- Bed (song)
Infobox Single
Name = Bed
Artist =J. Holiday
from Album =Back of My Lac'
B-side =
Released =June 19 ,2007 (U.S. )
Format =Digital download
Recorded = 2007
Genre =R&B
Length = 4:35
Label = Music Line Group/Capitol Records
Writer = Terius Nash
Producer = Los Da Mystro
Certification =
Last single = "Be with Me"
(2006)
This single = "Bed"
(2007)
Next single = "Suffocate"
(2007)"Bed" is a song by American
R&B singerJ. Holiday . It is the second single released from his debut album "Back of My Lac' ". The song was produced by Los Da Mystro and written byThe-Dream . [ [http://concreteloop.com/2007/07/artist-spotlight-j-holiday-takes-you-to-bed ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: J. HOLIDAY TAKES YOU TO BED!] ] There are many remixes of the song."Bed" debuted on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 in the issue week ofJuly 4 ,2007 at number 89 and has peaked at number 5. [cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/27026|title=J. Holiday - Bed: Chart Positions|accessdate=August 04|accessyear=2007] It was number 1 on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for five weeks in a row. The single has also debuted onBET 's "106 & Park " countdown at number 9 on TuesdayJuly 31 ,2007 . On Wednesday,August 15 ,2007 , "Bed" hit number one on its 11th day on the countdown. J. Holiday also performed "Bed" on "106 & Park" onAugust 17 ,2007 ."Bed" hit #1 on 106 & Park 8 days total and was on the countdown for 45 days total. It also peaked at #7 on MTV's TRL spending a few days on the countdown. "Bed" was also performed on "Showtime at the Apollo " along with the single "Suffocate". This song was #70 on "Rolling Stone "'s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. [No byline ( December 11 ,2007 ). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/18 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] "Rolling Stone". Retrieved2007-12-21 ] The video for "Bed" was ranked the #11 video of 2007 onBET's Notorized .Music video
The
music video for "Bed" was directed by Jonathan Mannion. The video starts with J. Holiday in a tour bus. Not long after he goes to a motel where he is singing the first verse. There are scenes of the female that he is singing about though she is not present with him. The first verse also consists of a scene of Holiday singing on a brown wall. Eventually he packs his things and is walking down a deserted road and soon gets to an automobile store and buys a car. He drives to his girlfriend's (video model Jennifer also seen in Omarion's "O" Video) house and she jumps up and hugs him. He picks up his plane tickets and leaves in a taxi, leaving the car he bought at his girlfriend's house.Track listing
#"Bed" (Album Version)
#"Bed" (Radio Edit)
#"Bed" (Instrumental)
#"Bed" (Official Remix featuringJa Rule &Trina )
#"Bed" (Remix featuringNina Sky )
#"Bed" (Remix featuringChingy )
#"Bed" (Remix featuringJermaine Dupri )
#"Bed" (So So Def Remix featuringChingy ,Jermaine Dupri &Nina Sky )
#"Bed" (Remix featuringFabolous )
#"Bed" (Official Flipmode Remix featuringBusta Rhymes )
#"Bed" (Remix featuring Plies)
#"Bed" (Remix featuringTrey Songz )
#"Bed" (Spanish Remix featuringDivino )
#"Bed" (Remix bySeamus Haji )
#"Bed" (UK Remix featuring Danny G)
#"Bed" (FOB remix featuring DJ Mulgeta)
#"Bed" (Remix featuringCassidy &Ludacris )Other versions
"Bed" (Remix by [http://www.chrislouis.com/Music/Bed.mp3 Chris Louis] )
There is another song called "Can U Put Me to Bed" Performed by an up-and-coming artist named Aisha or "Esha".
Songwriter
The-Dream has also done his own version of this song."
American Idol " Season 3 FinalistLeah LaBelle performed a rendition of the song for herMySpace fans.Charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
* [http://thepopculturejunkie.blogspot.com/2007/09/j-holiday-live-rooftop-show.html J. Holiday Live Rooftop Show]
* [http://thepopculturejunkie.blogspot.com/2007/09/j-holiday-keyshia-cole-live-hob.html J. Holiday Live @ HOB]
* [http://www.caughtmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=82&Itemid=1&ed=6 J. Holiday Interview: Bringing Storytelling Back to R&B]
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