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"He Loves U Not" is a song by American girl group Dream. It was released on September 5, 2000 as the group's debut single and is featured on their debut album ''It Was All a Dream'' (2001). It was written in 1999 by Steve Kipner, David Frank and Pamela Sheyne, with the former two doing the production. A pop and R&B song, "He Loves U Not" is about a girl confronting another girl trying to steal her boyfriend. An early version of the song started with a young girl's voice saying "He loves me, he loves you not," but was removed from both album and single versions, with the phrase "He loves you not" being heard at the end of the album version. "He Loves U Not" received mixed reviews from critics who gave credit to the production and lyrics but felt that it was derivative compared to other songs of its ilk. The song managed to peak at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, being kept away from the top spot by Destiny's Child's "Independent Women" for two weeks. It also peaked at numbers 3, 9 and 15 on the Mainstream Top 40, Rhythmic and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts respectively. It managed to reach the top 40 in countries like Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Marcus Raboy, premiered on MTV's ''Total Request Live'' and features the girls dancing in three different settings: a white room with the Dream logo behind them, a California desert and a rotating white room. They first performed the song live by touring with fellow pop group *NSYNC on their No Strings Attached Tour. They made their television debut performing the song live on ''TRL'' and would make later appearances at ''Live with Regis'', ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'', the 2001 Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert, ''The Early Show'' and the 7th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States. ==Content== Upon Dream's signing to P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records, the quartet recorded "He Loves U Not" as their breakthrough single, setting aside previously recorded songs "Do U Wanna Dance," "Baby," and "Miss You" that they had done while signed to Clockwork Entertainment with Judith Fontaine as their manager. Lead vocals are performed by Holly Arnstein with speaking breaks by Melissa Schuman. Diana Ortiz can be heard saying a few Spanish phrases. An early version of the song opened with a young girl's voice saying "He loves me, he loves you not," though this opening was removed on the album and single versions, although the phrase "he loves you not" is heard at the end of the album version. The song is sung from the point of view of a girl confronting another girl who is trying to steal her boyfriend, to whom she claims, "He loves me, he loves you not." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「He Loves U Not」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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