I Decided

Infobox Single
Name = I Decided


Artist = Solange
Album = SoL-AngeL and the Hadley St. Dreams
A-side =
B-side =
Released = flagicon|USA April 22, 2008 (download)
flagicon|USA June 24, 2008 (radio) [http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! ] ]
flagicon|UK August 11, 2008
Format = CD single, CD maxi single digital download
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Pop, soul, electronica
Length = 4:16 (part 1 - album version)
4:00 (part 2 - Freemasons remix)
Label = Music World, Geffen
Writer = Solange Knowles, Pharrell Williams
Producer = The Neptunes
Certification =
Last single = "True Love" (2003)
This single = "I Decided" (2008)
Next single = "Sandcastle Disco" (2008)
Misc =
Certification = Silver (RIAA)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Type = single


Lower caption = UK coverExtra album cover
Upper caption =
Type = single


Lower caption = Single cover for Parts 1 and 2, the Neptunes mix and the Freemasons mix

"I Decided" is a song by American singer Solange Knowles. Written by Knowles and producer Pharrell Williams for her second studio album "Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams" (2008), the song samples hand-claps of the 1964 recording "Where Did Our Love Go," as performed by The Supremes. It was released as the album's leading single as a digital download to both iTunes and Amazon on April 22, 2008 (see 2008 in music), [ I Decided (April 22, 2008). [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017QTDQ8 Mp3 Downloads: Solange] . Amazon.com. Accessed April 28, 2008.] and was impacted to rhythmic/crossover radio stations on June 24, 2008.

A remix version of the song, entitled "I Decided (Part 2)," produced by British band Freemasons was released as the first single in Europe, where the song recently entered the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart. Stateside, the track reached the number-one spot on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Singles Sales, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales, Hot Dance Singles Sales and Hot Dance Club Play charts.

Music video

The video was directed by Melina Matsoukas and deals with pop culture from the ’60s, shows the 70's, then 80's to the future. It displays SoL-AngeL in settings from American Bandstand, to the Civil Rights Movement, to Soul Train, to MTV, and finally a “Cosmic Journey” future. It is set in a pop art form. As of July 15, 2008, on YouTube the original version has been watched more than 800,000 times. [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=pD8wzrBLrLI YouTube video of 'I Decided'] ] The shortened video for "I Decided, Pt. 2" has been watched more than 270,000 times. [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=pTAHCmtnjKw YouTube video of 'I Decided: Part 2'] ]

The video debuted at #4 on MTV's TRL.

Chart performance

The song debuted on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 44 in the "Billboard" issue dated July 5, 2008. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=367&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Songs&ci=3097217&cdi=9815315&cid=07%2F05%2F2008 Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales ] ] The song also debuted at number one on the Hot Dance Singles Sales and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts and debuted at number two on the Hot Singles Sales chart. The single sold 300,000 copies in U.S and went certified silver. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=361&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Singles+Sales&ci=3097226&cdi=9815717&cid=07%2F05%2F2008 Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales ] ] [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=368&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Singles+Sales&ci=3097218&cdi=9815377&cid=07%2F05%2F2008 Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales ] ] [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=353&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Singles+Sales&ci=3097237&cdi=9816158&cid=07%2F05%2F2008 Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales ] ]

On August 17, 2008, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at #27 and the UK R&B Singles Chart at #6 the song sold 120,000 in UK.

Tracklistings

; US CD Single
# "I Decided" (Part 1) (Neptunes Mix)
# "I Decided" (Part 2) (Freemasons Mix)

; UK CD
# "I Decided" (Part 2) (Freemasons Mix)
# "God Given Name" (Soulshock & Karlin version)

; CD 2 (not released in the UK)
# "I Decided" (Part 2) (Freemasons Mix)
# "God Given Name" (Soulshock & Karlin version)
# "I Decided" (Part 2) (Freemasons Mix) (Instrumental)
# "I Decided" (Part 2) (Freemasons Mix) (Video)

Remixes/Versions

* "I Decided" (Part 1)
* "I Decided" (Part 2)
* "I Decided" (Part 1 instrumental)
* "I Decided" (Part 2 instrumental)
* "I Decided" (Radio mix)
* "I Decided" (Freemasons club mix)
* "I Decided" (Freemasons radio edit)
* "I Decided" (Freemasons instrumental)
* "I Decided" (Moto Blanco club mix)
* "I Decided" (Moto Blanco edit)
* "I Decided" (Moto Blanco radio ddit)
* "I Decided" (Moto Blanco dub)
* "I Decided" (Mr Mig radio edit)
* "I Decided" (Mr Mig dub)
* "I Decided" (Mr Mig instrumental)
* "I Decided" (Mr Mig Main Mix)
* "I Decided" (King Britt & Philip Charles Classic mix)
* "I Decided" (King Britt Five Six mix)
* "I Decided" (Azza remix)
* "I Decided" (Azza extended mix)
* "I Decided" (Azza instrumental)

Charts

References