)
*"I Tried (Runaway Statue Remix)" (featuring Eazy-E)
*"That's Life (I Tried remix)" by Lil' Ray
*"I Tried (Los Remix)" featuring Akon, Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.)
*"I Tried (Ultamite Victory Remix)" (featuring Eazy-E, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Bizzy Bone, Flesh-n-Bone & Lil' Ray)

Charts

ales

The single has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

References

External links

* [http://duanelawton.com/?p=15 “I Tried” by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony explore the everyday struggles of young troubled males.]
* [http://www.gotuit.com/gtv/index.html?c=Music&p=87293&s=1517145 Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Akon "I Tried So Hard" music video on Gotuit Music]
* [http://www.musicvideoblock.com/Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony/I-Tried-Song-40357756.html "I Tried So Hard" music video]

Remixes

* There is also a remix of the song available at http://youtube.com/watch?v=d0RNszVKY3k