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Try Again
Aaliyah
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- Album
- Aaliyah
- Released
- 2001
- Genres
- r&b, contemporary r&b
- Length
- 4:45
- Tempo
- 93 BPM
- Label
- Blackground
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About this song
"Try Again" was the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2000 action film Romeo Must Die. It was later included as the 15th track on Aaliyah's 2001 self-titled album. The song became one of her biggest hits, and it was the first track to top the US Billboard Hot 100 on radio airplay alone. It also earned a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 43rd Grammy Awards.
What it's about
The song follows a woman encouraging a man she's dating to try asking her out again if his first attempt didn't work, so the relationship gets a chance to begin.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 25 other songs, like “Schrittmacher by XAVER & Whitey (DEU)”.
- Covered 7 times, including “Try Again by Patsy Torres”.
- Written by Timbaland and Static Major.
- Produced by Timbaland.
- Recorded at Manhattan Center Studios (New York.