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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = So Anxious
| name = So Anxious
| cover =
| cover = So Anxious.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
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| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| genre =
| length = 4:35
| length = 4:35
| label = [[550 Music]]/[[Epic Records|Epic]]
| label =
*[[550 Music]]
*[[Epic Records|Epic]]
| writer = Stephen Garrett, Benjamin Bush, Timothy Mosley
| writer =
*[[Stephen Garrett]]
*[[Playa (band)|Benjamin Bush]]
*[[Timothy Mosley]]
| producer = [[Timbaland]]
| producer = [[Timbaland]]
| prev_title = [[What's So Different?]]
| prev_title = [[What's So Different?]]
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'''"So Anxious"''' is a song by [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Ginuwine]]. It was the third single released from his second album ''[[100% Ginuwine]]''. Produced by [[Timbaland]] and written by [[Static Major]], "So Anxious" was Ginuwine's second Top 20 pop hit, and peaked into the Top 5 on the R&B charts. The song describes the narrator anxiously waiting on his lover all night to return his calls so that she can meet him for romance. The music video, directed by [[Chris Robinson (director)|Chris Robinson]], featured an appearance by rapper [[Solé]] and was known for changing Ginuwine's hairstyle from a baby afro to a cornrow fade. Ginuwine began dating Solé soon after the video was filmed and they wed in 2003. In the music video, Ginuwine drives a [[Lamborghini Diablo]] Roadster VT.
"'''So Anxious'''" is a song by [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Ginuwine]]. It was written by [[Stephen Garrett|Static Major]], [[Playa (band)|Benjamin Bush]], and [[Timbaland]] for his second studio album ''[[100% Ginuwine]]'' (1999), while production was helmed by the latter. The song describes the narrator anxiously waiting on his lover all night to return his calls so that she can meet him for romance. Released as the album's third single, "So Anxious" became Ginuwine's second top 20 pop hit. It also reached number two on the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart. The music video was directed by [[Chris Robinson (director)|Chris Robinson]].


==Samples & Covers==
==Track listing==
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{{track listing
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[[Drake (rapper)|Drake]] sampled "So Anxious" in the songs "Legend" and "Madonna" on his 2015 [[mixtape]] ''[[If You're Reading This It's Too Late]]''.<ref>http://www.whosampled.com/sample/333415/Drake-Legend-Ginuwine-So-Anxious/</ref>
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| headline = CD single<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00002NDQB Amazon.com: Ginuwine: Music] amazon.com. Retrieved October 18, 2008</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)


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| title1 = So Anxious
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[[R&B]] singer [[August Alsina]] covered the song in March 2015, however it was not released as a single.
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Stephen Garrett]]|[[Playa (band)|Benjamin Bush]]|[[Timothy Mosley]]}}
| extra1 = [[Timbaland]]
| length1 = 4:37


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| title2 = Toe 2 Toe
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The [[Sunday Service Choir]], a [[gospel]] group led by [[Kanye West]], interpolates “So Anxious” in their version called “Soul’s Anchored” on their 2019 [[wikt:debut|debut]] album [[Jesus is Born]].
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[Elgin Lumpkin]]|Mosley}}
| extra2 = Timbaland
| length2 = 2:13


| title3 = Medley
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==Single track listing==
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| note3 = What's So Different?"/"Final Warning"/"Wait a Minute"/"No. 1 Fan
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'''CD single'''<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00002NDQB Amazon.com: Ginuwine: Music] amazon.com. Retrieved October 18, 2008</ref>
| length3 = 8:14
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# So Anxious
}}
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# Toe 2 Toe
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# Medley: What's So Different?/Final Warning/Wait a Minute/No. 1 Fan


==Credits and personnel==
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==Charts==
Credits lifted from the liner notes of ''100% Ginuwine''.<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=100% Ginuwine|others=Ginuwine|year=1999|publisher= Epic Records|type=booklet}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable sortable"

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!Chart (1999)
*[[Playa (band)|Benjamin "Digital Black" Bush]] – writer
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!Peak<br>position
*[[Jimmy Douglass]] – mixing engineer
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|-
*[[Stephen Garrett]] – writer
|align="left"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="Billboard">[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=so+anxious+ginuwine&Ntk=Keyword&an=bbcom&nor=10&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=37 Billboard Music Charts] billboard.com. Retrieved October 18, 2008</ref>
*[[Ginuwine]] – vocals
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|align="center"|16
*[[Timbaland]] – mixing engineer, producer, writer
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|-

|align="left"|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]<ref name="Billboard"/>
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==Charts==
|align="center"|2
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===Weekly charts===
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! Chart (1999)
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! Peak <br> position
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|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|16|artist=Ginuwine|accessdate=September 13, 2021|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|2|artist=Ginuwine|accessdate=September 13, 2021|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|6|artist=Ginuwine|accessdate=January 14, 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
|}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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!Chart (1999)
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!Position
|-
|-
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!scope="col"| Chart (1999)
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1999 |accessdate=August 28, 2010}}</ref>
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!scope="col"| Position
|-
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! scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1999 |accessdate=August 28, 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|80
|align="center"|80
|-
! scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|accessdate=September 13, 2021}}</ref>
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|align="center"|24
|}
|}
{{col-end}}


==References==
==Cover versions==
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*[[Drake (rapper)|Drake]] sampled "So Anxious" in the songs "Legend" and "Madonna" on his 2015 [[mixtape]] ''[[If You're Reading This It's Too Late]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/333415/Drake-Legend-Ginuwine-So-Anxious/|title = Drake's 'Legend' - Discover the Sample Source|website = [[WhoSampled]]}}</ref>
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*R&B singer [[August Alsina]] covered the song in March 2015, however it was not released as a single.
⚫
*The [[Sunday Service Choir]], a [[gospel music|gospel]] group led by [[Kanye West]], interpolates "So Anxious" in the song "Soul's Anchored" on their 2019 [[wikt:debut|debut]] album ''[[Jesus Is Born]]''.

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|ginuwine|so-anxious}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 21:14, 24 September 2024

"So Anxious"
Single by Ginuwine
from the album 100% Ginuwine
ReleasedJune 1, 1999
Recorded1998
Length4:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Timbaland
Ginuwine singles chronology
"What's So Different?"
(1999) 		"So Anxious"
(1999) 		"None of Ur Friends Business"
(1999)

"So Anxious" is a song by R&B singer Ginuwine. It was written by Static Major, Benjamin Bush, and Timbaland for his second studio album 100% Ginuwine (1999), while production was helmed by the latter. The song describes the narrator anxiously waiting on his lover all night to return his calls so that she can meet him for romance. Released as the album's third single, "So Anxious" became Ginuwine's second top 20 pop hit. It also reached number two on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The music video was directed by Chris Robinson.

Track listing

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CD single[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."So Anxious"
Timbaland4:37
2."Toe 2 Toe"
Timbaland2:13
3."Medley" (What's So Different?"/"Final Warning"/"Wait a Minute"/"No. 1 Fan)  8:14

Credits and personnel

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Credits lifted from the liner notes of 100% Ginuwine.[2]

Charts

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Cover versions

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Amazon.com: Ginuwine: Music amazon.com. Retrieved October 18, 2008
  2. ^ 100% Ginuwine (booklet). Ginuwine. Epic Records. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Ginuwine Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ginuwine Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ginuwine Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  7. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1999". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Drake's 'Legend' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.



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